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In 1970, Tandy Corporation bought Allied Radio (both retail and industrial divisions), merging the brands into Allied Radio Shack and closing duplicate locations. After a 1973 federal government review, the company sold off the few remaining Allied retail stores and resumed using the Radio Shack name. Allied Electronics, the firm's industrial component operation, continued as a Tandy division until it was sold to Spartan Manufacturing in 1981.[13]
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I remember, now, that Tandy did buy Allied. Just vaguely, though. It was buried deep in the recesses of my brain, but I remember. It seems like Tandy eliminated a huge number of items that Allied sold--I felt that Allied was just a shadow of its former self after that.
Tandy is known for two things (at least major ones)--electronics and leather. Strange combination, huh? Hi tech and very low tech. As it turns out, a few years after I went through my electronics-mania period, I dabbled with leather-working. I bought quite a few things from Tandy Leather.
Thanks for the memory-jogging info.