Wheeler used the device for nearly two decades, unknown to the larger technological world, but when in 1866 health issues forced him to move to Beloit, a bustling industrial city, he was persuaded to patent the basic function of the device.
Wheeler used the device for nearly two decades. This was unknown to the larger technological world. He was persuaded to patent the basic function of the device. Health issues forced him to move to Beloit. This was in 1866. Beloit was a bustling industrial city.