Rock-ola 464 bullet wounds and alternate artwork

[smithjrandall]

Greetings all,

I am in the process of restoring a Rock-ola 464 that is in rough shape and in the process have uncovered 5 individual bullets wounds from 2 caliber guns. Two of the holes are punched through the steel back of the top section between the tweeters. One is large caliber, maybe a 45 and the other appears to be a 22. The others are in the wood part of the case and the back. The artwork on the replacement glass is unlike any I have seen for a 464 and wondered if anyone out there knows anything about it. I can not find anything on line so I thought I would ask.

Also would anyone know how to track back through jukebox licensing to find out where this had been licensed? Gotta be a good story to this thing if I find the original owners. It had a service sticker from a company called Orbit music company in Long Island New York but the number does not work any more.

I have posted a link to some photos below.

Thanks for any thoughts!
postimg.cc/gallery/RW147T5

[jukenorman]

Hi Jim,
I think if the bullet damage is anything to go by, it would appear that the jukebox was located in a bit of a rough joint - so no surprise if the glass got smashed? The small top right and top left glass look original.

Norman.

[smithjrandall]

Thanks Norman, would you know if there were aftermarket suppliers for replacement glass for these things? Not important but just curios.

[jukenorman]

Hi Jim,
No I don't know but I don't think it would be too difficult to produce glasses like yours, nothing overly complicated there I would say!

Norman.

[smithjrandall]

Thanks Norman!

[whammoed]

I don't think that's alternative artwork but rather just a solid red someone put behind the glass. The black is screened onto the glass so no light shines through the black. The rest of the artwork sits behind the glass. All the glass (or plexi, can't recall) looks original.