Wurlitzer jukebox owned by Bo Diddley
date: label: Date
content: 1973
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Wurlitzer, American, founded 1853
label: Owned by
content: Bo Diddley, American, 1928 - 2008
notes: label: Description
content: A Wurlitzer 3700 Americana jukebox. The jukebox features a glass top with lists of available songs with corresponding artists. There is a coin slot at the top right corner and white rectangular buttons run horizontally near the top of jukebox's front. White buttons on the left side have black type and feature letters A-V. The white buttons on the right side have black type and feature numbers 1-9 and 0. A white button is found between the two sets reading, [RESET]. Gold letters appearing below the glass top on jukebox's front read, [Americana]. Label on back of jukebox features black type with top third portion reading, [WURLITZER®/MULTI - SELECTOR PHONOGRAPH/REG. U.S. PAT. OFFICE/MANUFACTURED BY/THE WURLITZER COMPANY/NORTH TONAWANDA, N.Y. U.S.A.]. Bottom of label reads, [SERIAL/NO./801744]. A set of keys and a yellow tag are taped to the jukebox's black power cord.
place: label: Place made
content: North Tonawanda, Niagara County, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Blues (Music)
label: Topic
content: Composers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Men
label: Topic
content: Musicians
label: Topic
content: Rhythm and blues (Music)
label: Topic
content: Rock and roll (Music)
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.177.6
objectType: label: Type
content: jukeboxes
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: plastic, metal and glass
label: Dimensions
content: 51 × 41 × 27 1/2 in. (129.5 × 104.1 × 69.9 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Cord Length: 88 1/2 in. (224.8 cm)