Anyone here into vinyl?

[rickr]

Santa display

Xmas 1958, W&D

They always did Xmas right at this store, even though the owners were in fact Jewish. The whole store was decked out for the holidays.

These two pictures were taken by my grandparents in 1958.

These huge dispays were in storage for 25+ years. They were restored about 20 years ago, and are now displayed during the holidays on the side of two bank building downtown Fort Wayne. They are lit up for the first time annually on the Thanksgiving night.

 

[63getelevision]

Rick, that is gorgeous! When I was picking through the Fort Wayne ephemera, I read the story of the Santa Claus. I wish I knew how to get pictures of the inside of the store, someone has to have them archived. Thanks for taking the time to post those beautiful shots. There is a gigantic site with photograpic archives of J.L.Hudson, in Detroit. I'll try to post more of my Magnavoxes.

 

[rickr]

W&D Santa

Here I am in WonDerland, with the W&D Santa. Phil Stigerwald, who was the W&D santa for decades. He just passed about two years ago.

I think I have some interior pixs. I have an old book from W&D that was my grandmas, and it may have some interior shots. Will check it out when I have time, and make another thread about it.

Glad you enjoyed the stuff about F.W. Alan. I just figured you had grown up around here. How did you find out so much about F.W.?

 

[63getelevision]

Well, I "adopted" Fort Wayne not too many years after I started my Magnavox collection. I would pick up anything I could find about Magnavox or F.W., I found a book in a shop here in Fort Pierce about F.W., published around 1980, even that doesn't have detailed info about anything, but it did have some interior shots of Hefner Chevrolet, some downtown shots, a bit of Forest Park, and the city was also home to Capehart-Farnsworth, and over time I had picked up some postcards, one being a color one of the modern W&D building, sent to someones friend in '62. I just have this thing about places, I have also "adopted" Seattle WA, Portland OR, Lincoln, NE, Gettysburg, PA, Lancaster PA, nice places that seem to have a pride in their pasts, and don't want to erase everything that looks old or sentimental. I guess I collect places. I collect people's pasts, it just seems comforting. I am enjoying your pictures. It is nice to get a response about these things and places I love. Thank you, and neat Santa picture!

 

[63getelevision]

Here's a pic of my postcard, just found it on eBay!

http://refriedjeans.com/catalog/images/ohob2006914015.jpg

 

[bundtboy]

Rick on santa's lap

That is so adorable, and how gay is that coat?~!

So from where you were seated on Santa's lap you were looking all over a sea of Magnavox equipment? No wonder you became such a big enthusiast with such marvelous beginnings.

Rick lets have a look inside your Seeburg sometime, please. I've only seen yours from afar. I counted my Rock-Ola as one of my turntables to, since there are 80 vinyl records inside there and ready to go.

How many jukeboxes do we have in the group? I should expect quite a few. They are the ultimate in Automatic. If you've seen the 2003 washer convention video that jason made you may recognise my Rock-Ola Imperial.
I'll try to put a fresh photo of it up here shortly.

Meanwhile I hope you all are enjoying my phonographic transcription videos at Youtube.
Do we have any Peggy Lee fans among us? Here she is on an early 50's Decca portable radio phonograph. All that remains in my collection is this video legacy. Sold it on ebay about 5 years ago.

 

[jasonl]

Rock-Ola

Bob, I still have the DVD footage of your jukebox playing. Want me to post it youtube?

I'm hoping for a Seeburg soon, but right now it's a money/space issue.

 

[63getelevision]

I like that video, I am a Peggy Lee fan, and I have that ten inch 33 of her singing "Why Don't You Do Right?" among other things. It seems like I also have an album of her at a disc jockey convention in Miami, 1959. Don't know where that is at the moment.

 

[jasonl]

This isn't mine, but it wish it was. A song for all of us at AW.org.

 

[bundtboy]

jason, yes please

I'm sure it'd be a hoot to see the Rock-ola on youtube.

Thanks.

B

 

[63getelevision]

Baby, you're the Gincheyest!!

