Coin Slot Magazine - #028 - 1977 - May [International Arcade Museum]
tion in
1942; peace-time product manufacturing was not resumed
until 1946.
However, during the War jukeboxes were played nearly
24 hours a day in USO's, bars, and restaurants. By the War's end,
they were practically worn out. A massive effort was made to re
place them.
The Wurlitzer Company
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to
the challenge by
introducing one of its most celebrated jukeboxes — the Model 1015.
In 1952 the Wurlitzer Spinette Electronic Organ is introduced.
On
November 7, 1953, Wurlitzer shipped its 500,000th piano. And
Wurlitzer developed the carousel mechanism for their phonographs
in 1954. June 3rd, 1955 was the ground-breaking ceremonies for
the
new Wurlitzer plant at Corinth, Mississippi.
Then the next
month (on July 18th the same year) "Disneyland" opened in Ana
heim, California.
A new Wurlitzer store was the exclusive exhibit
for the music industries there.
1956 — This marked the Centennial Year for Wurlitzer. There was a
gigantic celebration at the factory grounds of the North Tonawanda
Division in honor of 100 years of Wurlitzer participation in the music'
business.
In conjunction with the Centennial Celebration, Wurlitzer
introduced the first 200-selection phonograph.
In 1958 the North Tonawanda Division introduced the first coin-
operated stereophonic music system.
This was a companion unit
to models phonograph 2200, 2204, and 2250.
By 1960 Deutsche Wurlitzer GmbH was organized to manufacture
Wurlitzer products for European and world markets.
This was a
wholely owned subsidiary with engineering and production facilities
at Hullhorst, Germany.
Later that year Wurlitzer Overseas AG was
organized. This was a Swiss Corporation with offices in Zug, Switzer
land that was a sales subsidiary to distribute both American and Ger
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