Contributed by Fort Kent Historical Society
Description
Victor's first portable Victrola was the Victrola 50 (see MMN# 14744) followed by the Victrola 35 in 1924. It was manufactured for about a year. It had storage for about ten records in the lid. Like other phonographs of the time, the steel needles were intended to be changed after each play.
Acoustic phonographs were completely mechanical, there were no electrically powered elements. When played, the needle rode in the groves on the record. The variations in the groove moved the needle to reproduce the original soundÂ’s vibrations. The needle was attached to a diaphragm which vibrated, reproducing, to a limited degree, the original sound. The tone arm is a hollow tube which, attached to the back of the wooden cabinet, acted as a megaphone.
About This Item
- Title: Victor Victrola 35, ca. 1924
- Creator: Victor
- Creation Date: circa 1924
- Subject Date: circa 1924
- Location: Fort Kent, Aroostook County, ME
- Media: Wood, metal
- Dimensions: 46 cm x 41 cm x 34 cm
- Object Type: Physical Object
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Fort Kent Historical SocietyPO Box 181, Fort Kent, ME 04703
(207) 834-2115
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