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Known band organ models once produced by the Rudolph Wurlitzer Company of North Tonawanda, New York, USA and information regarding currently active models and their locations include:
Wurlitzer 105 Band Organ (late model, Christmas decorated), Memphis Zoo.
Wurlitzer 125 Band Organ (1924), Pullen Park Carousel. The early model 105 would appear identical to this, but without the drums.
Wurlitzer 165 Band Organ with model 157 facade, American Treasure Tour.
"The Mammoth" Wurlitzer Military Band Organ, 160, American Treasure Tour.
Style:
Active organ information and locations:
#18
N/A
#50
American Treasure Tour (several), Oaks, PA
#65
DeBence Antique Music World, 1261 Liberty Street, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA. It is a one of a kind model in which no other was known to be produced, was last publicly used on the Carousel at Cabana Beach Park in Washington, Pennsylvania
Caliola
1931 PTC Carousel, Idlewild Park, Ligonier, Pennsylvania, alongside a Wurlitzer 103 (see below), alternatively playing a roll on one organ, then playing the other organ while the first one rewinds
Harold Warp's Pioneer Village, brass whistles, Minden, NE
Jasper Sanfilippo Collection, ex Harold Shaner Collection, brass whistles with keyboard and drums, Victorian Palace, Barrington Hills, Illinois
Virginia Musical Museum, Williamsburg, Virginia
Chris Carlisle Collection, Missouri, from Lenny Marvin movie prop house collection, Los Angeles
Knoebels Amusement Resort, Elysburg, PA Only plays on COAA Band Organ Rallies
Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum 1916 #1 Special Carrousel, North Tonawanda, NY, plays alongside a Wurlitzer 146-A (see below), alternatively playing a roll on one organ, then playing the other organ while the first one rewinds, has keyboard
Unknown Year, American Treasure Tour Collection, Oaks, PA
#103
1931 PTC Carousel, Idlewild Park, Ligonier, PA (facade made by Artizan, nicknamed "The Wurlitzan"), alongside a Wurlitzer Caliola (see above), alternatively playing a roll on one organ, then playing the other organ while the first one rewinds
Flying Horses Carousel, Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts, USA
Cedar Point Sandusky, Ohio, 1925 Dentzel carousel, in storage
Nevada City Music Hall
#104
Merry - Go - Round museum, non-operational
Bronson Collection, Michigan
Private Collection, DesPlaines, Il
Chris Carlisle Collection, Missouri, "Hot Lips Hoolihan" from Paul Eakins Collection
#105
(Note: Two completely different instruments were given the model designation 105 by Wurlitzer. Early 105s were essentially the model 125 but without percussion. An example is located in the Sanfillipo collection in Illinois. Later, the more familiar style 105, with wooden trumpets, was developed.)[1]
Jasper Sanfilippo Collection, Victorian Palace, Barrington Hills, Illinois (early model)
Knoebels Amusement Resort, Elysburg, PA Only plays on COAA Band Organ Rallies
Museum Carousel, Museum of Carousel Art and History, Sandusky, Ohio, USA, turns on and off with carousel DeBence Antique Music World,[2] 1261 Liberty Street, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
Storybook Land, Egg Harbor Township, NJ, USA, and it does play
#106
American Treasure Tour, Oaks, PA, Restored
#125
1901 Parker Carousel, Heritage Center of Dickinson County, Abilene, Kansas, USA
Private Collection, Illinois, from Arnold Marcus Chernoff Western History Collection, DeKleist made 125 updated by Wurlitzer, used by Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show
1900 Dentzel Carousel, Pullen Park, Raleigh, NC, Pullen Park Carousel
Carousel of Happiness,[4] Nederland, Colorado, USA
Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum, North Tonawanda, NY, currently under restoration
#126
Private collection, under restoration
#127
No known
#145-A
Olcott Beach Carousel Park, Olcott Beach, NY, plays constantly
Private Collection Corning, NY
#145-B
Lakeside Carousel, International Market World, Auburndale, Florida, USA
Private Collection, Fond du Lac, WI
Private Collection, Nenana, AK
#146-A
Dr. Floyd L. Moreland Carousel (added bells and duplex roll frame), Casino Pier, Seaside Heights, New Jersey, USA (serial #3673) restored
1922 Wurlitzer 146-A (serial #3415), Rosemount, Minnesota, USA, restored
1920 Wurlitzer 146-A in Pueblo CO at The City Park Rides 1911 C.W. Parker Carousel
1920 Allan Herschell Carousel, Ross Park, Binghamton, New York, USA
1920 Allan Herschell Carousel, John Chavis Memorial Park, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA[5]
1912 Parker Carousel, Burnaby Village Museum (added bells), Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, plays constantly
Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum 1916 #1 Special Carrousel, North Tonawanda, NY, plays alongside a Wurlitzer Caliola (see above), alternatively playing a roll on one organ, then playing the other organ while the first one rewinds
#146-B
1925 Allan Herschell Carousel, Recreation Park, Binghamton, New York, USA
1923 Wurlitzer 146-B with 153 facade Formerly nicknamed "The Snow Princess" S+K Curiosities Richfield, Minnesota, USA, Restored.
