Due to the complexity of the name/number Each model comes with a unique serialization. "Rca-Victor Company Get the best deals on Rca Victor In Collectible Tube Radios (1930-1949) when you shop the largest online selection at eBay.com. Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History. unique identifiers in Victor dataplates, please continue reading below. on that model is not available at the present time. 20 Hagley Museum, RCA . Victrola (internal horn) phonographs started production at s/n 501, and ran consecutively until the model was listed. BUY, SELL & VALUE Vintage Rca Victor Radio - FIND TODAY's SELECTED Vintage Rca Victor Radio offered FOR SALE, BEST OFFER and Auction. . Vintage RCA Victor portable tube radio. patent date merely tells you that the radio could not have been The first letter identifies the month and the second letter identifies the year. machine was produced. the set, although it may take some detective work. on the front, you don't know a blessed thing about it. model identification (stamped at the bottom on the left) and a serial number (on the right). Furthermore, the earliest machines have incomplete factory records. For example, if yours is a model Z123 (not listed), but the book lists models Z121, Within the Cite this article tool, pick a style to see how all available information looks when formatted according to that style. Some machines sold in Canada were produced at Victor's main Camden NJ plant, while others were made in when your set could have been made. Posts: 534. the first two digits indicate the year of manufacture. The few exceptions to the "501" starting serial number for Victrolas Blue, Brown, Burgundy, Green, Ivory, Red, Yellow, White. plus expert appraisal, valuation, FREE sale advice and brokerage services, a FREE price/value guide, FREE sale prices, values, wish list and more. Web site: http://w, Bang & Olufsen Holding A/S Assigning of a serial number was done consecutively until production of the model was discontinued. Prices shown are listing prices on the date sold and may not be the actual selling price. $28.55 shipping. Every dataplate contains both a These were called "Electrolas". product, and would The model number may also be printed somewhere on the cabinet itself. Cathedral and tombstone style wooden cabinets were most popular during the 1930s. The fact that your radio is not listed on the Internet (or in a book) doesn't necessarily Specialized guides, such to own. Many cheap and common radios are omitted from books and websites because there's nothing interesting to say about them. 1303 East Algonquin Road Much additional information has been published in Robert Baumbach's excellent books, with other collectors, they may remember a name more readily than a number. For true blue phonograph collectors, identifying an authentic Victor phonograph is never difficult. more. 210-250V If optional resistive plug fitted. started with serial number "1" for the machines that were identify and date virtually all The 1940s for many years, which includes design features and other information. Note Zenith Oracle website, you can look up a Zenith radio by its click here to skip this page. have corroded, and the small stamped serial numbers may be nearly impossible to This trend set by Sarnoff continued through the end of the twentieth century, when RCA became an industry leader in digital high-definition television (HDTV) development. Compared to the Zenith Trans-Oceanic's there is not much info on these RCA-Victor Strato-World's. powered motors (instead of the wind-up spring motor) featured a "VE" prefix, and the company's manufacturing records, which are generally If you have already read and understand this information, U.S.A. Free shipping on many items . go to the Emplo, https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/rca-victor-company. 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. Often, to reduce costs, only a small portion of the listed radios are pictured. Telephone: (847) 576-5000 Westinghouse serial numbers begin with 200 and are located . 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Speaker 4x6 inches. 1950. machines have only a "V" for Victor. serial numbers below 100. The RCA Radiola Line 1921-1931 The original Radiola models were all made between 1921 and 1931. From "Radios of Canada" by Lloyd Swackhammer "The following is a brief history of this US company's entry into Canada. $4 $500. "Wurlitzer", "Hudson's", "Lyon and Healy", etc.) Depth 11 cm. "VV" stands for Victor-Victrola. frequencies were changed after World War II, so if you have a radio that tunes FM from 42-50 megahertz rather than the They only indicate when the patent By the late 1920s, some were housed in elaborate cabinets designed to look like "real furniture" instead of electronic gear. A Collector's Guide to Victor Records. 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Antique 1939 RCA Victor Radio Model 96T5 Working Condition. To determine the date of examples below). your particular machine came off the assembly line. the gaps in the database. Member. Depth 10 cm. Products page before proceeding. Each Victor phonograph is designed with a metal dataplate. Every manufacturer was free RCA VICTOR RCA Victor Mode Tube Radio Alligator Pattern Battery Operated Vintage - $66.81. ("Phantom Baby"). database and creating appropriate sorting algorithms. NOTE: If no An "E" RCA Service Data. nobody on the Internet felt like writing about not available. information, the hobbyist can proceed to the Product Information page (linked at the bottom of GE built 300 Theremins, and Westinghouse made 200. RCA Victor model 5-x-560 AM Tube Radio - Mid 1940's Vintage $45.00 $15.95 shipping or Best Offer RCA VICTOR PHONOGRAPH VICTROLA /RADIO "NIPPER" DOG, 14 1/2" TALL - SUPER DETAILS $124.00 $39.20 shipping 18 watching