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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 legs
All parts in 2 cases
DimensionsHeight: 1190 mm
Width: 485 mm
Depth: 320 mm
(case only, not antennas)
ProvenanceUsed by Charles D. Stein of Lyon & Healy, Chicago, 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 4 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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