kerry4951
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Yankee metal products made there own. No one made there's for them. Yankee was bought by the RE Dietz company. Dietz closed March 1, 1990.Ive seen this exact light badged with all 3 companies. Can someone tell me who actually made it?View attachment 157337
The one in the pic is the one that I just bought and it is a Yankee.Yankee metal products made there own. No one made there's for them. Yankee was bought by the RE Dietz company. Dietz closed March 1, 1990.
Well I worked at Yankee from 1968 to 1983 when Dietz bought them out and moved them to Syracuse, NY Dietz closed due to a 3 year strike by the union on March 1, 1990Dan is absolutely correct and Dietz never made this version, even if they purchased Yankee, which I'm not completely sure about, either...
https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=when+did+RE+Dietz+purchased+Yankee+Metal+ProductsHuh.
So where did all the old parts, tooling and molds go?
Yes that was an early label. It was one of the dolor st branding they did. Dietz used the name for a couple years to get the benefit of the brand.
I think I have a couple lights that have that on them.Yes that was an early label. It was one of the dolor st branding they did. Dietz used the name for a couple years to get the benefit of the brand.