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The Victor Talking Machine Company, an American recording company formed in 1901, was a leading producer of Phonographs & Records. In the company's early years, Victor issued recordings on 7” Victor labeled records, 10” Monarch labeled records, and 12” De Luxe labeled records.
Oct 18, 2008 · In 1929, RCA purchased The Victor Talking Machine Company, and the new company was called “RCA Victor”. By this time, the popularity of the acoustic phonograph was rapidly diminishing in favor of the louder and more flexible electronic combination systems, and only cheap portables and children’s phonographs continued to utilize acoustic ...
- The History of Victrola Record Players
- Evaluating A Victrola Record Player
- The Value of Antique Victrola Record Players
- Caring For Your Victrola Record Player
- Wrapping Up
Before getting into Victrola machines, let’s first learn about the history of the phonograph. Mister Thomas Edison himself invented the first phonograph in 1877. The early models had a wax cylinder and were known as Edison Phonographs. Less than 30 years later, in 1906, the Victor Talking Machine Company produced the first Victrola, an acoustic mac...
While fully knowing the value of a Victrola record player takes a professional appraiser, you still need to familiarize yourself with the basics to figure out whether: 1. A piece is genuine — Luckily, there aren’t many fakes in the antique Victrola market, as fakers gravitate towards items with a higher value that are also easier to make copies of,...
Now that you know how to give a ballpark estimate of a Victrola record player’s value, let’s delve into the actual market prices of these machines. Victrolas are unique pieces of furniture, collecting dust in attics and old barns all over the country. Many people are unaware of the value of these pieces, so cheer up when you find one at a garage sa...
There are two main factors to consider when caring for a Victrola record player: its aesthetic value as a furniture piece and its sound quality as a record player. You will need to regularly dust and oil the furniture to prevent oxidation and rust. Make sure to use a suitable wax or polish for your record player’s type of wood. When it comes to sou...
The comeback of vinyl and vintage record players has made antique Victrolas a hot commodity. They followed the typical trajectory of most collectibles. It all started as a staple household item for entertainment purposes. Then, technological progress made Victrola machines obsolete, so most people moved on to CDs and digital music. But now, vinyl r...
A Quick History of the Victor Phonograph. The foundations for the Victor Talking Machine Company date back to the late 1880's, when a creative entrepreneur named Emile Berliner invented the mass-production flat phonograph record. Thomas Edison had invented the cylinder phonograph ten years earlier in 1877, but there was no practical way to mass ...
Jan 9, 2021 · The pioneer in its field, the Victor Talking Machine Company today remains the pre-eminent leader. The famous trademark “His Master’s Voice,” with the little dog, is on every Victrola (look inside the lid) and on the label of every Victor Record.
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Dec 18, 2008 · The Victor Talking Machine Company was the largest and most successful manufacturer, which is good from a restoration standpoint because parts are still readily available, there were so many made. The company later became RCA.
