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Old 19th Apr 2021, 10:59 am   #22
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Default Re: Grundig use of BOY in model names?

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Originally Posted by bluepilot View Post
https://www.radiomuseum.org/forum/gr...?language_id=1
Short summary:
In Funk Technik magazine, 1 Jan 1950 there was a competition to choose a name for the Weltklang-Reisesuper 216B. BOY won, being suggested by 328 people.
Thanks, that's very interesting, and seems a conclusive answer... So there's no real sense to the "Boy" name, just the randomness of democratic process.
Mike
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