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From: wmartin@brl-tgr.ARPA (Will Martin )
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: GE sells appliance line
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Date: Tue, 22-May-84 08:45:41 EDT
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Posted: Tue May 22 08:45:41 1984
Date-Received: Sat, 26-May-84 12:05:11 EDT
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The following information is from a trade magazine, "AudioVideo International",
the May 84 issue. I thought it might be interesting to net.consumers readers.

In an article discussing GE's consolidation of audio and video products
under one umbrella division, it mentions "The move to consolidate follows
in the wake of GW's agreement to sell the housewares (small appliance)
segment of its now-defunct Housewares & Audio Div. to Black & Decker. That
transaction, GE says, should close this spring."

I don't know if B & D are also buying the use of the General Electric
name on such appliances, but I guess they'll be making them from now on.
I can see it now -- the toaster that drills, planes, sands, and glues
your bread into perfect geometric forms...

Will