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Question: Who knows the history of the wurlitzer co!.!?
i know that wurlitzer is named for a juke box!. i have a wurlitzer hand crank phonograph, looks to me like in 1920, to 1930!. i've searched the web but all they talk about is the juke box!. would anyone know about the wurlitzer hand crank phonograph (grama phone)!?Www@QuestionHome@Com


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The Rudolph Wurlitzer Co started in the late 19th century ,making musical instruments!.They are probably most famous for the jukeboxes made from the 1930's until the 1960's!. They are secondly famous for building theatre organs,easily the largest, and loudest unamplified musical instruments ever built!. No recording can adequately reproduce the massive sound of one of these organs!.They also made electric organs, and pianos!. \They are out of business ,now!.
I have seen one hand crank phonograph made by Wurlitzer!.IT is possible, that for a short time in the 1930's ,they made radios and/ or electric phonographs!. You might find more on an antique radio / phono collector site!.Www@QuestionHome@Com