The Ship That Never Returned; Rycove Cyclone: Museum Object and Cultural History
The Ship That Never Returned; Rycove Cyclone: recording date: 1932. recording artist: Roberts, James. recording artist: Martin, Asa.

The object in the museum catalogue
Asa Martin and James Roberts. side 1: The Ship That Never Returned; side 2: Rycone Cyclone (Banner 32554). 78 rpm. This coupling was released on various American Record Corporation (ARC) labels.
In 1929, the American Record Corporation (ARC) was established with the merger of three companies. These were the Cameo Record Corporation (which owned Cameo, Lincoln and Romeo Records), the Pathé Phonograph and Radio Corporation (which owned Actuelle, Pathé, and Perfect), and the Plaza Music Company (which owned Banner, Domino, Jewel, Oriole, and Regal).
Materials, dates and provenance
- recording date: 1932
- recording artist: Roberts, James
- recording artist: Martin, Asa
- manufacturer: Banner
- Object Name: sound recording
- Physical Description: shellac (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 10 in; x 25.4 cm
- place made: United States
- ID Number: 1996.0320.20498
- accession number: 1996.0320
- catalog number: 1996.0320.20498
- label number: 32554
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
Sources and reuse
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