DescriptionVictor Talking Machine Company (1901–1929) was an American corporation, the leading American producer of phonographs and phonograph records and one of the leading phonograph companies in the world at the time. The company was headquartered in Camden, New Jersey. In 1929, Radio Corporation of America (RCA) purchased the Victor Talking Machine Company. The new formed company became known as RCA-Victor Corporation of America, with global headquarters in Camden, New Jersey. The pamphlet entitled, “Victor Radio: A Radio That is Really a Musical Instrument” is a catalog of Victor Radios available for purchase from RCA-Victor Corporation of America circa the fall/winter of 1929. Models listed in the pamphlet include the R-32 for $155, RE-45 for $275, R-52 for $215 and RE-75 for $350. The models all employed what RCA-Victor called the “micro-synchronous principle,” which improved performance at different points on the radio dial. Every vital part of Victor Radios were designed and made by Victor, except the Radiotrons, vacuum tubes that controlled electrical current, which were produced by RCA.
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