Wurlitzer Wallbox

[juke46]

I got this wallbox several years ago.  I think it was a Craigslist ad.  I had not seen one with white buttons so off Anna and I went.  It was in a really, really tough part of town but who can be cautious when something different is to be found for a jukebox.  As we arrived I told Anna to leave the motor running and if anything strange happened "GO".  I approached the house and a big, heavily tattooed guy came out.  He said "$50" and I said "OK, here ya go".  He went in and I hurried back to the car, whew!  Cannot find a Wurlitzer tag on it.  


What model is it and what did it go with?  The "N" button was green but I sloppily painted it.  Looks good except for no lock.  Hoping the pic comes out, if not I will return later for another try.  OK but sideways!

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[Ron Rich]

Hi Jake,
Came up right-side up, when I clicked on it ?? That's a pretty standard 200 select box-- can be used with any 200 seleect WurliTzer. Some "jeppetto" installed the early version, front lit, Seeburg SC-1 buttons on it-- Ron Rich

[robnyc]

Ron, the SC's didn't have a 9 & 0 button I had several of those boxes though none w/white buttons but that is the typeface Wurlitzer used on their boxes. That is the first '200" box used in the 2000 and 2100 series, but can be used on any Wurlitzer or Seeburg 200 if you re-number the pages.

RobNYC

[Ron Rich]

Hi Rob,
You are at least 25 % correct, however I am at least 25 % correct also--upon thinking ( hard for me to do--), I concede that there were no "0" buttons used on the SC's (someone cooda modded a Q button ?)--However the "9" surly was used! The font --I dono--looks the same as What Seeburg used on the white buttons ? Ron Rich

[juke46]

Thank You all for your reply!! We'll keep looking for any clues to its model designation. I thought it would have a model number but I did not find one. I do like the dual coin entry but everyone of those I have seen had green buttons (as my worn out memory seems to say). It seems happy sitting around with a few other wallboxes so it has a home.

We used to buy 3W-1's from Teako (New Mexico) and light them up and sell em for telephone directories. He had a whole bunch of those years ago.


I just wandered over to the Pinball Rebel and looked at the Centennial Wurlitzers.  The pictures indicate they had white buttons.  Maybe some connection?  I have a 2150, only 45 RPM Wurlitzer I have, and it, of course has red buttons so wallbox & machine button colors perhaps did not match each other.

[Ron Rich]

Doesn't the rebel page show wall boxes ? If not, go to the FAQ's above, and find the juke photos on the Stamann's list--

[juke46]

Yes, Pinball Rebel does show the Centennial and they have white buttons. This website shows the Centennial wallboxes.

goodstuffnowllc.com/5210-5013.html

I suppose it is for a Centennial, too bad about the missing white button. I doubt there is a spare one on the planet. I just completed a 1929 Cadillac pedal car and getting some pinstripe circles around each wheel was important as they came from the Steelcraft factory with a circular stripe. Kind of pricey painting but these guys don't shake, like I do, and the circles make the car look great. I could have him paint that button for looks with the understanding that it was painted. I would need to get the paint off I was so sloppy putting on. I have used brake fluid on some plastics for paint removal. Slow and always a big worry what will happen to the plastic.  Perhaps Geritol would do it!  Thanks all!!

Happy 4th of July!!

[Hildegard]

Just to confirm and add some info: It is wallbox 5210 which uses the white buttons. Originally it goes with model Wurlitzer 2000 only. But of course it works with other 200 sel. models too.
Altogether there are 5 wallboxes which have the same style. They can be seen here: www.jukebox-world.de/Forum/Archiv/Wurlitzer/Wurlitzer5250.htm

Hildegard

[Ron Rich]

H Hildegard,
Thanks for clearing this up ! Most common ones seen in this area are the green, single coin entry ones---
Ron Rich

[robnyc]

Jake, I recalled that I might have actually had one of those boxes, It turns out I got two in a package of machines and 'stuff" back in July 1986. Seen here in this May 2001 Pic: s1192.photobucket.com/user/Rob-NYC/media/May1010_zpsmpbevbz3.jpg.html?sort=3&o=0 taken in the much-neglected "store room" (AKA: 4th bedroom). As you can see, neither box were in the greatest condition.

I also had 2 of the later single entry 200s which used the Wurlitzer numbering (A1-A2). I considered using one when I needed one more 200 for a location in 1993. The problem is that the Wurlitzers do not accumulate credit and that, along with the non-standard glass caused me to buy another Seeburg instead.

Later, one of the Wurlitzer boxes was sold with the "FrankenJuke" 2300 and the others got traded for Seeburg 3WA's.

RobNYC