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Bill and Dave Search for Their Niche

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Date: 1940

Bill and Dave tried their hands at multiple projects while they were searching for their young company’s market niche. Among the devices they pursued were an automatic toilet flusher, an electric weight-loss machine and this device, an electric foul-line indicator they developed for a local bowling alley.

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