1928 Seeburg Audiophone and other Wooden Jukes

[GroverOverton08]

Interesting photo from the American Jukebox History site. I find these old Jukeboxes from the 1920s and 1930s particularly fascinating. Infact, I didn't even know they existed this early, very rare, very cool.

[paradroid1793]

I have a Seeburg SC-1 "Consolette". Much later but Jukebox's in general are cool.

Also didn't know they made Jukes that early lol.

[Skihawx]

This one is interesting because it has two speakers. I'd like to know details about the amplifier driving them.

[ChuckA]

This is a 1925/26 Holcomb & Hoke jukebox that I'm hoping to finish restoring this winter. It's been apart in boxes for over 50 years. It started out life as an acoustic machine with a large square wooden horn, and then was upgraded to electric. It took a long time to finally get some pictures and documentation on how it goes back together. It uses the original acoustic tonearm modified to attach a magnetic pickup. The horn was removed and a large coiled horn of composition material was installed with a 1920's horn speaker driver for sound output.

Chuck

[paradroid1793]

That's a great juke with a lot of history on it

[OrthoFan]

The very early circa 1908-1915 acoustic (non-electrically amplified) "jukeboxes" are also fascinating ---

The Multiphone --
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvTMoWnPb1w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9zoW5wgfuE

The Regina Hexaphone --
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5IH1uV_--s

The Gabel Automatic Entertainer --
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqAFvtCwcF0

[need4art]

And then there is my Mills 801 Highboy. I love looking at the carousel record changer in operation as well as looking at it lite up in a darkened room. The etched glass doors are another note to craftsmanship in the 1920-30's period. She doesn't sound to bad either...
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