Jason, Bundtboy, lend me your ears, Rickr, Rickr? CLICK__CLICK...I've got that entire album, and an 8 by 10 of Edd Byrnes!! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Couldn't you just DIE!?

 

[63getelevision]

Here's Janet Blair's 1959 Dico recording of "Flame Out", arranged and conducted by Lou Busch. It's a pretty good album, she sang with big bands before she got into television.

 

[rickr]

Seeburg V200

One of these days we will make a video of this one. I rebuilt this from the ground up this past winter.

 

[rickr]

1955 Seeburg V200

Side view

 

[rickr]

Seeburg

close up

 

[rickr]

Seeburg

Everyone loves it!

 

[rickr]

seeburg

Amp and selection receiver

 

[rickr]

seeburg

Seeburg tone arm with original style mono Redhead cartridge by Pickering.

 

[63getelevision]

Wow, neat jukebox here, Rick. And I have a feeling that jukebox I found in YouTube belongs to Bundtboy. Oops.

 

[jasonl]

Okie dokie. I'll dig up the DVD later on today and get it up on Youtube.

 

[bundtboy]

connie francis

No Connie Francis on my jukebox right now, 63GE. Ray Conniff, yes. Connie Francis, no.

Here's a photo of the inside of my Rock-Ola cuing up selection number A-1. Bye Bye Blues by Bert Kaempfert.

B

 

[bundtboy]

the Rock-Ola Imperial

as she looks today

 

[bundtboy]

right marquis

I have 4 rather rare ORGAN ep covers in my marquis, featuring Jesse Crawford pipe organ, Ray Bohr and 2 Lenny Dee's.

 

[63getelevision]

So you like organ music. Do you like E. Power Biggs?

 

[selectomatic]

Hey RickR,

Are you a member of my Seeburg group on Yahoo? I never know who's who, but there seems to be some crossover here.

-kevin

 

[tolivac]

Sorry to get off the subject of jukeboxes-did find a rather nice Dual Manual single play TT at one of the many yard sales I went to on the way home from work.Haven't tried it yet.That 1962 Seeburg jukebox playing "Where the Boys Are"and "Kookie-Lend Me Your Comb"Was GREAT!Too bad you don't find jukeboxes at yard sales--SIGH!A Jukebox would be a nice addition to the Hi-Fi and record playing equipment collection.Have several boxes of 45's from radio stations to fill the jukebox-hope it doesn't mind a little "Q-burn" at the beginning of some of the records.Oh yes-one of the yard sales had RECORDS-but none I wanted.And lots of MIRRORS!

 

[rickr]

Are you a member of my Seeburg group on Yahoo?

Hi Kevin
No, I am not a member of any club, except for this one. I have wide variety of interests, and a vast collection of vintage items, from automobiles,Schwinn bicycles to a 120 year old home and furnishings. I would be hard to choose what club to devote my "spare" time to. This club is by far the most easy and diverse, so here I am. <:

I usually enjoy attending the vintage car shows in the summer months, however so far I have not been able to attend even one show. My boyfriend is incarcerated at one of the state prisons, and I am taking care of him. It takes up a lot of my time.The trips to visits, the endless hours a month on the phone with him,(plus the phone, commisary, and fuel bills! YIKES!!) He will be released at the end of summer of 2008, and I will be so glad to get him back, and things back on track! <:

 

[63getelevision]

Highway Hi Fi and the 16 rpm records

Since this came up earlier in this thread I thought I'd throw this your way. There was another link with a color picture, but I couldn't find it and this is more detailed anyway. And you can stray into the Imperial car sites.

http://www.imperialclub.com/Repair/Accessories/HiWay/invent.htm

 

[63getelevision]

Let Me Take You Where The Action Is

Oh baby, come on-? and the Mysterians singing "96 Tears" on "Where The Action Is". Don't get bored with this thread yet. Organ featured here, for organ lovers.

 

[63getelevision]

Don't get bored with this thread yet. I think these things are interesting.