Stark Novelty Company Jukebox Remodeled Jukeboxes Music System Musikbox

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The Stark Novelty and Manufacturing Company, Canton, Ohio

Light-Up Ensembles for various jukeboxes: Mills Zephyr
Rock-Ola Rhythm King, Rock-Ola Imperial, Rock-Ola Regular, Rock-ola Rhythm Master
Seeburg H, Seeburg Symphonola DeLuxe
Wurlitzer 412, Wurlitzer 416, Wurlitzer 616

Stark Novelty Mfg. Co., founded in 1920, run by Walter Angeli, of Canton, Ohio, was a representive of O.D. Jennings. They featured phonographs and light-up ensembles next to other arcade machines, novelty games, etc.
In 1938 Walter Angeli saw the trend to rebuild automatic coin-op phonographs and decided to build lightup ensembles for his own jukeboxes on location. It did not take long, other orperators got interested and also wanted lightup ensembles for their own phonographs.
This was the start of the manufacturing end of the Stark Novelty & Mfg. Co.
Stark Novelty is still in business in fourth generation today - https://www.angelistarknovelty.com/

Light-Up Kits ca. 1938

Picture courtesy of Bill Butterfield

Stark Novelty Company Phonograph Jukeboxes Light-Up Kit

Light-Up Kit for Wurlitzer 412 in 1939/40

Also available for models Wurlitzer P12, 312, 616 and 716, Rock-Ola Rhythm Master, Rhythm King and Imperial 20, Mills Do-Re-Mi and Zephyr

Stark Novelty Company Phonograph Jukeboxes Light-Up Kit

Light-Up Kits 1940 - with Marbl-Glo Finish

Available for models Wurlitzer 412, 616, 312, and 24A, Rock-Ola Imperial 20, Mills Do-Re-Mi
Stark Novelty Company Phonograph Jukeboxes Light-Up Kit

Light-Up Kits ca. 1940

Picture courtesy of Bill Butterfield

Stark Novelty Company Phonograph Jukeboxes Light-Up Kit

616 with Marbl-Glo (1940)

Wurlitzer 616 Stark Novelty Marbl-Glo

Another version 616 light-up kit with Marbl-Glo cabinet
No coin slides but an aluminum plate to cover the holes.
With speedometer: This mechanism was converted to stepless changeable speed. The reason was that the Norwegian skater Sonja Henie used it while rehearsing
Pictures and info by Jens Haftorn

Wurlitzer 616

Restyled Rock-Ola Regular (late 30s / early 40s?)

Pictures by Shaun

Rock-Ola Regular Type B Stark & Novelty

Another version Rock-Ola Regular, series B with light-up kit and Special Slug Rejector introduced by Rock-Ola in 1938.
Due to the three center bars and grille plastics we guess it is a light-up ensemble made or offered by Stark & Novelty.
If anybody can supply more information or even the missing plastics we'll be happy to get your email.

Rock-Ola Regular Type B Stark & Novelty

Restyled Wurlitzer 616 with Light-Up - Year 1940-42 - made by Stark Novelty?

Scene from 1942 movie "In this our life" with Bette Davis

Restyled Wurlitzer 616 – made by Stark Novelty Co.?

Wurlitzer 616

Wurlitzer 616 Light-Up

Eine andere Version mit Light-Up Kit: beleuchteter Deckel und seitliche Plastiks
Another version with Light-Up Kit: illuminated lid and side plastics
Un autre version avec Light-Up Kit

Model 412 - by Stark Novelty Co. (?)

Photos courtesy of Lloyd Thoburn

Wurlitzer 412

Wurlitzer - Aftermarket cabinet by Stark Novelty Co. (?)

Photos courtesy of Lloyd Thoburn

Organ Speaker

Bild: Jörg
Sog. Organ-Speaker der Fa. Stark. Ist es dieselbe Firma Stark Novelty aus Canton, Ohio? Lautsprecher für Musikboxen?

Aka Organ Speaker by Stark. Is this the same Stark Novelty from Canton, Ohio? Extra speaker for use with jukeboxes?

Stark Novelty Company Phonograph Jukeboxes Organ Speaker

Die Angaben haben keinen Anspruch auf Vollständigkeit oder Richtigkeit.
Bei den (importierten) Boxen können im Laufe der Jahre durchaus Veränderungen vorgenommen worden sein. Copyright.

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