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 Collection one of America's five greatest automobile museums.[1]
The museum 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 (1913–2004), who was the co-founder of Merle Norman Cosmetics.[3]
References
External links
- ↑ "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.