Rock-Ola

David Cullen Rockola founded the company in 1926, manufacturing coin-operated scales and in the 1930s Rockola moved into pinball games. When demand for coin-operated phonographs increased Rockola purchased the patent for a 12 select jukebox mechanism, re-engineered it and started making jukeboxes in a big way, their first model being the 1935 Rock-Ola Model A

model A

During World War II, Rock-Ola led the industry in telephone-line music transmission systems and after the war Rock-Ola introduced the “Magic Glo” series of jukeboxes in competition with the Fuller designed Wurlitzers. In the 1950s and ’60s Rock-Ola grew into one of the biggest manufacturers in the jukebox industry. The company came up with many new ideas, being the first to make a full-featured jukebox that was so small it could be hung on the wall.

Rock Ola were also manufactured under licence in Mexico by INSSA, Venezuela, Australia, Denmark by Nordisk Automat Service and in Germany by NOVA.

As the demand for jukeboxes went down in the ’70s, Rock-Ola wound down the business to almost nothing until Antique Apparatus bought the business in the early 90’s. David C. Rock-Ola passed away at the age of 96 years in September 1992.

  • Rock-Ola Nightclub
    rockolaNightclubYear: 1936

    Dimensions: W 74 cm H 130 cm D 54 cm

    Type: 78’s

    Selections: 12

  • Rock-Ola Imperial
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  • Rock-Ola 1422
    rockola1422Year: 1946

    Dimensions: W 75.5 cm H 147 cm D 66 cm

    Type: 78’s

    Selections: 20

  • Rock-Ola 1426
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  • Rock-Ola 1428
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  • Rock-Ola Comet
    rockolaCometYear: 1954

    Dimensions: W 76 cm H 135 cm D 68 cm

    Type: 45’s

    Selections: 120

  • Rock-Ola 1448
    rockola1448Year: 1955

    Dimensions: W 77.5 cm H 141.5 cm D 68.5 cm

    Type: 45’s

    Selections: 120

  • Rock-Ola 1454
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  • Rock-Ola 1465
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  • Rock-Ola Tempo I
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  • Rock-Ola Tempo II
    rockolaTempo2Year: 1960

    Dimensions: W 76 cm H 152 cm D 70 cm

    Type: 45’s

    Selections: 120

  • Rock-Ola Regis
    rockolaRegisYear: 1961

    Dimensions: W 76 cm H 147 cm D 69.5 cm

    Type: 45’s

    Selections: 120

  • Rock-Ola Empress
    rockolaEmpressYear: 1962

    Dimensions: 

    Type: 45’s

    Selections: 120

  • Rock-Ola Princess
    rockolaPrincessYear: 1962

    Dimensions: W 76cm H 123cm D 55cm

    Type: 45’s

    Selections: 100

  • Rock-Ola 459
    rockola459Year: 1975

    Dimensions: W 87 cm H 119 cm D 61 cm

    Type: 45’s

    Selections: 100

  • Rock-Ola 469
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  • Rock-Ola Grand Salon
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