Posted: 24 September 2025
Category: Company News
Wurlitzer jukebox lights up the room
If furniture could flirt, the Wurlitzer Model 1700F jukebox would be the smooth talker in the corner of the diner, winking at you with its gleaming chrome and neon glow. Released in 1954, the 1700F wasn’t just a machine—it was a promise. Drop in a nickel, press a button, and suddenly the room belonged to Elvis, or whoever else was climbing the charts.
The design was pure mid-century magic: curved glass, polished metal, and enough coloured lights to make even the most stoic soda drinker crack a smile. It could hold 104 selections on 45 RPM records, which, in the days before Spotify and YouTube, was nothing short of sorcery. Teenagers clustered around it like bees to a jukebox-shaped flower, each hoping their song would set the mood—or at least get them noticed.
Today, collectors prize the 1700F not just for its sound but for its showmanship. After all, music is only half the experience. Watching the records shuffle, the arm swing into place, and the first notes fill the room is like seeing a little stage play acted out in chrome and vinyl.
I had the absolute pleasure of valuing this beauty recently and even heard it play.
So if you ever spot a Wurlitzer 1700F, don’t just admire it from afar. Step up, drop in a coin, and let it whisk you back to a time when music didn’t just play—it performed.
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