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Seek 1927 Wurlitzer Nickelodeon Coin Box Cover
By Carsten Fischer

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Please have a look at the picture:

http://photos.yahoo.com/bc/sgimips1/vwp?.dir=/My+Photos&.src=ph&.dnm=wurlitzer+coin+mechanism.jpg&.view=t&.done=http%3a//photos.yahoo.com/bc/sgimips1/lst%3f%26.dir=/My%2bPhotos%26.src=ph%26.view=t

Sorry for the long URL.  What I am looking for is the cover for
the coin box of a 1927 Wurlitzer add-on nickelodeon or coin op
mechanism.  The coin drop box is behind the lid on the photo.
Tombstone shaped, with the drop slot on top.  I have not measured it,
but should be about 10 to 12" high.  I need the cover for that box.

The lid in front is the cover for the internal mechanism.

A little background on where it comes from.  In 1927 Victor came
out with the first automatic record changer, the VE 10-50 model.
They figured out, right from the beginning, that if you add a coin op
mechanism to it, you'll get a nice sequential jukebox.  The
advertisement was "Make 85$ per week."

So my Victor 10-50, sold by a Wurlitzer dealer in Louisville, IL,
was equipped with a Wurlitzer coin mechanism and a coin counter.
Basically, you load the machine up with 12 records, push the start
button, and then the coin mechanism plays 1 record for each nickel
(prepay possible).

If you can think of anyone, who may have an original or a repro,
your help would be appreciated.

Carsten Fischer - carsten"at"sgi.com
San Francisco, CA
tel.: 650-740-5488


(Message sent Fri 17 Jan 2003, 20:54:11 GMT, from time zone GMT-0800.)

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