Wurlitzer

Founded as “Rudolph Wurlitzer Company” in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1856, Wurlitzer had a long tradition of producing musical instruments including coin operated pianos and theatre organs. When Rudolph’s son Farny Wurlitzer took over he saw that prohibition was ending and jukeboxes would be booming so in 1933 he bought the patents for the so called “Simplex-Mechanism” from Homer E. Capehart and introduced their first jukebox “Debutante” the same year.

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Thanks to Paul Fuller, designer from 1938 – 1948 and a great advertisement campaign introducing the musical note “Johnny One Note” in the second half of the 1940s the name Wurlitzer became a synonym for jukeboxes in general and produced many of the most collectable models including the iconic 1015. In 1960 Wurlitzer established a German subsidiary in Hüllhorst who produced jukeboxes from 1961 under the name Deutsche Wurlitzer. The Wurlitzer factory in North Tonawanda suffered with design issues for it’s new mechanism in the early 1970’s and, due somewhat to the success of the German plant, closed its door in 1974. The German subsidiary continued to produce jukeboxes up until 2013, ironically creating their most successful model in the 1980’s, a copy of the 1015 called the ‘One More Time’. Wurlitzer jukeboxes were also produced under license by Notomat in Italy, Casa Riojas and Sonata in Mexico, CA Victor Co. Ltd and Siegel. in Canada, Wurlitzer Automatic Phonograph Co. in Australia and also assembled in Germany by Husemann during the 1950’s.

  • Wurlitzer 500
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  • Wurlitzer 616
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  • Wurlitzer P12
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  • Wurlitzer 1100
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  • Wurlitzer 1250
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  • Wurlitzer 1400
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    Year: 1951

    Dimensions: W 87.5 cm H 145 cm D 69.5 cm

    Type: 45’s – also available on 78’s

    Selections: 48

  • Wurlitzer 1650
  • Wurlitzer 1700
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    Year: 1954

    Dimensions:

    Type: 45’s

    Selections: 104

  • Wurlitzer 1800
    wurl1800Year: 1955

    Dimensions: W 82.5 cm H 140 cm D 69.5 cm

    Type: 45’s

    Selections: 104

  • Wurlitzer 2000
    wurl2000Year: 1956

    Dimensions: W 85.5 cm H 141 cm D 71 cm

    Type: 45’s

    Selections: 200

  • Wurlitzer 2100
    wurl2100Year: 1957

    Dimensions: W 85.5 cm H 141 cm D 71 cm

    Type: 45’s

    Selections: 200

  • Wurlitzer 2104
    wurl2104Year: 1957

    Dimensions: W 85.5 cm H 141 cm D 71 cm

    Type: 45’s

    Selections: 104

  • Wurlitzer 2150
    Year: 1957wurl2150

    Dimensions: W 86.5 cm H 144 cm D 70 cm

    Type: 45’s

    Selections: 200

  • Wurlitzer 2204
    wurl2204Year: 1958

    Dimensions: W 91.5 cm H 136 cm D 71 cm

    Type: 45’s

    Selections: 104

  • Wurlitzer 2300
    Year: 1958wurl2300

    Dimensions: W 86.5 cm H 131 cm D 71 cm

    Type: 45’s

    Selections: 200

  • Wurlitzer 2304
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  • Wurlitzer 2310
    Year: 1959wurl2310

    Dimensions: W 86.5 cm H 131 cm D 71 cm

    Type: 45’s

    Selections: 100

  • Wurlitzer 2600
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  • Wurlitzer 2610
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  • Wurlitzer 2710
    wurl2710Year: 1963

    Dimensions: W 82 cm H 139.5 cm D 70 cm

    Type: 45’s

    Selections: 100

  • Wurlitzer 2810
    wurl2810Year: 1964

    Dimensions: W 85.5 cm H 133 cm D 70 cm

    Type: 45’s

    Selections: 100

  • Wurlitzer 2910
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  • Wurlitzer 3000
    wurl3000Year: 1966

    Dimensions: W 89 cm H 136 cm D 68.5 cm

    Type: 45’s

    Selections: 200

  • Wurlitzer 3010
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  • Wurlitzer 3100
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  • Wurlitzer 3200
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  • Wurlitzer 3300
    wurl3300Year: 1969

    Dimensions: W 102 cm H 124.5 cm D 62.5 cm

    Type: 45’s

    Selections: 200

  • Wurlitzer 3560
    wurl3650Year: 1971

    Dimensions: W 102 cm H 134 cm D 64 cm

    Type: 45’s

    Selections: 160

  • Wurlitzer 3660
    Year: 1972wurl3660

    Dimensions: W 102 cm H 133 cm D 64 cm

    Type: 45’s

    Selections: 160

  • Wurlitzer 3700
    Year: 1973wurl3700

    Dimensions: W 102 cm H 133 cm D 70cm

    Type: 45’s

    Selections: 200

  • Wurlitzer 3800
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  • Wurlitzer Lyric E
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  • Wurlitzer Lyric F
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  • Wurlitzer Tarock
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  • Wurlitzer Baltic
    wurlBalticYear: 1977

    Dimensions: W 87 cm H 112 cm D 63 cm

    Type: 45’s

    Selections: 160

  • Wurlitzer X9
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  • Wurlitzer Niagara Red
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  • Wurlitzer Niagara Green
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  • Wurlitzer X200
    wurlX200Year: 1979

    Dimensions: W 101 cm H 134 cm D 63.5 cm

    Type: 45’s

    Selections: 200

  • Wurlitzer Fuego
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  • Wurlitzer Silhouette
    wurlSilouhetteYear: 1981

    Dimensions: W 83.5 cm H 119 cm D 61 cm

    Type: 45’s

    Selections: 160

  • Wurlitzer SL600
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  • Wurlitzer SL700
  • Wurlitzer SL800
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  • Wurlitzer New York
    wurlNewYorkYear: 1993

    Dimensions: W 87 cm H 131 cm D 71 cm

    Type: CD

    Selections: 200