For the Children: Museum Object and Cultural History
For the Children: recording artist: Jewel Playhouse, Inc.. manufacturer: Vogue. Object Name: sound recording.
The object in the museum catalogue
The Jewel Playhouse, Inc. For the Children two disc set. disc 1: The Trial of the Bumblebee (Vogue R-745): disc 2: The Boy Who Cried Wolf (Vogue R-746). Picture discs accessioned with original printed cardboard sleeve. 78 rpm.
Vogue Records was a division of Sav-Way Industries which was founded in Detroit, Michigan, in 1946. These novelty records featured artwork on both sides of an aluminum core then laminated with clear vinyl. The record grooves were stamped into the vinyl. Vogue issued about 75 double-sided 78 rpms records, before going out of business a year later. Some of the releases were originally issued by other record companies.
Materials, dates and provenance
- recording artist: Jewel Playhouse, Inc.
- manufacturer: Vogue
- Object Name: sound recording
- Physical Description: paper (overall material)
- Physical Description: ink (overall material)
- Physical Description: aluminum (overall material)
- Physical Description: vinyl (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 10 in; 25.4 cm
- place made: United States: Michigan, Detroit
- ID Number: 2005.0298.03
- accession number: 2005.0298
- maker number: R-746
- maker number: R-745
- Credit Line: GIft of Ann B. Rossilli
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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