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- Wurlitzer Sideman Model 5000 Electronic Rhythm Box, 1959-1965 - Created in 1959, the Wurlitzer Sideman Rhythm Box was the first commercially available drum machine. The Sideman's mechanical rotating disk emulated ten percussion instruments and ten preset rhythms based on popular genres such as waltzes or rhumba. Although Wurlitzer stopped producing the Sideman in 1969, it was influential on the development of future rhythm machines.
- 1959-1965
- Collections - Artifact
Wurlitzer Sideman Model 5000 Electronic Rhythm Box, 1959-1965
Created in 1959, the Wurlitzer Sideman Rhythm Box was the first commercially available drum machine. The Sideman's mechanical rotating disk emulated ten percussion instruments and ten preset rhythms based on popular genres such as waltzes or rhumba. Although Wurlitzer stopped producing the Sideman in 1969, it was influential on the development of future rhythm machines.
- Wurlitzer Model 1015 Jukebox, 1946-1947 - Wurlitzer's Model 1015 was America's iconic jukebox. A familiar sight in restaurants, bars and dance halls, this jukebox let customers pay small change to choose from 24 hit records. Many Americans encountered rock and roll on a "1015 bubbler" like this one.
- 1946-1947
- Collections - Artifact
Wurlitzer Model 1015 Jukebox, 1946-1947
Wurlitzer's Model 1015 was America's iconic jukebox. A familiar sight in restaurants, bars and dance halls, this jukebox let customers pay small change to choose from 24 hit records. Many Americans encountered rock and roll on a "1015 bubbler" like this one.