1956 Wurlitzer 1900 Centennial Vinyl Jukebox
The 1956 Wurlitzer ‘1900’ Centennial was one of two machines built by the company to celebrate the company’s 100 year Anniversary and fittingly enough, they remain amongst the beautiful jukeboxes ever created
The 1900 holds 52 7″ singles providing 104 selections whereas its stablemate, the ‘2000’, had a larger capacity which necessitated the addition of flipper buttons on either side of the main panel and a more complicated selection mechanism.
From an aesthetic standpoint the Wurlitzer “Centennial” models were a complete departure from the preceding models. The top of the canopy was dominated by the “Wurlitzer” name and the styling of the cabinet clearly drew its inspiration from the stunning automobiles of the day.
Glass pilasters replaced the plastic used on previous models and a sweeping ‘Super-Vu’ glass screen now afforded a clear view of the selection cards. Also re-styled for these models was the tone arm, which lost its utilitarian look in favour of a far more elegant, art deco style design.
These machines also featured Wurlitzer’s patented ‘Cobra’ pick up system, about which our jukebox engineers wax lyrical. First introduced in 1948, the Cobra system set new standards in audio quality.
All of our vintage products are sourced to order and restored in our workshop by our talented in-house team.
We offer a grade A1 restoration as standard. We do not use a ‘restoration checklist’ as every component is checked and refurbished as part of our uncompromising refurbishment process.
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