Yes indeed, many of the brands I grew up with are just names. It first
starts with getting the stuff made abroad, then the company finds financial
issues and sells out or goes to the wall. Then if the name is not wanted by
the new company it becomes a commodity in itself.
Wharfdale, Alba, Goodmans, Bush, Murphy, indeed most of the older names are
like that.
That is why when DVD players first appeared the one you found everywhere
was called Warfdale.

Even Philips for most consumer stuff is just a brand name, though they do
keep some form of quality control over the output, the design and building
is by others.
A lot of companies have come out of consumer electronics and just run their
names as brands. Look at your average Sony portable radio, or indeed
Grundig, which after a brief spell with Philips is now apparently used by
other companies.

I mean, why do you think you see Polaroid TVs.

As for diy, I bought some Draper hacksaw blades made in Poland, their teeth
stripped off after not much use. Too brittle.
Brian

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25y ago things were made to last. No like nowadays when you happy
that they last a warranty period


At one time a name implied a manufacturing company of the same name.Now a
name can be bought.