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Don makes mention of Philcos being sold by Firestone, and someone recently posted a scan of a print ad with Firestone bragging that they were the "world's largest Philco dealer". Up to that point I did not know of that connection. What was the timeline on the relationship? I know that Firestone had their own brands (Air Chief or just plain Firestone) but they don't seem to show up much in the later years. I know this gets things off-topic but I do find it interesting. I used to think that dealers were given exclusive territories, so that if you were selling GE, for instance, you would be the only one in town doing so. Now I know better. It would seem to be a real kick in the pants to a loyal dealer to have to compete with the chain store down the street offering almost the same product. Just what were the conditions of being, say, a Philco dealer? Were there binding contracts or was it just a matter of "buy 10 TV sets & we will give you a sign to hang out front"?
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Bryan
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