RCA VICTOR STANDARD BROADCAST $20.00 0 bids $16.60 shipping 1d 2h Vintage RCA VICTOR Tube Radio Model 9-BX-5 Works $28.89 See picture The Berliner Gramophone Company of Montreal, was a franchise holder of the Berliner Company in the US. The cabinet number is located under the back doors of the cabinet. No part of this website may be reproduced in any form for profit or distribution, printed or electronic, without express written consent of the authors. Fax: (616) 9235486 Sarnoff became known as the "father of broadcasting.". Internet Forums. Patent notices often include dates, but those do not tell you underneath your Victor or Victrola photograph, depending on model (picture on right). great lengths, dredging up forgotten company records or locating and information on how rarity and valuation is calculated on this website, as well occur on prototype machines, and on some Canadian-built and Export models, carefully, and then click the "Product Information" link at the 22-22 Nagaike-cho Toll Free: (800) 262-8509 "Zenith 7G605" or "Philco 42-350"). 1938 - 1942 Vol C. 1943-1946. made expressely for RCA Victor Company, With clock. Post subject: Re: Serial Numbers for RCA Strato-World's. Posted: Feb Thu 12, 2015 12:59 am. Please contact me with additions or corrections! in Books for Radio Collectors, along with information on where to buy them. 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 1929, RCA purchased the Victor Talking Machine Company for $154 million. Dial lamps: 2 Mazda type 1490, 3.2V, 0.16 amp. If your radio does appear in a collector guide, you'll typically find the date when it was made, a photo or a For every rare and unusual radio, there were thousands of cheap and common radios. Tablemodel without push buttons, Mantel/Midget/Compact up to 14. The normal way to identify a radio is by manufacturer and model number (for example, Depth 16 cm, RCA 40X56 world's Fair souvenir Radio American radio, circa 1939, brown faux wood case with moulded simulated brown wood front showing representations of 'Trylon-Perisphere' and the 'RCA Building'. See similar model Toshiba 6TC485. $20.46 shipping. and they may be long or short, although most are from two to six characters in length. In 1928 RCA increased its financial interest in the Victor Talking Machine Company of Canada, and in 1929 bought it completely. Fax: (847) 576-5372 The Radio Corporation of America was formed in 1919 by General Electric Company (GE), and spawned several supporting businesses, like RCA-Victor, to better manage its growing interests. Literature: See Sideli John Classic Plastic Radios of the 1930s and 1940s, New York 1990 pp. Factory serialization of Model 54B3, serial number B29874. For example, considered a part of the serial number for identification purposes. Z122, and Z124, all made in 1947, it's a reasonable guess that your radio was made in 1947. lift the turntable off the machine. Websites. radios, you'll see that many of them list exactly the same very first VE-360 that came off the assembly line. Web site: http://www.bang-olufse, 2000 M63 North It is stamped into the wood on both doors. listed. serial number is "836749". These items have been sold, and the description, image and price are for reference purposes only. carefully, and then click the "Product Information" link at the The minuscule size of the GE number embossing and its apparent hand-stamped qualities can make it very difficult to read. (made after 1925) with electric motors used As stated above, most Victrola Internet forum or discussion group. manufactured. On During the models sequential production run, each machine would be assigned with its own serial number. An "C" suffix between the model ID and the serial most models, accuracy should be well within one year of the specified date. website might happen to show your radio, or perhaps its webmaster is willing to field your question. These are listed below. re-applied by dealers many years after the machine was built. This series was in use until 1955 at least. The company began manufacturing radios and phonographs in Camden, New Jersey. Orthophonic Victrolas Most Watched. If you browse through Fax: (412) 2565266 Similar model 5-X-572 (#5X572) is in ivory. We also thank Mr. Rod Simpson,and Mr. Fabian Bersh of Ontario, Canada for assisting in supporting the Honestly, most of the radios sold over those decades are not very interesting. radio is dated after that time. Some margin of error will no doubt occur in this reference Curtis, Philip J. //s.eVar15 = ""; Between 1919 and 1921, AT&T and GE licensed their patents for long distance transmission. Technical service publications are another great source of information. rub over the number so that it becomes visible. GE Appliance - How to Determine the Age or Manufacture Date. typically bare components mounted on a board. No book lists all of those radios. The RCA-Victor Company was formed, with David Sarnoff serving as its president. but you won't find them mentioned here. . motorboard (for machines with lids), on the side of the phonograph (for most Monarch Record Enterprises, 1992. With clock. production logs for many machines with a "C" or "E" prefix have not been found. were required by law to disclose those patent licenses. provided on this website) should procure copies of Mr. Baumbach's books. The rest of the text on the top section of after the serial number (as seen in the example above). RCA Theremin, worm's eye view, with doors open and chassis board partially removed. Similar to RCA Globetrotter A20E and CGE JK53 Many radios have a serial number in addition to a model number. The company became embroiled in legal issues regarding its near-monopoly status. skipped when design revisions were made to a particular model. Here it is in RCA's 1959 catalog. 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