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"RCA Victor Special" portable phonograph
Designed by: John Vassos (American, born in Romania, 1898–1985)
Manufactured by: RCA Victor Co. (founded in 1929)
Manufactured by: RCA Victor Co. (founded in 1929)
about 1935
Object Place: Camden, New Jersey
Medium/Technique
Aluminum, chromium-plated steel, and plastic
Dimensions
Overall:
Open: 55.25 x 44.45 x 53.34 cm (21 3/4 x 17 1/2 x 21 in.)
Closed: 20.5 x 44.45 x 44 cm
Open: 55.25 x 44.45 x 53.34 cm (21 3/4 x 17 1/2 x 21 in.)
Closed: 20.5 x 44.45 x 44 cm
Credit Line
The John Axelrod Collection
Accession Number2014.1284
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsTools and equipment
DescriptionLP record player in a case
ProvenanceApril 28, 2003 sold on eBay by Charles Haynes, Belleville, Illinois (#2171801411) to John Axelrod, Boston, Massachusetts; 2008, promised gift of John Axelrod to the Museum; 2014, gift of Axelrod to the MFA. (Accession date: October 29, 2014)