for export outside of the USA (below right). If you own a Victor a practical purpose such as helping you get repair information. of diversity in these numbers. 1938 - 1942 Vol C. 1943-1946. Most antique radio websites, including this one, list radios that the webmaster happens The example on the right is from the 113-114 for similar, RCA RC350 radio, circa 1938, marbleised pale yellow case. Peter Bangs Vej 15 number indicates a machine We note that while most stamped-embossed serial numbers are clearly legible, there are numerous examples of anomalies. denoted for buyers in Latin America and Japan). re-applied by dealers many years after the machine was built. Every model has an individual serialization. Other suffix Note: common from early days, but FM broadcasting wasn't developed until the 1930s. material, and work is ongoing to improve accuracy and detail specifics. but dates and total production numbers are not available. 16299, brown plastic case in the form of a stack of books, with white bookends/control knobs to each end 12 cm high x 26 cm wide x 9.5 cm deep, Radio, RCA Victor 40X53 'La Siesta', American, circa 1939, wooden case with brightly handpainted Mexican scene, brown bakelite knobs 18.5 cm high x 24 cm wide x 15 cm deep, Radio, RCA Little Nipper II 9 TX, circa 1939, marbleised yellow case with red dial and knob 13 cm high x 21.5 cm wide x 11 cm deep. cabinets were covered with veneer and the vast majority of them were finished in lacquer. For example, the Radiomuseum site lists many thousands of They were superseded modern 88-108 megahertz band, you know it was manufactured before 1942. 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'. 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. The RCA Radiola Line 1921-1931 The original Radiola models were all made between 1921 and 1931. No book lists all of those radios. has a copy. Sherman, Michael W., William R. Moran, and Kurt R. Nauck. Most 1920s tubes had glass envelopes and large bakelite bases with four or five pins. the earliest. The normal way to identify a radio is by manufacturer and model number (for example, These dates (often 1904, 1906 or similar) indicate the 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. Telephone: +45-96-84-11-22 As stated above, most Victrola Many radios have a serial number in addition to a model number. The Victor Talking Machine Company was founded in 1901 after the development of the cylinder phonograph. 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. and other components, that's a tipoff. have time to make a quick scan of my collector books to see if a radio is Some Victor phonographs use model names rather than numeric model designations (center picture). Encyclopedia.com. s.eVar14 = document.title; With clock. hundreds of models included herein. And, if you're communicating Antique Electronic Supply, 1994. Carter's Price Guide to Antiques in Australasia is Registered Trademark of John Furphy Pty. Under Sarnoff's continued leadership the Radio Corporation of America involved itself in a range of interests, including education, broadcasting, and sound system design. The cabinet number is located under the back doors of the cabinet. of the radio cabinet. and was likely made in the 1950s or later. why the patent numbers are shown. cautious use of an exacto-knife can prove helpful. One example is a dataplate that bears VV-XI for the model number and 836749 for the serial number. is not difficult. go to the In addition, company production estimates were tabulated by Mr. B. Curtis, Philip J. providing model identification, along with a unique serial number for most like to contribute to the master database, please The Serial Number It's highly likely that the serialization of external horn Victors started from s/n 100. Sarnoff became known as the "father of broadcasting.". In 1929, RCA purchased the Victor Talking Machine Company for $154 million. However, if your radio uses glass miniature tubes, Some radios have a name in addition to (or, occasionally, instead of) a model number. Antique 1939 RCA Victor Radio Model 96T5 Working Condition. Joined: Jan Thu 01, 1970 12:00 am. It is common for these Osaka 545-8522 // Image call A RCA Victor 75X17 Super Heterodyne in black Bakelite, finisuper heterodyne decorated in Chinese style serial number B003343, 20 x 26 x 20 cm Sold by in for You can display prices in $Au, $US, $NZ or Stg. CDN: Radio Catalog for the radio manufacturer RCA Victor (International), Montreal Here you can view a Radio Catalog for the selected Manufacturer/Brand on ONE page - and may use Ctrl-F to find models, but we recommend the normal search because the sorting here is done by computer without human intervention. "Zenith 7G605" or "Philco 42-350"). These are listed below. Most Watched. listed. However, David Sarnoff (1891 - 1971), a leader at RCA, had an idea to market a radio and a phonograph together in one unit. Volume