Rock-Ola Jukebox

The Rock-Ola Manufacturing Corporation was, along with Wurlitzer, a top maker of jukeboxes. The company, which originally made Slot Machines, scales and pinball machines, was founded in 1927 by Coin-Op pioneer David Cullen Rockola. During the 1920s, Rockola was linked with Chicago organized crime and escaped a jail sentence by... Read More

The Rock-Ola Manufacturing Corporation was, along with Wurlitzer, a top maker of jukeboxes. The company, which originally made Slot Machines, scales and pinball machines, was founded in 1927 by Coin-Op pioneer David Cullen Rockola. During the 1920s, Rockola was linked with Chicago organized crime and escaped a jail sentence by turning State's Evidence. Starting in 1935, Rock-Ola sold more than 400,000 jukeboxes under the Rock-Ola brand name, which predated the rock and roll era by two decades, and is thought to have inspired the term. In 1977, The Antique Apparatus Company engineered, refined, and manufactured the first and finest "Nostalgic" Jukeboxes. The Antique Apparatus Company acquired the Rock-Ola Corporation and name in 1992. See Less