5 Feb
2013
5 Feb
'13
6:18 p.m.
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On Tue, Feb 5, 2013 5:11 PM PST William Donzelli wrote:
Grumman was a ginormous defense contractor on Long Island. Yet at some points every jamoke
with a drill press was making parts for them. The final product was *all* Grumman though.
They weeded a lot of their suppliers out over time.just in time to close up shop.
In the 40s and
50s, I wonder if Hazeltine made more off their patents than
actually selling product.
No, probably not. Hazeltine was a pretty big defense contractor during
World War 2, the 1950s, and beyond.