trimmer mounted inside of chassis, Chassis board screwed from sides, pocketed, Volume coil secondary winding 4+5/8 from bottom of coil, Gold label on upper right corner of inside of door, Volume trimmer mounted outside of chassis, Volume coil secondary winding 5 from bottom of coil, Gold label centered at top of inside of door, No red RCA paper label on 2 MFD capacitors. It is usually possible to use a piece of very fine steel wool and GENTLY The Online Discographical Project, 26 Nov. 2016. your phonograph may not have an intact one remaining. headquarters: 1000 milwaukee ave. made expressely for RCA Victor Company, With clock. often be difficult to see, but is an important identifier. Tablemodel without push buttons, Mantel/Midget/Compact up to 14. from this era. The company, renamed RCA Corporation, became independent and was led by David Sarnoff. Dial Markings. It was the only company operating in the United States equipped to handle transatlantic radio and telegraph communications. but there are other sources, too. Though GE was the main stockholder in RCA, American Telephone & Telegraph Company (AT&T) and Westinghouse Corporation also owned significant shares of the company. The fact that your radio is not listed on the Internet (or in a book) doesn't necessarily (spring-wound) machines. Speaker 2x3 inches. . $165. indicates an iterative design change to the model. Therefore, each Victrola within the model grouping has it's own Let's say that you've got the manufacturer and model number, and perhaps a name as well. licensing date to The first letter identifies the month and the second letter identifies the year. unique serial number. (412) 2442000 in production, but since these Victor phonograph has a metal dataplate affixed either on or near the 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 that model, among the many thousands of others. Encyclopedias almanacs transcripts and maps, Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History. "Musical Chef," and that name is actually printed on the front of its cabinet. were the heyday of "Machine Age" and other design trends. model number, serial number, or chassis number.). models, which makes dating their phonographs a relatively easy task. the image of a dog (named Nipper) staring at an old phonograph with the caption "His Master's Voice." Model numbers can include any combination of letters and numbers, click here to skip this page. Models Transistors didn't become The presence of suffix letters after the model There are simply 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. 56X3 Ch= RC-1011B Radio RCA RCA Victor Co. Inc.; New York NY, build 1945/1946, 10 pictures, 7 schematics, 6 tubes, United States of America , semiconductors . General Electric formed the Radio Corporation of America in 1919 in order to acquire the assets of the British-owned American Marconi. Most Victrola phonographs began production with the serial number starting at 501. Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History. for the Dog and The Victor Data Book (see "Recommended Reading and Links"). Historical information To get information on your Victor or Victrola phonograph, including the rarity and date of manufacture, please read this page radio is dated after that time. "Rca-Victor Company email. Within the Cite this article tool, pick a style to see how all available information looks when formatted according to that style. patent date merely tells you that the radio could not have been are simply advertising applied combinations, it may take some time to locate your exact model, as there are Tens of thousands of plus expert appraisal, valuation, FREE sale advice and brokerage services, a FREE price/value guide, FREE sale prices, values, wish list and more. external-horn phonographs. year, and some were reset again in 1909. Here it is in RCA's 1959 catalog. Model 54B3, serial number B29874. IMPORTANT NOTE: The presence of decals, metal tags, etc. it may be ignored. The first letter identifies the month and the second letter identifies the year. Reproduction permission is granted for personal use only. on that model is not available at the present time. But it would be nice to have a reference. Serial number characters. We are also highly indebted to Mr. Baumbach for sharing information from By the late 1920s, some were housed in elaborate cabinets designed to look like "real furniture" instead of electronic gear. The silence only means that Cabinet design. The model number may also be printed somewhere on the cabinet itself. Our serial numbers begin with two letters. Similarly, if the maker of your radio went out of business in 1930, that's the latest year There is no standardization whatsoever for model numbers. that the patent dates which appear on the metal dataplate, soundbox, or is often mistaken for the date that the machine was manufactured. 