1926 Wurlitzer 146-B Band Organ (modified with a Wurlitzer 153 Band Organ facade) at 1928 Paragon Park Carousel, Nantasket Beach, Hull, Massachusetts, USA[6]
1921 Wurlitzer Band Organ of J&A Carousel Music, Southwestern, Pennsylvania. All original and first appeared with Smokey's Greater Shows with the carousel. http://bandorganmusic.weebly.com/[7]
1924 Spillman Engineering Carousel, DelGrosso's Amusement Park Tipton, PA. plays constantly.
1925 PTC Carousel #72 Sonny's Place, Somers, CT formerly owned by Jim Kenney, Clifton, New Jersey currently idle
1917 Broad Ripple Park Carousel, The Children's Museum of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, plays constantly
Unknown Year, Private Collection in Gloversville New York, Restored.
Unknown Year, American Treasure Tour Collection, Oaks, PA, Restored.
#147
Private collection, under restoration
#148
DeBence Antique Music World, 1261 Liberty Street, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
Private collection, Ohio
Liberty Antique Mall, Powell, OH
Chris Carlisle Collection, Missouri, "Sara Jane" from Paul Eakins Collection
#150
1906 Bartholomew Murphy Carousel, City Park, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Jasper Sanfilippo Collection, Victorian Palace, Barrington Hills, Illinois, USA
Nevada City Music Hall (Removed Drums)
Private collection, Hillside, New Jersey, USA
#153
1926 Dentzel Carousel, Kennywood Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, nicknamed "The Soul of Kennywood" plays constantly, oldest (possibly first) of its kind built in 1916
Matthew Jaro Collection, Gaithersburg, MD
Dick Hack Collection, Annapolis, MD
Private collection, Dunbar, Pennsylvania, nicknamed "Hurdy", plays in local events
RandyLand Retro Arcade, North Wildwood, nicknamed "Merry Ann", plays when requested
1898 Antique Carousel, Canobie Lake Park, Salem, New Hampshire, USA
1913 Herschell Spillman Carousel, Greenfield Village, Dearborn, Michigan, USA (Artizan 'C' with replica 153 façade converted to play Wurlitzer rolls)
1914 Bushnell Park Carousel, Bushnell Park, Hartford, Connecticut, USA[8] plays constantly
1925 Spillman Engineering Carousel, Tuscora Park, New Philadelphia, Ohio, USA, plays constantly, modified with MIDI
Jasper Sanfilippo Collection, Victorian Palace, Barrington Hills, Illinois, USA
Cedar Point, Sandusky, Ohio, USA, Restored for the 150th Anniversary of Cedar Point 2020
Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom, Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA, plays constantly
Hershey Park Hershey, PA, plays constantly
Jim Conklin Brantford, Ontario, operational, but currently idle
Chris Carlisle Collection, Missouri, "Katy Lou" from Paul Eakins Collection
American Treasure Tour Collection, Oaks, PA (3, 2 under restoration) including one formerly owned by William E. Black, Chambersburg, PA
Dr. Ted's Musical Marvels: 11896 South US 231 Dale, IN 47523, found by Ozzie Klavestad brand new in the shipping crate
1914 Mangels-Illions Grand Carousel, 'Special' facade Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, Columbus, Ohio, USA, plays upon request
Buffalo Heritage Carousel, Canalside, Buffalo, NY. Currently on display at the Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum in North Tonawanda, NY until restoration work on the carousel is complete
DeBence Antique Music World, 1261 Liberty Street, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA. Originally used on the Carousel at Idora Park, Youngstown, Ohio, features metal bells on the front of the machine that accompanies the music
#155
1909 Wurlitzer 155 Band Organ (model nicknamed "Monster"), Elitch Gardens Carousel, Kit Carson County Fairgrounds, Burlington, Colorado, USA
1907 Gilson Collection, Middleton, Wisconsin
1905 Elise Roenigk Collection, Eureka Springs, Arkansas, rumoured first one built(built before commercial introduction in 1906)
#157
1928 Spillman Carousel, Public Museum of Grand Rapids, factory converted to Caliola rolls and back to 165 rolls in restoration, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
1926 PTC Carousel #79, nicknamed "The Queen of Kings Island", play from time to time, restored 2021-2022 according to video posted June 12, 2022 [9] Kings Island, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA[10]
Knott's Berry Farm Dentzel Carousel, Buena Park, CA, From Hersheypark, unrestored
Arnold Chase Collection former King Arthur Carrousel 157 from Disneyland, factory converted to Caliola rolls and back to 165 rolls in restoration, Connecticut
Bronson Collection, Dundee, Michigan
Sanfilippo Collection, Victorian Palace, early one without clarinets and piccolos, Barrington Hills, Il
Lakeside Amusement Park, sold in 1924 by the Berni Organ Company, Denver, Colorado, resides in the park owner's house
Ex Torin, Ames, Milhous (sold for $185,000),[11] and Andrews Collections, Sold May 2, 2015 at auction, whereabouts unknown
ConeyIslandMusic.com, sold in 1924 by the Berni Organ Company a Wurlitzer agent to Luna Park, Coney Island for use on PTC #66, later under the ownership of the McCullough Brothers it was used on three other Coney Island carousels including Ward's Kiddieland and Feltman's, fully restored with a Rosa Patton decorated facade, McHenry, Il. Now owned by Tim Trager. Currently on loan at the Volo Auto Museum.
