[QUOTE=Kiwick;1832433]Emerson had a TV manufacturing plant here in Italy, in Florence, i think it was opened in the late 50s and closed in the early 80s
Some nice history on Emerson here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emerson_Radio
In the mid 80s, I used drive past their Jersey City, New Jersey plant on the way to the Holland Tunnel...