| Fred Roth's Collection of Automated Antiques |
| Besides restoration of cars, the whole family has had a great interest in automated antiques. I have restored many 40's Wurlitzer Jukes and traded some for other antiques we wanted in our collection. |
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| One room in the house is set aside for a penny arcade with pieces ranging from 1934 to 1974 electromechanical devices. |
| My Favorite piece in the entire collection is a 1914 Gables Automatic Entertainer. It was the first successful Juke Box invented in 1904 by John Gables. Every time it plays a selection, it puts a new steel needle in the pickup automatically! A real feat for that era. |
| My wife's favorite piece is this 1880 Regina changer. It is coin operated and plays 12 selections |
| We have a long front hall which I built when I added our new kitchen. It houses nickelodeons and jukeboxes. The other side has an authentic wooden Carousel horse, brass cash register and a Nelson Wiggens orchestrion. |