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Victor plant's war production blocks Victrola market
During World War II era the Victor investment of 36 million dollars devoted about 90 percent to war work. The plant, unique among talking machine makers for complete production capacity, was repurposed to build bombing hydro aircraft and submarine detectors. Competitors faced shortages and profit motives led to endorsement of inferior goods as Victrolas vanished from shelves.
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