Wurlitzer Juke box Wall Box Songs from 1965Vintage Wurlitzer Wall box. Designed for the Wurlitzer 1700 jukebox.Looks to be in good used condition with normal Pitting of Chrome and signs of use. Pages Flip as intended. Needs Cleaning. Looks to be complete without key. Working condition is unknown. Approx. 13 x 12 x 10.
From Wiki:TheRudolph Wurlitzer Company, usually referred to as simplyWurlitzer, is an American company started inCincinnatiin 1853 by German immigrant (Franz) Rudolph Wurlitzer. The company initially imported stringed, woodwind and brass instruments from Germany for resale in the U.S. Wurlitzer enjoyed initial success largely due to defense contracts to provide musical instruments to the U.S. military.[1]In 1880, the company began manufacturing pianos and eventually relocated toNorth Tonawanda, New York, and quickly expanded to makeband organspopular in theatres during the days of silent movies.
Over time, Wurlitzer acquired a number of other companies which made a variety of loosely related products including kitchen appliances, carnival rides, player piano rolls, and radios. Wurlitzer also operated a chain of retail stores where the company\'s products were sold.
As technology evolved, Wurlitzer began producingelectric pianos,electronic organs, andjukeboxesand eventually became known more for jukeboxes and vending machines, which are still made by Wurlitzer, rather than for actual musical instruments.
Wurlitzer\'s jukebox operations were sold and moved to Germany in 1973. The Wurlitzer piano and organ brands and U.S. manufacturing facilities were acquired by the Baldwin Piano & Organ Co. (commonly called theBaldwin Piano Company) in 1988 and most piano manufacturing moved overseas. The Baldwin Co., including its Wurlitzer assets, was subsequently acquired by theGibson Guitar Corporationin about 1996. Ten years later, Gibson acquired Deutsche Wurlitzer and the Wurlitzer Jukebox and Vending Electronics trademarks, briefly bringing Wurlitzer\'s best-known products back together under a single corporate banner in 2006. Baldwin ceased making Wurlitzer-brand pianos in 2009. Vending machines are still manufactured in Germany using the Wurlitzer name under Gibson ownership. The company ceased manufacturing jukeboxes in 2013, but still sells replacement parts.
TheRembert Wurlitzer Co., Wurlitzer\'s rare and historic stringed instrument department, was independently directed by Rudolph Wurlitzer\'s grandson,Rembert Wurlitzer(1904–63), from 1948 until his death in 1963. Rembert\'s shop on 42nd Street in New York City was a leading international center for rare and historic string instruments.[2]
