Jukeboxes (Schiffer Book for Collectors) [Hardcover]

Michael Adams (Author), Jurgen Lukas (Author), Thomas Maschke (Author)

Book Description

Series: Schiffer Book for Collectors | Publication Date: February 1996

Jukeboxes and their records, symbols of the lively days of petticoats and rock'n roll, are making a comeback. Collectors world-wide are searching them out wherever they can find them. The American chrome giants made by Seeburg, Wurlitzer, Rock-Ola, and AMI enjoy the greatest popularity in museums and collections, for they were in the witnesses of the "Golden Fifties". In Jukeboxes, these musical machines come to life again. Here is the history of the development, the technology, and the stars. Here also is information on the manufacturers, a photo chronicle of their evolution, and advice on collecting, maintaining and restoring jukeboxes from the `50s and `60s. An illustrated index of model numbers by manufacturer will be especially helpful to the collector.

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Language Notes

Text: English
Original Language: German

About the Author

Michael Adams is a photographer, Jurgen Lukas is a collector and co-author of a book on pinball machines, and Thomas Maschke is editor-in-chief of the magazine Aktive Forografie. They live in Germany.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 136 pages
• Publisher: Schiffer Pub Ltd; First Edition edition (February 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0887408761
• ISBN-13: 978-0887408762
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 8.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,292,673 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Lost in translation..., April 12, 2010

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Interesting, but would be more so for German folk. Significant amount of text is interview with European person who has no appreciation for any machine other than those playing 45's. A bit disappointing.