Kutztown, PA finds 4 of 4, Emerson in the box

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My understanding, from browsing the Emerson site a few years ago, was that it was still an American owned & operated company, but that it was nothing more than a sales company. From what I have gathered, in about 1970 Emerson/DuMont (National Union Electronics Corp.) shut down it's factory and had others make the sets for them. Now, I have the infamous NOS DuMont color set from 1969 and it is a genuine Emerson. Going by the pics in photofacts, somewhat later models look very similiar on the outside (same style control panel) but the chassis looks like an Admiral. Another little fact: after closing the factory doors they sued "Japan, Inc." for dumping electronics in America (selling stuff for less than it cost to produce) in order to dominate the market. This especially hurt a bottom feeder like Emerson. I don't know how the lawsuit came out; I do know that nearly all the tubes in the '69 DuMont (save the Sylvania sourced picture tube) are,ironically, made in Japan.