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How Good Are Postwar Goods?

Source :
New Republic; 11/4/46, Vol. 115 Issue 18, p582-584, 3p
Publication Year :
1946

Abstract

Discusses how industries and manufacturers in the United States promised consumers about improved electrical and mechanical goods following the end of the Second World War, but failed to deliver. Comparison of promises made by radio companies and the poor-quality postwar product launched by them; Performance of frequency-modulation radio offered by various firms; Features of one of the most expensive postwar radio receivers; Report given by the organization Consumer Union on the performance of some vacuum cleaners and refrigerators; Changes that can be seen in the new models of automobiles.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00286583
Volume :
115
Issue :
18
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
New Republic
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
14637899