"RCA Victor Special" portable phonograph
John Vassos
(American, born in Romania, 1898–1985)
RCA Victor Co.
(founded in 1929)
about 1935
Object PlaceCamden, New Jersey
Medium/TechniqueAluminum, chromium-plated steel, and plastic
DimensionsOverall:
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 LineThe John Axelrod Collection
Accession number2014.1284
On View
On viewClassificationsTools and equipment
Collections
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)
Gilbert Rohde
designed about 1934; manufactured about 1934-1942