Finally, can scratch sometihng off my wish list!

[Kilroy]

A little, Very tired from a 4 1/2  hour drive  each way, but I've finally  landed my (non pop/soda)  dream machine, a complete and original Wurlitzer 1015


It was 5:30 when we got back  home, so of course it's dark and the light wasn't great in the garage, and in the light it may look like hell, but it will be a showpiece.
It also blew my fun budget for most of 2010, but it was too good of a deal to pass up, and I've only wanted one for oh 25 years or so.

[collecture]

Cool! Congrats!

[davethebirdman]

I can identify very well with the desire to have a 1015... For me its always been her little sister the 1100..

One day, one day.....

Is it fully working??? Its a buet....

Dave

[MCarter]

Nice Box !!

[David D]

congrats very nice, will look great once restored.

[Kilroy]

Dave, don't know if it works, seller says  they were using it into the 1980's, but only one bubblle tube was intact, and the tubes  were all missing. But the oftern missing coin mech was there, but the wiring showed it's age.
Never give up on the 1100, it took me 20 some years, but i finally landed my Holy Grail.
It's going to be a restoration of love.
And thanks all for the congrats. I'm all ready imagining it  next to  the Vendo 81 in  the game room

[MCarter]

Is there a story behind it? Like how did u find it? was it expensive?

[coke_and_stuff]

Dang thats awesome! There is a 1015 about 45 minutes here and its the nicest 1015 I have ever seen He was offered $10k cash for it and turned it down. A friend here in town bought two of them in the early 80's for $150.00 and made one out of the two and lost it in a divorce.

Please tell the story that is probably the only juke I would want to own!

Joey

[mznb1u]

Great score on the Holy Grail there Jim!  I would love to have one of those someday as well!

It wasn't just the drive that tired Kilroy out.  It was his struggle against the Black Knight:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhRUe-gz690

And having to cross the Bridge of Death:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cV0tCphFMr8&feature=related

 

  Tim

[Jim]

Awesome addition to your collection ! ! !

[Pat Pixley]

Wow Jim I'm glad you made it over the bridge of Death (Thank god you knew your name your quest and you did not say your favorite color was blue  )

 Congrate on that  now you can bring it over and store it a my  storage area  .

[Kilroy]

I wish i could say the story was exciting,  with the German Army  chasing the  truck, or I replied to  an ad that listed a 1946 record player/jukebox,  and was in the barn since  the ladies son brought it home the day before he went off to war, and died in  action.

I hace Coinopwarehouse  as a fan on Facebook.   i've bought parts from  Lloyd, who owns the company before, he is a straight shooter, and a great guy, and and finds the coolest stuff. If it has a coin slot, Lloyd prolly has it,  or knows where one is, or prolly has parts for it.
Anyway, I've lkost  out on bids and Craiglist postings for a few years, so decided to concentrate  on  the projects already on the table.  Lloyd  mentioned in a posting  he had  just bought a complete  1015 in Ohio, and posted a pic. Cabinet wise and mechanically, it was all there, including the  oft missing coin mech.  I asked him  what he expected to offer it for, and  while it was a great price for a solid 1015, it just wasn't that doable wallet wise, Christmas on the horizon, trying to  find and  buy a house, and a yearly  game room auction was scheduled (well it was yesterday) .

i mentioned the 1015 in passing to my friend and business partner, sighed, and  left it at that. Unknown to me, Randy  called Lloyd about parts for a Seeburg C we are restoring, asked about the Wurly, and called me back asking if I wanted it. Well yeah, i did, but but it would have to wait for another time, or I'd have to hit the lottery. Turns out he made a deal with Lloyd that was too good to pass up, so I snet the payment off, and we left 9 am yesterday morning,

Now that i can see it in the daylight hours,  it was an incredible deal. The cabinet is solid, the  amp hasn't been touched, the record mech is all there, and the  trim  has a great patina but also  all there.  

And i can only imagine the history with it. Couples who  fell in love playing a song,   a nasty breakup  that led the guy in the corner  booth to  keep playing a sad song, patrons kicked out  because they  started fighting when their nickel was taken but  didn't play their song.  it's like Soda machines, yeah they look cool,  and they are fun, but I think I'm saving history, even history that will never make the books, or the History Channel

Tim: Too Funny, I love Monty Python, and even have  'a small shrubbery' inm my office, and a set of Holy Grail Action figures 9 no, they aren't dolls!)

Pat: tell you what,  we'll restore it first, then  store it with you for a while. Or have it playing  when I have the Michigan Mafia over for a BBQ. It's too darn heavy to be wheeling into a Big Boys. Or I could leave a 45 playing machine.

And the day got better, Sold the Seeburg C. Woo

And thanks Guys, seeing Game roms here, knowing  other people have similar passions made me pursue so many of the machines, signs and odd ball stuff I have now. I don'tr regret it for a minute.

[VMC 81]

those jukes were the kings of the 40s. Nice catch

[bubba]

Very cool Jim.. Love to have one of those some day.

[SIGNGUY]

Very nice score for sure...high on my wish list as well..
had an opp for one for 2000 a year ago, but guy sold it out from me , as  I was driving over to get it (for a better price) he said.. I was already an hour on the road when I got the call..

I like the 1015, also like the 1100... so hopefully someday, will be able to land one...

Cant' wait to see what you do with this one... will you have it done before Christmas?