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File:Westinghouse Microwave Oven, 1956, jointly produced by Tappen, Raytheon, & Westinghouse, this model served as demo model at the 1956 World's Fair in Belgium - National Electronics Museum - DSC00282.JPG - Wikimedia Commons
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