SCOPITONE 450 JUKE Non-Working w 2 GOOD MOTORS & good COLOR FILM PittsburghPa

SCOPITONE 450 JUKEBOX FOR SALE. MODEL 460 --- WHICH HAS 36 FILM/MUSIC SELECTIONS. HERE IS ONE OF THE WONDERS OF THE SWINGIN' 60'S--- THE ENORMOUS SCOPITON THAT THRILLED CUSTOMERS IN THE 1960'S. THIS BIG GUY STANDS ALMOST 8 FEET TALL AND IS APPROX 3' WIDE AND 3' DEEP. ACTUALLY, THE CONCEPT OF MUSIC VIDEOS IN BARS AND RESTAURANTS WAS NOT A NEW IDEA. IT HAD IT'S ORIGINS BACK 1940'S WITH THE MILLS "SOUNDIES" MACHINES. THE FAD FADED UNTIL SCOPITONE GAVE IT A TRY IN THE 1960'S.

IT WAS A GLORIOUS IDEA DESTINED TO FAIL. EVEN WITH 36 SELECTIONS, PATRONS SOON TIRED OF WHAT WAS ON THE PLAYLIST....

AND IT COST 25 CENTS PER PLAY.... WHILE A LOT OF JUKEBOXES WERE STILL DOING 6 FOR A QUARTER. THIS MODEL 450 SCOITONE WAS THE LARGEST OF THE MODELS.

36 SELECTIONS MEANT THAT THERE HAD TO BE 36 SEPARATE ROLLS OF FILM WITH A MAGNETIC SOUNDTRACK. WATCHING THE SCOPITONE FROM THE BACK IS ALMOST WORTH THE PRICE OF ADMISSION. ONCE YOUR QUARTER DROPS, THE AUTOMATION GOES TO WORK. THE JUMBO MAGAZINE ROTATES TO THE FILM SELECTED AND MECHANICAL ARMS THREAD IT INTO THE PROJECTOR. THE FILM IS THEN PROJECTED UPWARD ONTO A MIRROR AND ANGLED ONTO THE FRONT SCREEN.

THE MACHINE IS ALMOST 8' TALL TO KEEP IT ABOVE THE PATRON'S HEADS. SO MUCH FOR THE BACKSTORY OF SCOPITONE..... NOW HERE'S WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR MACHINE. THIS MACHINE DOES NOT WORK IN ITS PRESENT STATE.

IN GOING OVER THE MACHINE, WE COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING THAT APPEARS TO BE MISSING. ALL THE PARTS SEEM TO BE HERE. THERE ARE TWO GOOD MOTORS --- THE PROJECTOR MOTOR AND ONE OTHER WHICH I BELIEVE IS FOR FILM REWIND. THE CAROUSEL MOTOR IS BOUND UP.

ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTORS ABOUT THIS MACHINE IS THE FILMS. SCOPITONE DID ALL THEIR FILMS IN COLOR.

THE GOOD COLOR FILMS WERE DIE-CAST COLOR SUCH AS I. TECH WHICH I THINK IS WHAT IS PRIMARY IN THIS MACHINE.

OF THE 36 FILMS, IT WOULD APPEAR THAT OVER 30 HAVE EXCELLENT COLOR. WHEN SCOPITONE STARTED CUTTING COSTS, THEY WENT TO A MUCH CHEAPER NON-DYE FILM AND THOSE FILMS..... IT'S HARD TO GET INSIDE THE CAROUSEL...

BUT IT WOULD APPEAR THAT ONLY A VERY FEW MIGHT BE THAT CHEAPER COLOR PROCESS. ONE ADDITIONAL NOTE ABOUT THE FILM. I CAN SEE WHERE SOME OF THEM WILL NEED A FEW REPAIRS WITH SPLICING TAPE. NOT TOO HARD TO DO.

JUST USE THE SPLICING TAPE FOR 16MM AND THE FILM WILL BE REPAIRED. THE CONDITION OF THE MACHINE IS ABOUT AVERAGE FOR A 60+ YEAR OLD JUKEBOX AS BIG AS AN OLDSMOBILE. I FORGOT TO TAKE PICTURES OF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE MACHINE WHERE THE CONTACT PAPER IS COMING OFF A BIT. I THINK THIS MACHINE IS RESTORABLE AND SHOULD PROVIDE A WHOLE NEW GENERATION WITH SOME GREAT ENTERTAINMENT. I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE SCOPITONE CLUBS AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO GET IN TOUCH WITH THEM TO INCREASE YOUR ENJOYMENT OF THIS UNIQUE PIECE OF JUKEBOX HISTORY.

THIS ITEM IS LOCAL PICK-UP ONLY IN THE PITTSBURGH, PA AREA. OUR LOCATION IS A FEW MILES EAST OF EXIT 57 ON THE PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE. WE WILL BE GLAD TO HOLD THIS ITEM FOR A LONG, LONG TIME. WE'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Arcade, Jukeboxes & Pinball\Jukeboxes\Machines".

The seller is "bagheracat" and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States.