Theremin
ALTERNATE NAME(S)
- Theraminvox
- Aetherphon
Date1930 ca.
Place MadeNew York, New York, United States, North America
ModelAR-1264
Serial No.None
SignedLabel inside cabinet, on lower, left-hand side: JAMESTOWN / MANTEL COMPANY/ Jamestown, N. Y.DescriptionTraveling model with screw-in legsAll parts in 2 casesDimensionsHeight: 1190 mm
Width: 485 mm
Depth: 320 mm
(case only, not antennas)ProvenanceUsed by Charles D. Stein of Lyon & Healy, Chicago, IL, in demonstrations and lecture- recitals throughout the state of Indiana, southern Michigan, southeastern Wisconsin, and the greater Chicago area, 1930-1934. Played by Stein for four months at the Century of Progress Exposition in Chicago, May 16 - September 29, 1934, and at Texas Contennial Exposition, Dallas, June 6-20, 1936.Published ReferencesMargaret Banks, “Please Don't Touch the Theremin! Stein Collection of Electronic Instruments Donated to Museum,” The Shrine to Music Museum Newsletter 23, No. 3 (April 1996), pp. 1-3.
Credit LineGift of Howard F. and Nance Cunningham Stein, 1996
Object number05936
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