RCA Victor CP-5203 Turntable
date: label: date made
content: ca 1949
name: label: maker
content: Radio Corporation of America
notes: label: Description
content: This model CP-5203 45 RPM turntable was manufactured by the RCA Victor Company around 1949. The black plastic motor-mount and turntable are housed in a wooden case with brass hinges and brass-plated corners. The turntable could be locked with the key; opening the case reveals a brass plate that reads “RCA Victor.” In 1947 RCA Victor introduced the “Berkshire” line of custom built combination radio-phonograph-television cabinets meant to serve as a home’s entertainment center. In 1949 RCA Victor introduced its 45 rpm format records and issued this 45 rpm turntable attachment to the Berkshire line to allow it to play the new format.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Music
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content: Work and Industry: Electricity
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content: Popular Entertainment
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content: American Stories exhibit
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: from Irving Kolodin
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: EM.330658
label: catalog number
content: 330658
label: accession number
content: 1978.0824
objectType: label: Object Name
content: phonograph
label: Other Terms
content: phonograph; Audio Device
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (housing material)
label: Physical Description
content: brass (hardware material)
label: Physical Description
content: plastic (parts material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 8 in x 11 1/4 in x 8 1/2 in; 20.32 cm x 28.575 cm x 21.59 cm