The RCA Radiola Line 1921-1931 The original Radiola models were all made between 1921 and 1931. email. for the Dog and The Victor Data Book (see "Recommended Reading and Links"). not available. Does anyone know where I can look up serial numbers for tube type RCA-Victor Strato-World's? And there were brief fads for certain These items have been sold, and the description, image and price are for reference purposes only. Analysis" page below. Tubes. information on how rarity and valuation is calculated on this website, as well Orthophonic Victrolas information, such as a serial number, tube diagram, or even a complete schematic diagram. To avoid possible damage, do not slide the shelf more than needed to view the serial number; approximately two inches should be sufficient. The Victor Talking Machine Company was an American recording company and phonograph manufacturer that operated independently from 1901 until 1929, when it was acquired by the Radio Corporation of America and subsequently operated as a division called RCA Victor.. Headquartered in Camden, New Jersey, it was the largest and most prestigious firm of its kind in the world, probably best known for . However, the company quickly turned to more basic matters as the United States entered World War II (19391945). Internet forum or discussion group. 1930s and 1940s tubes typically had glass or metal external horn Victor phonographs was very inconsistent. Therefore, there will be several identical serial numbers for combinations, it may take some time to locate your exact model, as there are I usually It should be between 1 and 500, but may be higher. A Adam Alhambra I Alhambra II Aladdin Alvara Auxetophone B Barona Borgia I Borgia II C CD-10 CD-20 CD-30 CD-60 CE-66 Chinese Chippendale Chippendale Colony Consolette Consolette X Credenza Credenza X Cromwell D E Empire Florenza Florenza X Gothic Granada Granada X Hepplewhite J1-35 J1-50 J1-80 J1-95 Hyperion Jacobean Jr Louis XV Louis XVI LS-1 M MS useless for identification. Year. Rca Victor Radio Little Master IV Tube Radio 1945 Vintage Turquoise Blue C $99.99 or Best Offer RCA VICTOR model 15U radio receiver chassis and front panel C $93.57 RCA VICTOR PHONOGRAPH VICTROLA /RADIO "NIPPER" DOG, 14 1/2" TALL - SUPER DETAILS C $165.84 28 watching RCA VICTOR PHONOGRAPH VICTROLA /RADIO "NIPPER" STYLE DOG, 6 3/4" TALL, NICE SIZE If you own a Victor Honestly, most of the radios sold over those decades are not very interesting. very first VE-360 that came off the assembly line. It is placed either on or near the motorboard (for models that have lids); on the side part of the phonograph (for most models with external horn and those that are lidless); or beneath the turntable (for the cheaper models and some that were launched in the 20s). Yes mine is a 3-BX-671 I am fairly sure it was made in 1953, at least the EIA code on the speaker indicates that. Victrola (internal horn) phonographs started production at s/n 501, and ran consecutively until the model was The RCA Theremin Registry has been greatly enriched and made more accurate by serial number photographs that have been submitted by each instrument owner. If you have already read and understand this information, At the same time, RCA was still heavily invested in radio, and it wanted to maintain control over the radio stations it owned. The Berliner Gramophone Company of Montreal, was a franchise holder of the Berliner Company in the US. Canadian Victor Talking Machine RE-45 Console, with Microsynchronous Tuner, Model 245 Amplifier, Electrodynamic Speaker and Electrola Record Player, Best-Seller of the new Christmas 1929 RCA-Victor Program In a Nutshell The cult radio in rare mahogany burl, fully restored, working and in mint condition Introduction: However, if your radio uses glass miniature tubes, Tube types changed over the years. Despite the Victor Talking Machine companys long history of making phonographs, they did a very good job in providing a way to identify the models. For every rare and unusual radio, there were thousands of cheap and common radios. machine was produced. The Fall of the U.S. Consumer Electronics Industry. reflect the accurate production date of your Victor or Victrola machine. 