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Where Are They Now ?
No one knows exactly how many jukeboxes were
manufactured by BAL-AMi, but it's likely that most of them haven't survived.
My aim with this page is to build a picture of just how many are still
around, and their geographical spread, using the serial number records.
If the serial number plate of your BAL-AMi is still in
place, you'll usually find it on the rear of the cabinet and it will look
something like this:
If you have a BAL-AMi, with a serial number plate on
the back, drop me a line and I'll add it to the
list.
| Model |
Year |
Serial |
Location |
Comments |
| E80 |
1953 |
1245 |
Hamilton,
New Zealand |
Serial
number from turntable. |
| E80 |
1953 |
1368 |
Sussex, UK |
Unrestored |
| E80 |
1953 |
1379 |
Market Harborough,
UK |
Serial number from
mech. |
| E80 |
1953 |
1483 |
Rotherham, UK |
Being restored in
2011 |
| G80 |
1953 |
Not known |
Southgate, London,
UK |
Purchased by
current owner in Feb 2011. |
| G80 |
1953 |
Not known |
London, UK |
Serial number 480
on mech. Sold on eBay March 2010 |
| G80 |
1955 |
1635 |
Nantes, France |
Last known sale in
March 2011 |
| G80 |
1955 |
1642 |
Devon, UK |
Original operator was Ruffler & Walker in Wales |
| G80 |
1955 |
1841 |
Swindon, UK |
Restored |
| G80 |
1955 |
1849 |
Enfield, UK |
No info |
| G80 |
1955 |
1891 |
Letchworth, UK |
Possibly pre-owned
by Denny Siewell, the drummer with Wings, in the 1970s. |
| G80 |
1955 |
1958 |
Hampshire, UK |
Sold on eBay,
March 2012. Now being restored. |
| G80 |
1955 |
1960 |
Gold
Coast, Australia |
Bought
from a service station in Nuthall Rd, Nottingham in 1978 for £50. Went to
Oz with the owner in 1987. |
| G80 |
1955 |
2002 |
Melksham, UK |
Lives in a kitchen |
| G80 |
1955 |
2024 |
Tyne & Wear, UK |
Owned since 1989 and restored. |
| G80 |
1955 |
2102 |
Spalding, UK |
Acquired in 2005. |
| G80 |
1955 |
2248 |
East Sussex, UK |
For sale on eBay,
Jan 2006 |
| G80 |
1955 |
2332 |
Nantes, France |
Last known sale in
April 2011 |
| G80 |
1955 |
2439 |
New Zealand |
No idea how it got
there.... |
| G80 |
1955 |
2696 |
Yorkshire, UK |
Spotted on eBay,
Nov 2005 |
| G80 |
1955 |
2825 |
New Zealand |
Being restored,
Apr 2011 |
| G80 |
1955 |
2863 |
Staffordshire, UK |
Purchased as
restored, Dec 2011 |
| G80 |
1955 |
2865 |
Dodleston, UK |
Impulse buy in
Chester whilst waiting for the dentist!! |
| G80 |
1955 |
2873 |
Prestatyn, UK |
Spotted on eBay,
March 2006 |
| G80 |
1955 |
2882 |
High Wycombe, UK |
Ready for
restoration, March 2007 |
| G80 |
1955 |
2932 |
Taunton, UK |
Being restored -
was in the Sea View cafe in Lochinver, Scotland, until the early 70's. |
| G80 |
1955 |
2939 |
New Plymouth, New
Zealand |
Unrestored but
working! |
| G80 |
1955 |
2984 |
Worthing, UK |
Being sold
incomplete on eBay July 2008 |
| G80 |
1955 |
3006 |
Addlestone, UK |
For sale on eBay,
September 2012 |
| G80 |
1955 |
3048 |
Auckland, New Zealand |
Another
NZ box and it seems
like....... |
| G80 |
