Word: porta
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Portable Stop Light. A portable, radio-controlled traffic light that fits into the trunk of a car was demonstrated by Porta-Signal Division of Dryomatic Corp. of Alexandria, Va. Designed for police use at school crossings, traffic jams, the light can be set to flash red or amber as a warning, or preset for a variety of green-amber-red cycles. It can also be operated by radio. Price...
...instance, were delivered to a trombonist, who translated them to a trumpeter, who again translated them for the confused saxophonist. The situation was further complicated by the fact that Brown's band was to play mostly new works, especially commissioned for the festival, e.g., John La Porta's Jazz Concerto for Alto...
Clean Sweep. A bantamweight vacuum cleaner was readied for the market by Westinghouse Electric Corp. Designed so it can be carried about the house on a shoulder strap, the 7-lb. 3-oz. Porta-Vac is about the size of a portable radio but is 80% as powerful as a full-size vacuum cleaner. Price...