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Victor Talking Machine Company
Former American record and phonograph manufacturer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Victor Talking Machine Company was an American recording company and phonograph manufacturer, incorporated in 1901. Victor was an independent enterprise until 1929 when it was purchased by the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) and became the RCA Victor Division of the Radio Corporation of America until late 1968, when it was renamed RCA Records.
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Victor Talking Machine Company | |
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Founded | 1901; 123 years ago (1901) |
Founder | Eldridge R. Johnson, Emile Berliner |
Status | Acquired by RCA in 1929; known today as RCA Records |
Genre | Classical, blues, popular, jazz, country, bluegrass, folk |
Country of origin | United States |
Location | Camden, New Jersey |
Established in Camden, New Jersey, Victor was the largest and most prestigious firm of its kind in the world, best known for its use of the iconic "His Master's Voice" trademark, the design, production and marketing of the popular "Victrola" line of phonographs and the company's extensive catalog of operatic and classical music recordings by world famous artists on the prestigious Red Seal label. After Victor merged with RCA in 1929, the company maintained its eminence as America's foremost producer of records and phonographs until the 1960s.