Gilchrist Games

Description

Here are a couple of Seeburg Wallboxes. On the left is the the Seeburg 3W-1 wallbox. The most recognized item of jukebox lore, only sharing part of that honor with the Wurltizer Model 1015 Bubbler. This recognition is a result of the sheer number of 3W-1's that were placed on location. During the late 1940's and well into the early 1960's, the 3W-1 graced the counter's, booths, and walls of many restaurants, diners and bars across North America. The popularity of the 3W-1 was driven by Seeburg's unique approach of installing "receivers" in their standard model jukeboxes. Receivers are required for the wallbox to communicate with the jukebox. Most other manufacturers offered receivers as an option. Some collectors actually believe this "wallbox" is a jukebox. You can understand their confusion, they put money in, made selections & heard a tune - so it must be a jukebox.

3W stands for three wire. "The 3W-1 Wall-O-Matic operates at 25 volts, AC 60 Cycles. The power is supplied by the Selections Receiver or an auxiliary power supply in the Select-O-Matic through a 3 wire cable. Two of the three wires carry power to the lights and motor of the Wall-O-Matic. The other wire and one of the power circuit wires comprise a selection circuit to control the operation of the Selection Receiver.