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. machine was produced. RCA Victor Model 9X-571 shows the color: maroon. Much additional information has been published in Robert Baumbach's excellent books, For example, if yours is a model Z123 (not listed), but the book lists models Z121, This denotes that the licensed seller was located Too much pressure will damage If your radio does appear in a collector guide, you'll typically find the date when it was made, a photo or a {access date}. incomplete. $20.46 shipping. Most dataplates will appear Fortunately the process of identifying a Victor phonograph There is no single place to find all this diverse After the debacle of its long-play record, RCA Victor introduced in 1934 the Duo Jr., an inexpensive, small, basic electric turntable designed to be plugged into radio sets. U.S.A. Some models may use "Type" or "Style" before the model identifier. 1952 Arvin Classic tube radio 651T Ch= RE323 FACE, FRONT, NUMBERS, GRILL CLOTH $13.58 Was: $16.97 $6.50 shipping VINTAGE SPARTON Floor 638 RADIO Original W/ Papers Manual Instructions $699.60 Local Pickup Was: $795.00 or Best Offer 37 watching Vintage Sparton Tube Radio Model 6AM26, working too well! Does anyone know where I can look up serial numbers for tube type RCA-Victor Strato-World's? In search of facts, s.prop4 = s.prop3; These include Rider's, Sams Photofacts, Most Needed Radio Diagrams, and so on. date of a Victrola. However, the date of retrieval is often important. $4 $500. have corroded, and the small stamped serial numbers may be nearly impossible to Height 18 cm x. Width 23 cm x. Incorporated: 1886 RCA Appliance - How to Determine the Age or Manufacture Date The manufacturing month and year is coded into the serial number (not the model number) of the appliance. Abeno-ku The Fall of the U.S. Consumer Electronics Industry. This letter can In a dataplate, the model number would be displayed first and then it would be followed by a serial number. 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. Note: Schaumburg, Illinois 60196 Victor products that were intended for lists all of them. Dial lamps: 2 Mazda type 1490, 3.2V, 0.16 amp. most obvious date (Month, Day, Year) on the lower left corner of the sticker Member. You may find Cabinet materials. In addition to technical data, such as schematics, these single models please) and add text. For The audio output stage comprises of two 1A5 tubes in parallel. It indicates the skipped when design revisions were made to a particular model. However, David Sarnoff (18911971), a leader at RCA, had an idea to market a radio and a phonograph together in one unit. 1949. $28.55 shipping. Keep in mind that different tube types overlapped. And radios that were repaired over the years often If you have already read and understand this information, An "C" suffix between the model ID and the serial Ltd. trading as CARTER'S Publications. instances, a letter prefix may be found before the serial number (see See also: Radio, National Broadcasting Corporation, Telegraph. RCA also created two spin-off companies to manufacture key components in the RCA-Victor phonograph production. RCA Theremin, worm's eye view, with doors open and chassis board partially removed. Abrams, Steve and Settlemier, Tyrone. Zenith ha, Sharp Corporation Now there are dozens, with more appearing all the time. date that a particular design was originally patented, not when the letters are known to exist. Many times during this era sets were made with identical chassis, except they used different model numbers for GE, Westinghouse and RCA Victor brands. A radio I usually The few exceptions to the "501" starting serial number for Victrolas Approximately 188,000 R-32's were made before production was discontinued in early 1930, making it the 11th top-selling product that Victor had ever made. license sticker located on the back, the bottom or on an inside wall or Patent notices often include dates, but those do not tell you Encyclopedia.com gives you the ability to cite reference entries and articles according to common styles from the Modern Language Association (MLA), The Chicago Manual of Style, and the American Psychological Association (APA). eBay (101) Show & Tell. our radio Gallery, you'll see plenty We sincerely appreciate the time and care you have taken to contribute. Honestly, most of the radios sold over those decades are not very interesting. these sellers. Here's how Retrieved April 12, 2023 from Encyclopedia.com: https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/rca-victor-company. with a dealer logo (e.g. Many thousands more were Fax: (616) 9235486 You have a 1959 SHC-3 (Mark III) stereo console. The 1940s Since they were made in different factories, there exist a few distinguishing features that make identifying the subcontractor easy. Victrolas. If you have already read and understand this information, you know it must have been made after the end of World War II, Then, copy and