Nethercutt Collection
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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 |
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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
- ↑ "America's greatest automobile museums". Autoweek. February 22, 2012. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Nethercutt Collection website. Retrieved April 2, 2015
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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)).
- ↑ 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)).
- ↑ 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.