Victor Talking Machine Company

American record company and phonograph manufacturer headquartered in Camden, New Jersey
Organization record_company Q1470329
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Victor Talking Machine Company

Summary

Victor Talking Machine Company is a record company[1]. It draws 874 Wikipedia views per month (record_company category, ranking #5 of 38).[2]

Key Facts

  • Victor Talking Machine Company is in the country of United States[3].
  • Victor Talking Machine Company's instance of is recorded as record company[4].
  • Victor Talking Machine Company's instance of is recorded as business[5].
  • Victor Talking Machine Company's founder is recorded as Eldridge R. Johnson[6].
  • Victor Talking Machine Company's founder is recorded as Emile Berliner[7].
  • Victor Talking Machine Company's genre is classical music[8].
  • Victor Talking Machine Company's genre is blues[9].
  • Victor Talking Machine Company's genre is jazz[10].
  • Victor Talking Machine Company's genre is country music[11].
  • Victor Talking Machine Company's genre is traditional folk music[12].
  • Victor Talking Machine Company's headquarters location is recorded as Camden[13].
  • Victor Talking Machine Company's has organizational division is recorded as Victor[14].
  • Victor Talking Machine Company's has organizational division is recorded as Zonophone[15].
  • Victor Talking Machine Company's has organizational division is recorded as Victor Red Seal[16].
  • Victor Talking Machine Company's child organization or unit is recorded as Victor Talking Machine Co. Of Canada Limited[17].
  • Victor Talking Machine Company's Commons category is recorded as Victor Talking Machine Company[18].
  • Victor Talking Machine Company's industry is recorded as music industry[19].
  • Victor Talking Machine Company's industry is recorded as phonographic industry[20].
  • Victor Talking Machine Company's industry is recorded as sound recording and music publishing activities[21].
  • 1901 marks the founding of Victor Talking Machine Company[22].
  • Victor Talking Machine Company was dissolved in 1929[23].
  • Victor Talking Machine Company's location of formation is recorded as Camden[24].
  • Victor Talking Machine Company's parent organization or unit is recorded as RCA Corporation[25].
  • Victor Talking Machine Company's parent organization or unit is recorded as Radio Corporation of America[26].
  • Victor Talking Machine Company's mascot is recorded as Nipper[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Manufacturer[28]

  • Began / founded: 1901[29]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1929[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: b30a276f-9484-4ff1-916c-7f01371f5a99[31]

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Founding

Founders include Eldridge R. Johnson[6] and Emile Berliner[7]. 1901 marks the founding of Victor Talking Machine Company[22]. Its location of formation is recorded as Camden[24].

Identity

Victor Talking Machine Company's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[32].

Operations

Victor Talking Machine Company's headquarters location is recorded as Camden[13]. Parent organizations include RCA Corporation[25], a business[33], in United States[34], founded in 1919[35], headquartered in Rockefeller Center[36] and Radio Corporation of America[26], a business[37], in United States[38], founded in 1919[39], headquartered in New York City[40]. Its child organization or unit is recorded as Victor Talking Machine Co. Of Canada Limited[17].

Industry

Industries include music industry[19], phonographic industry[20], and sound recording and music publishing activities[21].

Dissolution

Victor Talking Machine Company was dissolved in 1929[23].

Why It Matters

Victor Talking Machine Company draws 874 Wikipedia views per month (record_company category, ranking #5 of 38).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

References

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Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  7. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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