As mentioned back in May, our building has an interesting history. I’ve been hoarding records my whole life, and Midwest Ephemera started out as a result of my interest in jukeboxes, so imagine my delight after I signed my lease at 5610 West Bloomingdale and learned it was once a record player factory!
The Webster Company (at first known as the Webster Novelty Co.) was founded by Austrian immigrant and tool-and-die maker Rudolph F. Blash in 1914. Within several years, Webster had become a pioneer in sound for film, and was manufacturing amplifiers, intercoms, batteries, and other electronic components.
Big news, friends: we’re relocating! After a few years of working out of various basements and garages, we’ve secured a spot where we can welcome guests, host classes, and actually have all our equipment in one big well-lit space. We hinted at it a few months ago. We had a Read more
When I acquired a Seeburg LPC-1 jukebox in 2001, the big empty space at the top bothered me: clearly there was supposed to be some lettering there. Once I picked up a manual, I saw I was correct, and it specified Seeburg Part No. 509072, the “Type ACK-2 Alphabet Case Read more
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