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Audio and Video Talk
The Vintage Audio Section
Anybody know a little more of the history of WRS
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<blockquote data-quote="Marc Hugo" data-source="post: 471061" data-attributes="member: 15915"><p>Wayne Gorret...I must say, I don't know him. The company 'went public' at one point. Cecil was the founder, Chairman, CEO - the whole 9 yards. They also made Capri fridges and freezers and various other things - assembled TVs, no doubt imported as kits from the far east. I went to school (Mount Pleasant) with his sons (went to Henry's barmitzvah!!) - regular house friend. From about 1977, they made all the military radios for the forces, putting Racal out of business in one fell scoop. And what's more they were better performing, tougher and better on battery life than the Brit imports. They also made portable radios and shoe-box cassette recorders. By 1982 one or two of the sons had joined the firm. Out of Lionel, Henry, Norman, Alan and Lucille - I have no idea how they are 'distributed' today. Henry I heard was in Jo'Burg and Cecil and his wife had long since emigrated to Canada.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marc Hugo, post: 471061, member: 15915"] Wayne Gorret...I must say, I don't know him. The company 'went public' at one point. Cecil was the founder, Chairman, CEO - the whole 9 yards. They also made Capri fridges and freezers and various other things - assembled TVs, no doubt imported as kits from the far east. I went to school (Mount Pleasant) with his sons (went to Henry's barmitzvah!!) - regular house friend. From about 1977, they made all the military radios for the forces, putting Racal out of business in one fell scoop. And what's more they were better performing, tougher and better on battery life than the Brit imports. They also made portable radios and shoe-box cassette recorders. By 1982 one or two of the sons had joined the firm. Out of Lionel, Henry, Norman, Alan and Lucille - I have no idea how they are 'distributed' today. Henry I heard was in Jo'Burg and Cecil and his wife had long since emigrated to Canada. [/QUOTE]
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