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Whether it was a Mercedes or a Minifon, a Leica or Löwenbräu, Germans have always been proud to a fault of their craftsmanship, and until two years ago no one ever dared to suggest openly that a product's quality was really not always wunderbar. Then along came Journalist Waldemar Schweitzer with a brand-new brand-conscious magazine called DM (for Deutsche Mark). DM tested and graded consumer goods for design and durability, published ratings ranging from sehr empfehlenswert (highly recommendable) down to a damning nicht empfehlenswert. DM's circulation has soared...
Midget Recorder. A portable wire recorder, weighing slightly more than 2 lbs. and no bigger than a shaving kit, was put on the market by West Germany's Monske & Co. for businessmen or reporters who want to dictate while on the move. The Minifon is equipped with a small microphone, two dry-cell batteries, enough wire spools for 2½ hours of recording. Price...
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