obscure forgoten Machean of Europe?

[Jon Elson]

On 09/11/2016 01:39 PM, Chuck Guzis wrote:
> On 09/11/2016 08:23 AM, Paul Koning wrote:
>
>> Philips was founded around the end of the 19th century as a maker of
>> light bulbs, got into vacuum tubes in the 1920s or so.
Original name was


  N. V. Philips' Gloeilampenfabrieken

>
> Philips was into everything.  For simple appliances, most in North
> America were completely unaware of the parent company, because personal
> care products are marketed under the "Norelco" brand.  I believe that
> Philips acquired Sylvania, then sold it to Funai.
>
My pick and place machine has the Philips label, but was 
actually made by Yamaha.

Jon