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Wurlitzer spool frames Wurlitzer Orchestrion Mechanics
Photos of spool frames, etc., from various nickelodeons.
Text & photos by Don Teach & Robbie Rhodes

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Fig. 3-1. Wurlitzer "long roll frame" for 10-tune A.P.P. rolls.

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Fig. 3-2. Wurlitzer automatic roll changer (for 5-tune A.P.P. rolls). The Wurlitzer logo is visible on the
piano plate at upper left. At the upper right can be seen a portion of "The Rudolph Wurlitzer Co., Chicago".

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Fig. 3-3. Wurlitzer gear box which drives the pump. At the upper right is the suction reservoir.

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