1956 |
3116 |
Norwich, UK |
In good original
condition |
| G80 |
1956 |
3175 |
Aotearoa, New Zealand |
Came from a milk
bar in Coromandel |
| G80 |
1955 |
3207 |
New Zealand |
there's loads of
them over there !! |
| G80 |
1955 |
3227 |
Biggleswade, UK |
Imported from
Malta and awaiting restoration |
| G80 |
1955 |
3287 |
Biggleswade, UK |
Sold on eBay,
November 2009 |
| G80 |
1955 |
3291 |
Worthing, UK |
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| G80 |
1955 |
3321 |
Wickford, UK |
Sold on eBay, July
2010 |
| G120 |
1955 |
Not known |
Carcassonne,
France |
Originally from the
Bognor Regis area |
| G120 |
1955 |
781 |
UK |
On eBay, August
2009 |
| G120 |
1955 |
794 |
UK |
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| G120 |
1955 |
846 |
New South Wales,
Australia |
Still working and
passed on via family estate, 2013 |
| G120 |
1955 |
901 |
Wallington, UK |
Serial number from
the mech |
| G120 |
1955 |
949 |
Chartreuse Green,
Australia |
Being restored
(2010) |
| G120 |
1955 |
965 |
Hemsworth, UK |
On eBay, July 2010 |
| G120 |
1955 |
1213 |
Australia |
... and another
from Oz ! |
| Junior |
1956 |
1052 |
Buckinghamshire,
UK |
On sale on eBay,
May 2007, and again in March2009 ! |
| Junior |
1956 |
1062 |
Derby, UK |
Bought from Tony
Holmes and giving much pleasure! |
| Junior |
1956 |
1158 |
Harrow,
UK |
Nicely
restored, been with owner since 1993 |
| Junior |
1956 |
1295 |
New Zealand |
Emigrated from UK with owner. |
| Junior |
1956 |
1334 |
Winchmore Hill, UK |
With owner since
1980, used to be sited in Black Cat cafe in Hertford. |
| Junior |
1956 |
1397 |
Brandon, UK |
Working, but
temperamental! |
| Junior |
1956 |
1399 |
Totternhoe, UK |
Sold on eBay,
February 2010 |
| Junior |
1956 |
1459 |
Maidstone, UK |
Being sold on eBay |
| Junior |
1956 |
1479 |
Winslow, UK |
Owned
since 1990 |
| Junior |
1956 |
1507 |
Hertford, UK |
Being overhauled
after purchase in June, 2007 |
| Junior |
1956 |
1582 |
Southampton, UK |
Sold on eBay,
November 2011 |
| Junior |
1956 |
1635 |
Frimley, UK |
Being restored
2012 |
| Junior |
1956 |
1799 |
Coventry, UK |
With present owner
since 1984. |
| Junior |
1956 |
1825 |
Staffordshire, UK |
In home use |
| Junior |
1956 |
1826 |
Evesham, UK |
For sale on eBay,
Feb 2011 |
| Junior |
1956 |
1856 |
London, UK |
Rescued from old
London Hospital demolition. Serial no. taken from deck. |
| Junior |
1956 |
1926 |
Biggleswade, UK |
Imported from
Malta and fully restored |
| Junior |
1956 |
2159 |
Winslow, UK |
Restoration project |
| Junior |
1956 |
2250 |
Shepperton, UK |
Awaiting
restoration. April 2012 |
| Junior |
1956 |
2330 |
Wirral, UK |
For sale on eBay,
October 2010 |
| Junior |
1956 |
2374 |
Stevenage, UK |
For sale on eBay,
Jan 2010 |
| Junior |
1956 |
2535 |
Benfleet, UK |
Working,
unrestored |
| Junior |
1956 |
2540 |
Alton, UK |
Being sold on
eBay, May 2007 |
| Junior |
1956 |
Not Known |
Oldham, UK |
Restored in 1987 |
| Junior |
1956 |
Not known |
Whitland, Wales |
