10-The Perkins Journal Thursday, October 27, 1977
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The Victory" a war me 00tel IVur fitzer sits in the Osborn living room
was brand new and had 1953 had two tray stacks with popularity in 1959.
, By LaVeta Randall interest in stereos and juke the "junkies." Around 1970, never been uncrated. 26 records each. These cost a Wurlitzer quit
' Records and record boxes. As a result, they when she disposed of these, "I got to bring it home in dime to play. This. was also. boxes in April,
players have always been my attended an auction at J.C. Oren was able to buy his first the crate. It's the only 'new' during the period whmh Background music was
hobby and pasttime. I had a Cramer',s apartments. The juke boz. speaker I know of", the determined which would rule couraged in many
secret desire to find an old Cramer s had formerly oper- Also by this time, Oren enthusiastic collector said. king--the 78 RPMs or new businesses. The corner
juke box. I thought that ateda juke box route in had met Bob Rend at OSU The matching machine, 45s. shop and hamburger j#t
would be neat," said Oren Bristow until the mid 1950s. who was a juke-box fanatic, model 1015, was the first The Seeburg machine was disappearing. NeighS'
hood taverns were closi
Osborn of Stiliwater.
After Oren and Linda were
married she shared his
Mrs. Cramer, a widow then,
had gotten rid of all the
current machines and kept
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too. Reno already owned
several machines and was in
the market for more.
Through the friendship
which developed, Reno was
instrumental in making Oren
aware of other machines
which were available.
Theproject grew from this
encounter. Most finds were
stored in warehouses simply
because they were too heavy
and too difficult to get rid of.
At present, the Osborns own
12 Wurlitzer juke boxes.
The machines with their
different styles and colorful
lightings are all functional.
A room was added to the
Osborn home to accomodate
the growing hobby. How.
ever, "The Victory", a war
model without a number has
a prominent place in the
living room with its antique
decor.
The second World War
had cut off the production of
the prior model number 950.
"The Victory" was built as a
cabinet only without any
mechanical parts. It was
designed to use parts from
other Wurlitzer machines.
The only metal in "The
Victory", due to the short-
age, was the "wood screw".
Even the coin slides and all
adaptable parts were wood.
Older mechanisms from
other machines were instal-
led in the Victory model from
1943 to 1945.
The Osborn's son, Tony,
has his own juke box
programmed with records
suitable to a nine year old.
The machine which stands in
the child's room represents
the very last of the "swing
tray" mechanism. "This
change in mechanical im-
provements was the very last
with 48 record selections,"
Orcn stated.
Tina, the four year old
daughter of the Osborns, witl
also have her own juke boz.
It is now in the process of
being restored.
The couple's bedroom has
a machine of its own which
was built the same year as
the war model. That year
three or four models were
made for use in bars. There
were gaudy models as well
as a Pristine model to
represent a period or adapt
to a more elite surrounding.
The "juke Box" display in
the special room houses six
machines and a very special
ball room speaker. The
speaker, a prize collector's
item, was located in Omaha,
Neb. After all these years, it
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'70 LTD BROUGH.Ul, 4 dr.,
tully losdl indJnS air ,rid
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ear, sold new fol ovw ,N0,
now only IIIIM.
'72 PONTIAC VENTURA, 2
dr., reconditioned, eomphRMy
new paint, r 6 cyl. $1496.
:'77 FORD MAVERICK, 4 dr.,
ord was the only la'evious
wner, must see. Save $1500.
'.76 FORD ELrrE, will be a
collector's item, beautiful
green, fully loaded, new over
600. Now only 49.
'7 FORD MAVERICK, Ford
Lease Car, 4 dr. economy
special, now only $3896.
'76 GRAN TORINO, 2 dr.
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Here Osborn is shown in the display room with the
juke box built in matching decor for the ballroom
The ballroom speaker is a prize collector's item. The
new "old speaker" was found in Omaha, Neb., still in
its crate.
model made after WW II in
1946 and '47. Approximately
56,000 came off the assembly
line those.two years."
Another machine, a 1940
model, remains functional
just as Osborn found it.
"This one has a permit
which shows it was last used
in 1956," and was obtained
from a fellow collector in
Waco.
The third machine here
was produced in 1940. The
colonial model with grill
cloth which is the original
silk screen paint on cloth has
one of the most ornate
cabinets produced by any
company.
The three other juke boxes
in the display room denote
changes in record selections.
"The old machines up to
1948 played only one side of
the record and held 24
selections," the juke box
expert commented. "After
the war, Wurlitzer's major
competitor, Seeburg, made a
100 selection machine with
50 records to play on both
sides."
In 1949, Wurlitzer was
caught with their pants
down--only 24 records. They
had a little catching up to do!
Their first attempt was to
arrange for 24 records to be
played with two adaptable
arms--which gave them
problems. Their competitor
was killing them on the
market," Osborn added,
indicating the juke box which
is programmed for oe.ly Elvis
Presley numbers.
Any performer who has
taken in the nickels Elvis
has, Oren feels he is entitled
to a machine all his own. The
collector has a selection of
Elvis albums which are
mainly hits of the period
around 1950.
The next machine that
Wurlitzer came up with in
would only play 45s. The
Wurlitzer would mix 78s and
45s. But it was a dismal
failurel It was too complex.
The sixth machine on show
is designed to play 45s. It is a
1945 Carousel mechanism.
The 78s died in 1958 as far as
in_lip, b_qx.s, were concerned.
The Stereo came into
and prime location for
boxes went with them.
The Osborn's home
trip through the juke
period which is
refreshing and enlighteni
for music lovers and a trilt¢
to the Osborns, in particular'
A FIVE GENERATION SETTING -- Left to right,
standing, Mrs. Bert Dodson, Rowena Dodson Chase .
Sitting, left to right, Mrs. Dodson's mother, Bertie
Tarlton, infant Amber Brooks Turner and her mother,
Dana Lea Chase Turner. The baby was born Sept. 8,
1977 on Mr. and Mrs. Bert Dodson's 43rd Wedding
Anniversary and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Nolan Chase'S
24th Wedding Anniversary. Amber's parents are Mr.
and Mrs. J. V. Turner, who live in Enid and is their first
child.
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P.T Band Carnival
Sat. Oct. 29
at Middle School P.E. Center. Perkins
Food Concessions Open at 6 P.M.
Carnival Tickets go on sale at 6:30
Carnival Doors Open at 7 p.m.
, Follies
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This'1949 model plays Elvis Records only, "Anyone %.(. ,O COO
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Wurlitzers.
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Fun For All Ages
Come One .
Come All to the Ca
Oren Osborn points to the coil slide, originally made
of wood, which accepted nickels for "The Victory" a
WWll model.
All Proceeds are used exclusively to benefit .-
the Perkins.Tryon Band
