Oh my, and that was the "American way," apparently. Cringe.

Turns out Philips lost a trademark battle with Philco in the 1940s and had to use Norelco for their U.S. products until 1981, when they finally bought the Philco company.

All from Canada, West Coast, which also covered some of your Pacific Northwest area.

Hey Chris! Posting whatever I find as I digitize our family videos - mainly '80s, '90s, and some early 2000's but by then I had a DVD recorder.