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The Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. Opus 6 (1912)

Franklin Theatre
1205 North 52nd Street
Philadelphia, PA

Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)


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2012-06-10 - Identified through online information from Will Dunklin. -- Wurlitzer opus 6 cost $4000. It was built as a tubular pneumatic instrument for the short-lived Franklin Theatre - a neighborhood nickelodeon style operation. After the Franklin closed around 1914, the organ was reportedly electrified and sold to a theatre in Cincinnati Ohio by persons unknown. -Database Manager


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