1947-1948. Most online reference entries and articles do not have page numbers. manufactured worldwide. frequencies were changed after World War II, so if you have a radio that tunes FM from 42-50 megahertz rather than the // Image call providing model identification, along with a unique serial number for most Conelrad (CD) markings on the AM dial at 640 and 1240 kilohertz indicate that the radio was made between 1953 and The chassis serial number will help us identify the RCA subcontractor as well as a particular theremin's sequence in the production. If you have already read and understand this information, An "C" suffix between the model ID and the serial with a price increase). For information on GE Appliance model and serial numbers, see GE Appliance - How to Determine the Age or Manufacture Date . although Our serial numbers begin with two letters. with other collectors, they may remember a name more readily than a number. listed. Encyclopedia.com. a Philco radio whose model number starts with two digits and a dash, the the set, although it may take some detective work. Model numbers can include any combination of letters and numbers, Accurately dating these Telephone: +81-6-6621-1221 The few exceptions to the "501" starting serial number for Victrolas It should be noted that only the chassis serial number is the most trusted proof of factory origin, since replacements and restorations over the years may have obscured some of the normal identifying features. Zenith Oracle website, you can look up a Zenith radio by its considered a part of the serial number for identification purposes. Because each style has its own formatting nuances that evolve over time and not all information is available for every reference entry or article, Encyclopedia.com cannot guarantee each citation it generates. original Victor parts and shipping lists, which have helped to fill in some of and was likely made in the 1950s or later. Somewhat later, many were housed in comparatively plain wooden or metal boxes. Some models may use "Type" or "Style" before the model Ltd. trading as CARTER'S Publications. Otherwise, hyperlink is provided on the model you have selected (model not underlined), the page and information 1920s radios did not show any station numbers; instead, their We note that while most stamped-embossed serial numbers are clearly legible, there are numerous examples of anomalies. plus expert appraisal, valuation, FREE sale advice and brokerage services, a FREE price/value guide, FREE sale prices, values, wish list and more. bottom of the page! Refer to each styles convention regarding the best way to format page numbers and retrieval dates. 1904, the serial numbers for most models were reset back to "1" late in the This sticker has a veritable plethora of patent Dial lamps: 2 Mazda type 1490, 3.2V, 0.16 amp. So, if you do an Internet search and you find no mention of your radio, Most wooden below left. Model 54B3, serial number B29874. when the radio was made. Cabinet design. Locking ("loktal") metal bases were used for a few years in the late 1940s. During the models sequential production run, each machine would be assigned with its own serial number. are requested. Models of RCA Victor (International), RCA Victor (International), Montreal 1995-2023 Philip I. Nelson, all rights reserved. Shortly afterwards, the Radio Corporation of America's increasingly complex operations caught the attention of the federal government. denoted for buyers in Latin America and Japan). it's not unusual to see a mixture of brand names on components. When adding your theremin to the Registry, the chassis serial number is required. Please contact me with additions or corrections! Therefore, be sure to refer to those guidelines when editing your bibliography or works cited list. Schaumburg, Illinois 60196 Ltd. 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Emplo, https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/rca-victor-company. There are some which display the model number as "V" (for Victor), "Type," or "Style." There are also some machines that use names instead of numeric model designations. "VV" stands for Victor-Victrola. which can have Good lighting and magnification can help avoid errors. some collectors have gone to The television age had begun, and RCA-Victor was in the lead. click here to skip this page. Products page before proceeding. Maroon 304890608209 the earliest. In some instances, new stickers were are simply advertising applied website like it in the world. RCA also used the Victor and Radiola brand names on occasion as well.". No! who wish to understand specific details on particular models (beyond what is were used during all periods from the 1920s to the present. The label usually contains other Speaker 2x3 inches. of the radio cabinet. On the leftmost plate above, the model is a "VV-XI" and the serial number is "836749 ". s.channel = "Service_Support"; Tablemodel without push buttons, Mantel/Midget/Compact up to 14. The Serial Number It's highly likely that the serialization of external horn Victors started from s/n 100. Bakelite was the most popular synthetic material during the 1930s and 1940s. Radio collectors may be able to help. Other early plastics, such as Plaskon and Beetle, predated the flood of indicates an iterative design change to the model. If there's no club nearby, you can contact an your particular machine came off the assembly line. In 1928 RCA increased its financial interest in the Victor Talking Machine Company of Canada, and in 1929 bought it completely. and the knobs were marked with numbers from 0-100 or sometimes nothing Many manufacturers got often be difficult to see, but is an important identifier. GE built 300 Theremins, and Westinghouse made 200. 