Other Jukebox Manufacturers

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This section contains tables covering 20 different "other" jukebox manufacturers and lists 91 models of jukeboxes, 15 remote selectors and 54 speakers. The "heavy weights" of this second tier of manufactures includes Mills, Packard, Gabel, Capehart and Aireon. What separates all of these manufacturers from the "big four" is lack of staying power. In many cases this was due to poor business judgment, including under estimating competition, misreading market niches or veering from their mainline business. What this relates to today for the collector is that if you have one of these machines, finding parts is generally going to be more difficult that for the models of the "big four".

If you are interested in the production figures for these models and the serial numbering you can visit "Other" Production Estimates.

Although every effort has been made to make these lists complete, the paucity of information makes that impossible. In most cases these manufactures are USA based, not due to any specific bias, but mainly due to the limited amount of information available to the author relating to specifications such as dimensions, years of production and model designation.

Getting Around

The following highlighted names provides a hot button to get to each table of information. Alternatively, you can just "page down".

Aireon: 6 Jukeboxes, 2 Remote Selectors and 3 Speakers	Denson: 2 Jukebox Models	Mills: 25 Jukebox Models, 10 Remote Selectors and 32 Speakers
Capehart: 13 Jukebox Models	Evans: 8 Jukebox Models	Packard: 3 Jukebox Models, 1 Remote Selector and 12 Speakers
Chicago Coin: 1 Jukebox, 1 Base, 1 Speaker	Exhibit Supply: 1 Jukebox Model	RCA Victor: 1 Jukebox
Centuri: 1 Jukebox	Filben: 2 Jukebox Models, 2 Speakers, 1 Remote Selector	Ristaucrat: 4 Jukebox Models
Cinematone: 1 Jukebox, 1 Base, 1 Speaker	Gabel: 13 Jukebox Models	United: 4 Jukebox Models, 1 Remote Selector and 3 Speakers
Cameron: Component Jukebox	Mel-O-Tone: 1 Jukebox Model	Williams: 1 Jukebox and 1 Base
Capitol: "Sweet Sixteen" Juke	Melodie Vendor: 1 Jukebox

Definition of Table Headings

 

Model:

This is the "official" Model designation as indicated by the manufacturer. If no model designation was provided (as was the case with some early models)or it is unknown, a "N/A" is indicated.

Year(s):

Indicates the "Model Year" the Jukebox was sold. In general, the Jukebox was available in the last few months of the prior year.

Name

Either the "official" name or for clarity, more detailed descriptions are provided. In all cases this has been proceeded by the manufacturers name.

Type

As these tables are sorted by manufacturer, a "type" code has been included to indicate what the item refers to. The codes being: JBS=Jukebox, JBH=Hideaway Jukebox, SL=Remote Selector, SP=Remote Speaker, SS=Selective Speaker, BS=Base

Speed(s)

The record speed played (if applicable), in most cases this is 78 RPM.

No. of Records / Selections

Two columns indicate how many records the jukebox holds and how many selections were available. For most early jukebox models this is the same. Obviously these fields are blank when NA (not applicable)

Dimensions

Maximum Height, Width and Depth as indicated from AMI's specifications. All dimensions are in inches and represent the maximum dimensions.

Weight

The net weight of the item in pounds. In many cases this information is not available from manufacturer specs.