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I think a lot of importers and japanese manufacturers bought up trade names back then, so products could be sold in the USa with a more familiar sounding name on them. My family had a mid 80s Dumont TV. And I've seen the Webcor name on cheap 70s imports also. USA companies did it too, buying a brand name cheaply when a company went under, then marketing imports under that name.
and if they didnt buy an established brand, they made one up or copied one. I have a "Deville" and a "Commodore" radios from Japan.
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