Nethercutt Collection

Nethercutt Collection
Location within Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
Established 1972
Location Sylmar, California, United States
Coordinates 34°18′24″N 118°27′49″W / 34.30667°N 118.46361°WCoordinates: 34°18′24″N 118°27′49″W / 34.30667°N 118.46361°W
Key holdings 1912 De Dion Roadster,
1930 Cord L-29 Town Car,
1930 Du Pont Town Car,
Irene Dunne's 1931 Packard,
1933 Duesenberg Model SJ
Collections Automobiles,
Mechanical musical instruments
Collection size 250+ automobiles
(about 50 on display at a time)
Founder J. B. Nethercutt
Website www.nethercuttcollection.org

The Nethercutt Collection is a museum located in Sylmar, California. Its centerpiece is its automobile collection, which has led Autoweek to call the Nethercutt one of America's five greatest automobile museums.[1]

The Nethercutt also houses collections of mechanical musical instruments, including orchestrions, player pianos and music boxes, and antique furniture.[2] There are also two older-model railroad cars.[2]

History

The Nethercutt Collection was founded in 1972 by J. B. Nethercutt, co-founder of Merle Norman Cosmetics.[3][4][5][6]

References

  1. "America's greatest automobile museums". Autoweek. February 22, 2012. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
  2. 2.0 2.1 The Nethercutt Collection website. Retrieved April 2, 2015
  3. Bennett, Peter. Beauty on Wheels: Merle Norman Collection Contains Classic Cars and Unusual Musical Instruments. Los Angeles Times. January 17, 1992. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
  4. Hopkins, Susanne (April 30, 1997). "Cosmetics King's Secret Stash Showcases Music, Motorcars & More". Daily News (Los Angeles). Retrieved April 16, 2015 via HighBeam Research. (subscription required (help)).
  5. Nauman, Matt (August 10, 2001). "Museum pays tribute to a man and the cars he has loved". Knight Ridder. Tribune News Service. Retrieved April 16, 2015 via HighBeam Research. (subscription required (help)).
  6. Thurber, Jon and John O'Dell. "J.B. Nethercutt, 91; Co-founder of Merle Norman, Car Collector. Los Angeles Times. December 10, 2004. Retrieved April 2, 2015.