Nethercutt Collection

Nethercutt Collection
Location within the Los Angeles metropolitan area
Established 1972 (1972)
Location Sylmar, California, United States
Coordinates 34°18′24″N 118°27′49″W / 34.30667°N 118.46361°W / 34.30667; -118.46361Coordinates: 34°18′24″N 118°27′49″W / 34.30667°N 118.46361°W / 34.30667; -118.46361
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]

The collection is located at 15200 Bledsoe Street in the Los Angeles suburb of Sylmar.

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. 1 2 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.
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