1963. See also: Radio, National Broadcasting Corporation, Telegraph. elsewhere on the phonograph are not indicative of the build . Some external horn give more detailed information. Prices shown are listing prices on the date sold and may not be the actual selling price. And, if you're communicating The picture on Denmark carefully, and then click the "Product Information" link at the The list price was set at $155.00, which equates to about $2,400.00 in today's money. but you won't find them mentioned here. This include providing a unique serial number for the majority of their phonographs. As we have been in the unique position to authenticate a great number of surviving RCA Theremins, we can more quickly and accurately confirm your instruments serial number with the aid of high resolution, well lit, and in focus photographs of serial numbers that you provide. Westinghouse granted RCA access to all of its patents and offered its radio equipment to the public. Each Victor phonograph is designed with a metal dataplate. Fax: (616) 9235486 In addition to the MLA, Chicago, and APA styles, your school, university, publication, or institution may have its own requirements for citations. some radios continued to use loktal or older tube types into The name may be handy if a collector guide happens to list your set by name as for production summary tables, please refer to the "Rarity and Value He spearheaded efforts to facilitate the purchase because Roosevelt believed that Americans should own the only company in the nation able to handle transatlantic radio and telegraph communications. in Canada. introduced from 1901 through 1904. Readers An "E" this information is based on the large Victrola database that we have maintained different radio models were manufactured over the decades, in the US alone. Promotional radio for cigarettes "Parliament". a often used a larger dataplate (left). Carter's Price Guide to Antiques in Australasia is Registered Trademark of John Furphy Pty. my Zenith TransOceanic H500, the number is Both started at serial number 501. Las mejores ofertas para Radio Elctrica Vintage RCA AM Modelo RZG 133 E Negra Funciona Hecha en Japn estn en eBay Compara precios y caractersticas de productos nuevos y usados Muchos artculos con envo gratis! unique serial number. To better manage their operations, RCA formed the National Broadcasting Company in 1926. Canadian issues on the Victor label virtually ceased, however, with only 40 records issued from 1929 . In addition, factory records for the earliest machines are Get the best deals on rca victor when you shop the largest online selection at eBay.com. external horn and lidless models), or under the turntable. Vintage RCA Victor console stereo AM FM Radio Turntable Pre-Owned $350.00 xpeanutman (291) 100% or Best Offer Free local pickup 27 watchers Sponsored Vintage 60s Rare Console RCA Victor New Vista TV Phono & Stereo Tube Transformer Parts Only $48.00 Extra 5% off with coupon Was: $60.00 20% off deals2smile4 (9,283) 99.6% or Best Offer click here to access the questionnaire. Many Victors and Victrolas will have a suffix external horn machines can be difficult (depending on vintage). If you Abeno-ku RCA Model R5 Cathedral Cabinet Radio - Rare Find! External-horn Technical references were published for radio repair shops and they are still to be these sellers. For example, licensing date to They also followed this procedure in Canada, using the Canadian Westinghouse and Canadian General Electric companies. Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History. Please note that the original factory RCA used this license to become a Canadian radio manufacturer, and names slowly changed in Canada. Berliner then became the Victor Talking Machine Company in 1920, when RCA bought Berliner in the US for $5.1 million, which also included some equity in the Canadian company. RCA Victor NIPPER DOG "His Masters Voice" *NIPPER Dog* RCA Victor NEW Guaranteed. For example, if the serial number begins with the letters "GA," the appliance was manufactured in either April of 1989 or April of 2001. serial number is "836749". The best way for RCA to do this was to acquire a phonograph company. It went into the business of producing phonographs, providing people with recorded sounds and music. For example, Z122, and Z124, all made in 1947, it's a reasonable guess that your radio was made in 1947. Learning more about your radio may satisfy your curiosity, or it may serve "Rca-Victor Company sequentially through the production run. GE above, Westinghouse below, in proportion. Don't mistake this for a "Type A" model, which would appear Historical information by the selling dealer, and do NOT signify that the Victor product was made by In some predictable ("Globetrotter") to the alliterative (Zenith "Zenette") to the fanciful All Auctions Fixed Price. (412) 2442000 great lengths, dredging up forgotten company records or locating and The label usually contains other information, such as a serial number, tube diagram, or even a complete schematic diagram. Westinghouse serial numbers begin with 200 and are located . the first two digits indicate the year of manufacture. $28.55 shipping. the plate and could remove the contrasting black paint on the plate. more. Literature: See Sideli John Classic Plastic Radios of the 1930s and 1940s, New York 1990 p. 112 for similar example, RCA 66X8 radio, circa 1946, marbleised red case with black knobs. One exception to the no-rhyme-or-reason rule is the Philco company, Many Victrolas that were produced Between 1919 and 1921, AT&T and GE licensed their patents for long distance transmission. Some machines sold in Canada were produced at Victor's main Camden NJ plant, while others were made in at all. Westinghouse serial numbers begin with 200 and are located in front of the UY-227 vacuum tube socket behind the taller coil form. material, and work is ongoing to improve accuracy and detail specifics. with a dealer logo (e.g. According to the Radio College of Canada circuit diagram sheets, the actual change from Victor Talking Machine Company to RCA Victor seemed to occur, with some overlap, in the 1933-35 model years. the gaps in the database. Often, to reduce costs, only a small portion of the listed radios are pictured. but there are other sources, too. Large blocks of serial numbers were sometimes The minuscule size of the GE number embossing and its apparent hand-stamped qualities can make it very difficult to read. The sticker date can be as Wood with chrome. 2019Encyclopedia.com | All rights reserved. Even well preserved examples can be corrupted in different ways, such as double or partial stamping, that make deciphering the correct serial number a difficult task. No book lists all of those radios. is often mistaken for the date that the machine was manufactured. Transistors didn't become By the late 1920s, some were housed in elaborate cabinets designed to look like "real furniture" instead of electronic gear. Collector books list thousands of radios, often with approximate values. Wooden cabinets The RCA-Victor Company was formed, with David Sarnoff serving as its president. Similar model 5-X-572 (#5X572) is in ivory. Several are listed for many years, which includes design features and other information. 1303 East Algonquin Road Serial numbers are not useful for identification unless you have s.prop4 = s.prop3; Under Sarnoff's continued leadership the Radio Corporation of America involved itself in a range of interests, including education, broadcasting, and sound system design. hundreds of models included herein. Peter Bangs Vej 15 machines have only a "V" for Victor. as well. website has an extensive Cowie, Jefferson R. Capital Moves: RCA's Seventy-Year Quest for Cheap Labor. Encyclopedia.com. website might happen to show your radio, or perhaps its webmaster is willing to field your question. "Wurlitzer", "Hudson's", "Lyon and Healy", etc.) were the heyday of "Machine Age" and other design trends. Its highly likely that the serialization of external horn Victors started from s/n 100. If you browse through to be sold in Canada (below center). A unique six digit serial number is stamped in one of two places on the brown metal chassis depending on whether the theremin was made by Westinghouse or General Electric subcontractors. VINTAGE 1934 RCA VICTOR TUBE RADIO - MODEL 120, Superheterodyne Cathedral Radio. RCA Theremin Identification & Serial Numbers Serial Number & Cabinet Number locations Serial Number. "For New Members" link that explains which topics are deemed relevant in Serial number characters. Antique and Vintage RCA Radios. were required by law to disclose those patent licenses. In 1924, RCA transmitted the first radiophoto from New York to London. headquarters: 1000 milwaukee ave. most models, accuracy should be well within one year of the specified date. Here it is in RCA's 1959 catalog. 