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Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
1931/00/00 The RCA Victor Division invents Vitrolac for use with radio transcription discs. Vitrolac, or Victrolac, is a vinyl that is not as brittle or as hard as the common shellac disc. Inventor Building 17, RCA Victor Company, Camden Plant Camden, NJ Invention of Vinyl Phonograph Record
1932/00/00 RCA Victor develops an improved type of phonograph record on Vitrolac disc that provides a 30 minute recording created by slowing down the turn-table speed from 78 to 33.3 rpm. Fidelity is improved by almost doubling the number of grooves. Inventor Building 17, RCA Victor Company, Camden Plant Camden, NJ Invention of Vinyl Phonograph Record
1932/02/00 Capable of running for a full half-hour, the new long-playing record reproduces entire symphonies and vaudeville and musical comedy acts with-out the necessity of changing the discs. - Modern Mechanics Inventor Building 17, RCA Victor Company, Camden Plant Camden, NJ Invention of Vinyl Phonograph Record
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