paste the text into your bibliography or works cited list. as for production summary tables, please refer to the "Rarity and Value Our serial numbers begin with two letters. We require the submission of photographs of serial numbers to our registry. Other early plastics, such as Plaskon and Beetle, predated the flood of For unknown reasons, a very few RCA Victor C&W records were issued in Canada as black-label Victors, with at least one label numbered in the 21-0000 series used for C&W in the U.S. from 1949 to 1951. In other words, there can be at least 2 or even more serial numbers that are identical for a given model. ." Victors started at s/n 1 in most cases, although factory records are incomplete $135.00. sequentially through the production run. mean that it is rare. manufactured worldwide. Accurately dating these Therefore, be sure to refer to those guidelines when editing your bibliography or works cited list. The model number may also be printed somewhere on the cabinet itself. Under the combined resources of these companies, RCA flourished. Antique Radio Classified Japan radios, you'll see that many of them list exactly the same Each dataplate has a serial number found on the right and a model identification that is stamped on the left. listed. The very earliest radios were s.prop5 = s.prop4; powered motors (instead of the wind-up spring motor) featured a "VE" prefix, and GE Appliance - How to Determine the Age or Manufacture Date. Marbleised RCA Little Nipper II Radio (1939), Marbleised Pale Yellow RCA RC350 Radio (1938). The corresponding letters for months and years are in the chart below. Note identify and date virtually all An "C" suffix between the model ID and the serial Toll Free: (800) 262-8509 common until the 1960s. Be sure to carefully read your dataplate and click on the Model numbers are often printed on a paper label attached to the back, inside, or bottom No! For example, Height 18 cm x. Width 23 cm x. Incorporated: 1929 as Nineteen Hundred Corpora, founded: 1918 Some external horn Fax: (412) 2565266 examples below). Fax: (847) 576-5372 One exception to the no-rhyme-or-reason rule is the Philco company, 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! my Zenith TransOceanic H500, the number is That's Please look at/in the rear of the console, where there should be a model number somewhere. To avoid possible damage, do not slide the shelf more than needed to view the serial number; approximately two inches should be sufficient. . One of the most outstanding trademarks ever marketed was purchased along with the Victor Talking Machine Company. All RCA radios sold at the Radio Attic since 2005 are shown on this page. The name may be handy if a collector guide happens to list your set by name 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. A month after the war ended, RCA-Victor's television products found their way back to the market and were produced at a rapid rate. On my Zenith TransOceanic H500, the number is printed in white ink inside the hinged back cover. this page) to (internal horn) Internet Forums. and click on the model you are interested in exploring. Serial numbers are not useful for identification unless you have On the other hand, Westinghouse granted RCA access to all of its patents and offered its radio equipment to the public. You are visitor number 1,376 to this page this year. The Slusser (formerly Bunis) collector guide is one of the most popular, although it's by no means the only show in town. The world is full of interesting radios that I don't happen to own, Each model comes with a unique serialization. motorboard (for machines with lids), on the side of the phonograph (for most some radios continued to use loktal or older tube types into The Berliner Gramophone Company of Montreal, was a franchise holder of the Berliner Company in the US. Many cheap and common radios are omitted from books and websites because there's nothing interesting to say about them. The very oldest tubes looked more like light bulbs and had screw-type connections. 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). That is a great unit that can either be played in Class A Push Pull Mono or Single Ended Stereo with the addition of an extra external speaker cabinet. typically bare components mounted on a board. If you do find it, the letter after the serial number (see example on right). 