Coin Slot Magazine - #016 - 1976 - March [International Arcade Museum]
Selecting and declaring a particular jukebox to represent the epoch of the
"art era" is probably properly left to skin magazine writers. I personally
feel that Wurlitzer designed three truly outstanding jukeboxes; the 850 of 1941,
the 950 of 1942 and the 1943 Victory model, produced after Wurlitzer had en
tered war production. The 850 provides perhaps the most spectacular light
show with its spellbinding multi-hued continously changing peacock. For sheer
dazzle, it is the supreme jukebox. (1)
The model 950 is my personal favorite. The last full production jukebox
made by Wurlitzer until 1946, it combined intricately designed plastics, a full
scale color show, plus the amber bubble tubes. If any of the old jukeboxes
could be said to have been designed with taste, it would have been the 950. The
1943 Victory model was not a complete jukebox as it consisted only of a cabi
net and the decal glass. Designed to hold the mechanism of several earlier
models, Wurlitzer manufactured the cabinet to give operators the opportunity
to introduce a new jukebox into locations demanding a change of scenery. The
cabinet, made totally without the use of metal, is one of the truly beautiful
pieces of Wurlitzer art.
In addition to producing the conventional floor model jukebox, Wurlitzer
manufactured a variety of special location equipment. The tabletop jukebox,
pictured in last November's Coin Slot, is a good example. Wurlitzer made
five different models before the war, all of which today are highly valued, but
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