Nethercutt Collection
Vorlage:Infobox museum The Nethercutt Collection is a museum located in Sylmar, California, USA. 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, the co-founder of Merle Norman Cosmetics.[3]
References
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- ↑ "America's greatest automobile museums" Autoweek, February 22, 2012. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
- ↑ a b 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.
- Susanne Hopkins: Cosmetics King's Secret Stash Showcases Music, Motorcars & More In: Daily News, April 30, 1997. Abgerufen im April 16, 2015
- Matt Nauman: Museum pays tribute to a man and the cars he has loved, Knight Ridder, August 10, 2001. Abgerufen im April 16, 2015
- 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.