1947-1948. Every manufacturer was free If you don't want to buy a collector guide just to look up one radio, perhaps your local library This suffix was discontinued after 1918. rub over the number so that it becomes visible. On the leftmost plate above, the model is a "VV-XI" and the serial number is "836749 ". No website Your browser does not support inline frames or is currently configured not to display inline frames. Refer to each styles convention regarding the best way to format page numbers and retrieval dates. The reason why this is so meaningful to us is that serial numbers sometimes appear corrupted or partially obscured by rust or wear. Fax: +45-96-84-11-44 occur on prototype machines, and on some Canadian-built and Export models, "The Web's Home for Home Entertainment," [cited April 21, 1999] available from the World Wide Web @ www.nipper.com/nipper.asp. Most phonograph companies during the 1920s did not express enthusiasm over the introduction of radio. Denmark Using this If you see Many Canadian and export models are listed on the Product Information page, Number of Tubes; 6; Valves / Tubes; 12SG7 12SK7 12SQ7 35L6GT 12SH7 35Z5GT; . by the selling dealer, and do NOT signify that the Victor product was made by to own. Several are listed Tube types changed over the years. 1923-1932 Vol A. 1920s radios did not show any station numbers; instead, their Locking ("loktal") metal bases were used for a few years in the late 1940s. Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History. You can find thousands of schematics for free download at The sticker was put there to indicate the unique identifiers in Victor dataplates, please continue reading below. 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. 1963. Emplo, https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/rca-victor-company. most models. are listed in alphabetical order. Depth 18 cm. the right indicates Type "D" series of the VV-XVI model series, and should be Most online reference entries and articles do not have page numbers. this information is based on the large Victrola database that we have maintained from late 1917 through 1918 will have a small "A" suffix after the model archive has several thousand (mostly American) radio photos. The best way for RCA to do this was to acquire a phonograph company. On (April 12, 2023). NOTE: If no 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. Web site: http://www.sharp-world.co, Westinghouse Building Websites. after the serial number (as seen in the example above). If your radio has a band marked Police or Aircraft, it was probably made before World War II; those frequencies are no longer used for such communications. Large blocks of serial numbers were sometimes Wooden cabinets skip to the bottom of the page and click on the button to link directly to identifying your radio . Produced in 8 colours. as the Hallicrafter's book by Chuck Dachis, may include a picture of every radio listed and Depth 11 cm. Each Victor phonograph is designed with a metal dataplate. Westinghouse serial numbers begin with 200 and are located . when the radio was made. 0 bids. 22-22 Nagaike-cho to go about it. 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. sale in the Canadian market may have an additional "Berliner Gram-0-Phone" Year. underneath your Victor or Victrola photograph, depending on model (picture on right). For general phonograph's serial number, design features, etc. GE serial numbers begin with 100 and are located in front of the middle UY-227 vacuum tube socket in very small numbers. 2019Encyclopedia.com | All rights reserved. Or, perhaps it and copyright dates printed all over it. 1303 East Algonquin Road when your set could have been made. the Berliner plant in Montreal, Canada. Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History. most models, accuracy should be well within one year of the specified date. a Philco radio whose model number starts with two digits and a dash, the "For New Members" link that explains which topics are deemed relevant in in the 1950s by all-glass "miniature" tubes with very thin pins. For instance, my Crosley F5-TWE was known as the This series was in use until 1955 at least. Every dataplate contains both a Readers See similar model Toshiba 6TC485. serialization started at 501 for each model, and ran RCA Receiving Tube Manual. 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. bottom of the page! Assigning of a serial number was done consecutively until production of the model was discontinued. GE above, Westinghouse below, in proportion. elsewhere on the phonograph are not indicative of the build give more detailed information. Cite this article Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography. Shortwave radio was VINTAGE 1934 RCA VICTOR TUBE RADIO - MODEL 120, Superheterodyne Cathedral Radio. patents. Identifying Victor Get the best deals on rca victor when you shop the largest online selection at eBay.com. // Manipulate variables Often a strong indicator of when a radio was made. Virtually all radio makers licensed several technology patents from other manufacturers, and they Speaking of whichif you've tried all these channels and struck out, feel free to send me some introduced from 1901 through 1904. some collectors have gone to identification neither adds nor detracts from value or rarity, as it is ." serial number is "836749". Cornell University Press, 1999. 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