RCA Victor Special Phonograph
Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Radio Corporation of America, American, founded 1919
- Designer
- John Vassos, American, b. Romania, 1898 - 1985
- Alfred Weiland, American, 1887 - 1975
- Selden T. Williams, American, 1892 - 1983
- Description
- Portable phonograph in square aluminum case with rounded edges and corners; red plastic handle and control dials; one side with pierced slits for speaker. Bottom of case contains metal deck with red turntable, needle arm, domed speaker and controls. Lid with file holder with sheet metal dividers to house records.
- Credit Line
- Gift of George R. Kravis II
- ca. 1935
- Accession Number
- 2016-5-11
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- appliances & tools
- Decorative Arts
- Object Name
- phonograph
- Type
- phonograph
- Medium
- aluminum, chromium-plated steel, metal, plastic, felt, leather, velvet
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (Closed): 20.3 × 41.9 × 45.7 cm (8 in. × 16 1/2 in. × 18 in.)
- H x W x D (Open): 58.4 × 41.9 × 52.1 cm (23 in. × 16 1/2 in. × 20 1/2 in.)
- manufactured in
- Camden, New Jersey, USA
- See more items in
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
- Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
- Record ID
- chndm_2016-5-11
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4d49ac110-b07c-4d0c-8f77-edb804bd25f2
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