#160
Band Organ (model nicknamed "Mammoth") American Treasure Tour, Oaks, PA.
There was another 160 from Joyland Amusement Park, but its whereabouts and conditions are unknown after the park closed permanently in 2006.
#163
N/A
#164
Only known surviving 164 left, Private Collection, "The General", from American Treasure Tour, Oaks, Pennsylvania.
There were two other 164s built: One which was destroyed by fire and another whose whereabouts and condition are unknown.
#165
1914 Undisclosed location, in storage
1915 Jasper Sanfilippo, Victorian Palace, Barrington Hills, Illinois (serial #2943)
1916 American Treasure Tour Collection, Oaks, Pennsylvania. (serial #2992) formerly owned by William E. Black, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania.
1917 Circus World Museum - Baraboo, Wisconsin (serial #3030) only coin operated Wurlitzer 165 in the country.
1918 American Treasure Tour Collection, Oaks, Pennsylvania. (serial #3106) (former West View Park carousel organ)
1918 Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, Santa Cruz, California., on its 1911 Looff carousel; modified with MIDI[12] (serial #3124)
1921 Robert Gilson, Middleton, Wisconsin. (serial #3378)
1921 Arnold Chase, Hartford, Connecticut. (serial #3358)
1924 Glenn Thomas, Belle Mead, New Jersey (serial #3629) from John Davis carousel Lincoln Park, Los Angeles, California.
1925 Glen Echo Park, Glen Echo, Md., on its 1921 Dentzel carousel (serial #3779) factory conversion to caliola rolls and back to 165 rolls in restoration
1939 American Treasure Tour Collection, Oaks, Pennsylvania. (serial #4338) Constructed in 1927 incorporating a #157 front w/o lights, sold in 1939 to the Davis Carousel in Griffiths Park, Los Angeles.
#166
Two built: One destroyed by fire, another whose whereabouts and condition are unknown
#175
One known 175, located at the American Treasure Tour Collection in Oaks, PA, sold to Broadway Roller Rink, Denver, Co in 1918
#180
Jasper Sanfilippo Collection, Victorian Palace, Barrington Hills, Illinois (serial #3439; 1922), first 180 built
Nevada City Music Hall, Virginia City, Montana; factory conversion to Caliola/A.P.P rolls, converted to 165 rolls by Art Reblitz, keyboard equipped; no façade. (serial #4182; 1929), originally sold to St. Mary's Catholic Church, Amsterdam, NY
Alan Bies & Steve Boehck, Houston, Tex.; plays Caliola/APP rolls. (serial #4275; 1930), last 180 built
^Bopp, Ron; The American Carousel Organ: An Illustrated Encyclopedia (ISBN 978-0966342901)
^DEBENCE ANTIQUE MUSIC WORLD - Wurlitzer Military Band Organ
^Roseneath Carousel
^Carousel of Happiness Nederland Colorado
^"John Chavis Memorial Park". raleighnc.gov. Retrieved 2019-09-07.
^"Friends of the Paragon Carousel, Inc. | ORGAN". Paragon Carousel. Archived from the original on 2009-06-15. Retrieved 2009-10-14.
^http://bandorganmusic.weebly.com/
^"Bushnell Park Carousel". about.com. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
^"National Carousel Association - Census Entry". Nca-usa.org. Retrieved 2009-10-14.
^"1924 Wurlitzer Style 157 Band Organ | the Milhous Collection 2012".
^Robinson, Dan (May–June 2008). "History of the Wurlitzer 165 Carousel Band Organs". Mechanical Music. Retrieved June 11, 2010. (reprinted November 2008 Carousel News & Trader)
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