Theremin
Date1929-1930 ca.
Place MadeNew York, New York, United States, North America
ModelAR-1264
Serial No.48014
SignedLabel inside RH door: RCA THEREMIN
MODEL AR-1264
INPUT VOLTS 105/125 CYCLES 50/60
MAX. INPUT WATTS 60
CAUTION! BEFORE INSTALLING OR OPERATING
READ INSTRUCTIONS
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NOTICE
This device is licensed only for private use in homes
as a musical instrument otherwise than in combina-
tion or in connection with apparatus in the field of
wire telephony; and only where no business features
are involved. Not licensed for theatrical or other
public or professional performances unless such
use is authorized by special, written contract of
sale.
RADIO – VICTOR CORPORATION OF AMERICA
NEW YORK, N. Y., U. S. A.
Label inside cabinet on KH side: JAMESTOWN / MANTEL COMPANY / Jamestown,
N. Y.
Markingsn/a
DescriptionMaker: RCA (Radio-Victor Corporation of America) cabinet by Jamestown Mantel Co., Jamestown, NY
Date: ca. 1930 (APL); ca. 1929-36 (RCA began manufacturing theremins in 1929)
6 extra tubes – one dates 4/19/37; one 12/27/36; one 4/17/37
Music rack facing player, as well as controls for on/off and volume/pitch
Two antennae control pitch and loudness.
Played by moving hands in electromagnetic fields produced by the antennae
DimensionsHeight: 46-5/8 in
Width: 19 in
Depth: 12 in
(case only, not antennas)
ProvenanceProbably acquired by Arne B. Larson, ca. 1939
Published ReferencesRhea, Thomas L., The Evolution of Electronic Musical Instruments in the United States, Ph.D. dissertation, George Peabody College for Teachers, 1972, pp. 41-59.
Credit LineGift of Arne B. Larson, 1987
Object number04154
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