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Word: merrilei (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Zanier hats were also ready for market last week. Brooklyn's American Merrilei Corp. (which also makes Hawaiian leis and paper party hats) brought out a pith helmet containing a tiny, concealed radio set with a single earphone. But the Buck Rogers buffs might prefer a football type helmet, which the American Junior Aircraft Co. of Portland, Ore. displayed at the 46th annual American Toy Fair. It carried a tone transmitter (see cut) which controls the steering of a glider airplane by sonic vibrations. A steady sound tone makes it fly straight, interruptions turn it alternately right and left...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NEW PRODUCTS: Ben, Joe & the Kiddies | 3/21/1949 | See Source »

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