The Victor Talking Machine Company was an American recording company and phonograph manufacturer, incorporated in 1901. Victor was an independent enterprise until 1929 when it was purchased by the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) and became the RCA Victor Division of the Radio Corporation of America until late 1968, when it was renamed RCA ...

2024年2月10日 · This website is dedicated to antique phonographs made by The Victor Talking Machine Company from 1901 through 1929. It contains detailed information about the various models that were produced by Victor, along with rarity, …

The name “Victrola” applies solely to the internal horn phonographs that were made by the Victor Talking Machine Company. This means that it is not a generic term that can be applied to all old phonographs.

Fortunately the process of identifying a Victor phonograph is not difficult. The Victor Talking Machine Company did an excellent job of providing model identification, along with a unique serial number for most models, which makes dating their phonographs a relatively easy task.

The VV-XI or "Victrola the Eleventh" was Victor's top-selling machine of all time. Introduced in 1910 as a premium tabletop model, it soon transitioned into a fully enclosed floor phonograph that became Victor's #1 product during its 11-year production run.

2008年10月18日 · In November, 1925, Victor introduced the “Orthophonic” Victrola, which utilized the latest sound reproducing technology offering far superior reproduction. The old style Victrolas sounded feeble compared to these products.

The files at the Victor Talking Machine Company cover the period between 1903 and 1958. These written records, which are gathered and kept meticulously, are among the world’s most important and extensive sources of primary discographic information ever available.

Despite the Victor Talking Machine company’s long history of making phonographs, they did a very good job in providing a way to identify the models. This include providing a unique serial number for the majority of their phonographs. Each Victor phonograph is …

The Johnson Victrola Museum details the origin of recorded music. Exhibits showcase the life and legacy of Eldridge Reeves Johnson, a pioneer in early sound recording and co-founder of the Victor Talking Machine Company.

There are no better instructions for the operation and care of a Victor or Victrola than those which were originally provided by the Victor Talking Machine Company. Below you will find a page-by page copy of the original 1920 VV-XI owner's manual, which will give users some insight into the operation and maintenance of most of Victor's products.