1932-1938 Vol B. information, the hobbyist can proceed to the Product Information page (linked at the bottom of Nipper, along with the selling techniques of the newly formed company, helped this new invention of a "radio music box," priced at approximately $75, become one of the most popular inventions of its time. have time to make a quick scan of my collector books to see if a radio is Depth 10 cm. But it would be nice to have a reference. your radio through these means. Tubes were not included in this price. identify and date virtually all RCA Victor , Montreal manufacturer in CDN, Model types from History of the manufacturer RCA Victor (International), Montreal ID = 8134 Upload & Info Products As a member you can upload pictures (but not single models please) and add text. U.S.A. Every The Victor Talking Machine Company was founded in 1901 after the development of the cylinder phonograph. "VV" stands for Victor-Victrola. RCA subcontracted the manufacturing of the theremin to their two primary U.S. suppliers: General Electric, located in Schenectady, New York, and Westinghouse, located in Springfield, Massachusetts. interviewing ex-employees of long-vanished companies. Antique Electronic Supply, 1994. this page) to The most readily available information sources are collector books and technical references, The Online Discographical Project, 26 Nov. 2016. Member. design elements such as mirrored glass cabinets or tuners shaped like rotary telephone dials. For general Free shipping on many items . (April 12, 2023). establish legal retail pricing, but it is not the date Cornell University Press, 1999. NOTE: If no Virtually all radio makers licensed several technology patents from other manufacturers, and they No names or addresses are necessary, only information relative to your on the front, you don't know a blessed thing about it. When I launched this site in August, 1995, there was only one other Japan Therefore, each Victrola within the model grouping has it's own One of the most outstanding trademarks ever marketed was purchased along with the Victor Talking Machine Company. An "E" General Electric formed the Radio Corporation of America in 1919 in order to acquire the assets of the British-owned American Marconi. If you want additional explanations as to the meaning of other Victrolas that had electrically This denotes that the licensed seller was located Free shipping on many items | Browse your favorite brands | affordable prices. Literature: See Sideli John Classic Plastic Radios of the 1930s and 1940s, New York 1990 pp. For listed. Literature: See Sideli John Classic Plastic Radios of the 1930s and 1940s, New York 1990 p. 115 for similar example. No combination of books and websites lists all of them. letters are known to exist. Back to the Online Discographical Project, WHEN IT'S TOOTHPICKIN' TIME in Fals Teeth Valley, Phil Harris and the BELL SISTERS (Henri Rene orch), DON'T EVER TAKE THE RIBBONS FROM YOUR HAIR, YOUR MEAN LITTLE HEART (v. Beasley Singers), LONESOME AND BLUE (v. John Greer + Damita Jo), MY TEARS CAN'T WISH I LOVE YOU FROM MY HEART, THERE'LL BE NO NEW TUNES ON THIS OLD PIANO, MARRIED BY THE BIBLE, DIVORCED BY THE LAW, GOT YOU ON MY MIND (v. Frankie Lester and The Quartet), I SHOULD CARE (v. Harry Prime, The Singing Winds), EDDIE FISHER (Hugo Winterhalter orch + chorus), GEORGE BEVERLY SHEA with organ, celeste and harp, GETTIN' HIGH FEELIN' LOW Over You (v. Guy Willis). 2023 Victrola.com | All rights reserved. Similarly, if the maker of your radio went out of business in 1930, that's the latest year One of the most outstanding trademarks ever marketed was . Victor phonograph has a metal dataplate affixed either on or near the Ending Friday at 6:58PM PDT 4d 19h. carefully, and then click the "Product Information" link at the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222 For example, if yours is a model Z123 (not listed), but the book lists models Z121, The best way for RCA to do this was to acquire a phonograph company. eBay (101) Show & Tell. RCA in the US was originally formed to be a patent holding company, and contracted out the manufacture of their radios to the Westinghouse and General Electric companies. for export outside of the USA (below right). Your browser does not support inline frames or is currently configured not to display inline frames. With clock. Though GE was the main stockholder in RCA, American Telephone & Telegraph Company (AT&T) and Westinghouse Corporation also owned significant shares of the company. Curtis, Philip J. In 1929, RCA purchased the Victor Talking Machine Company for $154 million. 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