Jukebox CM-39 Countertop

Rock-Ola Manufacturing Corporation (Rockola); Chicago, IL

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  • Year
  • 1939
  • Category
  • Sound/Video Recorder and/or Player
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 204923

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 3
  • Main principle
  • Audio-Amplification
  • Wave bands
  • - without
  • Details
  • Jukebox-Coin operated Phonograph
  • Power type and voltage
  • Alternating Current supply (AC) / 115 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • - This model requires external speaker(s).
  • Power out
  • 15 W (unknown quality)
  • Material
  • Catalin (a brand name for a thermosetting polymer popular in the 1930s and 1940s - a phenol formaldehyde resin - like Bakelite, but a two-stage process with a lot of work afterwards).
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Jukebox CM-39 Countertop - Rock-Ola Manufacturing
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel, with any shape - general.
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 24 x 22.75 x 20.75 inch / 610 x 578 x 527 mm
  • Notes
  • These miniature counter-top jukeboxes were created for locations that did not have the floor space for a large console machine. This model plays 12 different selections, one-side-only, and accepts only nickles and dimes, offering one play per 5 cents. The jukebox cabinet did not contain a speaker, so it was necessary to either provide a ceiling-hung speaker (which looked like a flying saucer) or enclose a speaker in a base cabinet for the jukebox to rest upon, as in this case. As with the larger Rock-ola jukeboxes of this period, the mechanism was simple and quite reliable, and featured two separate motors (unlike Wurlitzer): one for the record changing mechanism and one for the turntable (which had an adjustable speed control to ensure proper sound).
  • Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
  • 150 lb (150 lb 0 oz) / 68.1 kg
  • Author
  • Model page created by Douglas Daniels. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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