The V-30 was a basic Orthophonic floor-model machine intended for export sale. It was introduced in September 1929, just as RCA purchased The Victor Talking Machine Company; therefore it is technically an RCA model, but it was designed by Victor and utilized standard Victor Orthophonic components.  A 2-spring motor was provided, along with nickel-plated hardware. By the time the V-30 was introduced, the US market was becoming dominated by electronic phonographs, and it is likely that Victor launched this model to use-up leftover acoustic (Orthophonic) parts at the Camden plant, and then shipped the completed machines to Mexico and Central America.
There is evidence that a few V-30's were sold by rural dealers in the Southwest US , but the vast majority were sold outside the USA. Production for this model ran only during the fall of 1929; however, due to the severely reduced sales following the onset of The Depression in October of that year, this model remained in factory stock (and in the RCA-Victor Export catalogs) through the end of 1931. Based on the serial numbers of surviving examples, approximately 8,500 of these machines were produced.