United Phonograph Company (462 King Street)

Photograph

Historic Charleston Foundation

United Phonograph Co. (462 King Street), 1940

Origformat: Digital Image; Resolution: 200 dpi

Name/Title

United Phonograph Company (462 King Street)

Entry/Object ID

2015.019.1

Description

B&W photograph (scan) of United Phonograph Company (462 King Street) and neighboring buildings on either side, street (front) elevation.

Context

The building burned down and the business was re-opened as Vane's United Phonograph in 1950 in the new (current?) building. Photograph likely taken by donor's grandfather, Daniel Vane, who opened the business.

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Property Records

Acquisition

Accession

2015.019

Source or Donor

Vane, Jay

Acquisition Method

Other

Credit Line

Courtesy of Jay Vane

Made/Created

Artist

Vane, Daniel

Date made

1940

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Lost Architecture, King Street, Demolished buildings, lost buildings, Commercial buildings--South Carolina--Charleston, Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston, Lost architecture--South Carolina--Charleston

Location

Building

Digital File

Date

February 7, 2023

Location

Building

Computer File

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

From donor: It's my grandfather's store at 462 King St. He started it in 1919 and this picture is from 1940. There is video footage from 1950 when my father, Jack Vane, re-opened it as Vane's United Phonograph company in 1950 after the original building burned. "Home movie" footage at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8bCf6mnOJI. Per Old Codgers Charleston Address Book: 1900, C.H. Stender/County Dispensary No. 9. 1910, vacant. 1920, Mrs. Edith Sullivan. 1920-1930, Julius Liberman / F.M. Faress. 1940, Fred Faress / Max Mridel. 1900-1950, Vane's United Phonograph Co. Founded by Daniel Vane and his brother Morris Vane in 1919. It was opened as the United Phonograph co. when Daniel Vane ran it. In 1946 he turned it over to his son Jack Vane. In 1949 the business became Vane's United Phonograph co. In 1954 they celebrated their 35th anniversary of being in business. Such appliances as gas kitchen ranges, television sets, refrigerators, and automatic washers had been added to the stock. 1960-1980, Consumer Acceptance & Loan Corp.

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

July 14, 2015

Updated By

sferguson@historiccharleston.org

Update Date

September 25, 2023