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From: seanwilliams@attmail.com
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Subject: Tandy Leather and Radio Shack
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Date: 6 Feb 91 02:31:50 GMT
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John L. Shelton writes:

| In the 60's, Radio Shack was bought by the Tandy Corporation, which at the
| time was doing mostly leather and craft stuff.  Eventually, RS became the
| large portion of Tandy, and I believe the craft business is almost
| completely gone.

At the Summerdale Plaza in Enola, PA (a local mini-mall) there is a
Radio Shack, and a few doors down, there is a Tandy Leather and Crafts
store.  I always wondered about the possible connection of the
companies, but I always just tossed it as a coincidence.


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