re: Quality Brands That Are Now Gone

Commodore USA. a year or two ago I had seen that you could buy a Commodore-stamped keyboard that housed a mini-ITX machine. Their website was down when I investigated further. Basically, the owner died and it was pulled down overnight with no fanfare. They were one of the first affordable home PC makers.

I wanted to say "RCA" and for all intents and purposes still should as they no longer produce anything, much less all Made in America electronics. They import a handful of cheap electronics with their name on it. You may disqualify that one, but I think it's a different case than decline in production. The company is essentially dead.


Mercury, the brand of car with a corresponding Ford and/or Lincoln for every offering, has been phased out. You cannot buy a new Mercury at this time.