Serial number 457
2352 on the mech. Sold on eBay August 2009 |
| Junior |
1956 |
Not known |
Co.Down, N.Ireland |
In home use and looking
well |
| Super 40 |
1957 |
Not known |
Hull, UK |
In home use. |
| Super 40 |
1957 |
Not known |
York, UK |
In home use since
1981 |
| Super 40 |
1957 |
1044 |
France |
In home use |
| Super 40 |
1957 |
1279 |
Braintree, UK |
In home use |
| Super 40 |
1957 |
1480 |
Paignton, UK |
For sale on eBay,
Aug 2010 |
| Super 40 |
1957 |
1512 |
Paignton, UK |
In home use |
| Super 40 |
1957 |
1667 |
Germany |
Sold on eBay and
shipped to Germany in
August 2011 |
| Super
40 |
1957 |
1712 |
Sheffield, UK |
Taken
in payment for debts owed in 1990 ! |
| Super 40 |
1957 |
1721 |
Rotherham, UK |
For sale on eBay
July 2008 |
| Super 40 |
1957 |
1728 |
London, UK |
Unrestored, in home use since 1984. |
| Super 40 |
1957 |
1837 |
London NW7, UK |
Same owner for 37
years |
| Super 40 |
1957 |
1891 |
Northamptonshire, UK |
On sale on eBay
December 2010 |
| Super 40 |
1957 |
1968 |
Lancashire, UK |
For sale on eBay,
March 2009 |
| Super 40 |
1957 |
1990 |
Harrow, UK |
Sold on eBay, June
2010 |
| Super 40 |
1957 |
2064 |
Texas, USA |
Unused in a garage since 1975. Got to USA via US
military personnel. |
| I200M |
1958 |
1011 |
London, UK |
In home use |
| I200M |
1958 |
1075 |
Queensland,
Australia |
Restored - no idea how it got there! |
| I200M |
1958 |
1083 |
Kanfen, France |
Originally sited
in a cafe in Vitry-le-Francois |
| I200M |
1958 |
1094 |
Glasgow, UK |
Unrestored, living
in a garage |
|
I200M |
1958 |
1104 |
Norfolk, UK |
For sale on eBay, February 2013 |
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I200M |
1958 |
1120 |
Dundee, UK |
Being sold in February 2007 |
|
I200M |
1958 |
1163 |
Maidenhead, UK |
In home use since 1969 |
|
I200M |
1958 |
1183 |
London, UK |
Spotted at Jukebox Madness Show, Oct 2008 |
|
I200M |
1958 |
1190 |
Marlow, UK |
Restored in late 1990s |
|
I200M |
1958 |
1199 |
Copthorne, UK |
Spotted
at Copthorne jukebox show April 2003 |
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I200E |
1958 |
1239 |
Auckland,
New
Zealand |
Another
Kiwi...... |
|
I200M |
1958 |
1257 |
Auckland,
New
Zealand |
....and
another |
|
I200M |
1958 |
1290 |
Victoria, Australia |
Restored in 2006 in Oz |
|
I200M |
1958 |
1386 |
Enfield, UK |
Restored, in home use. |
| I200M |
1958 |
1446 |
St.Austell, UK |
Spotted for sale
on EBAY, Aug 2005 |
| I200M |
1958 |
1478 |
South Devon, UK |
Being restored,
Aug 2012 |
| I200M |
1958 |
1521 |
Chiswick, UK |
Formerly owned by 60's music photographer Jan Olafsson |
| I200M |
1958 |
1546 |
Througham, UK |
In home use and
cost £5 in 1975 !! |
| I200M |
1958 |
Not known |
Througham, UK |
In a garage
needing a little TLC. Cost £120 in 1980......... |
| I200E |
1958 |
1582 |
Unknown |
The only BAL-AMi I200
Electric
I've seen, spotted at the 2001 Jukebox Madness Show on the Jooks stand. |
| I200M |
1958 |
1589 |
Unknown |
Spotted for sale
at the Jukebox Madness show, October 2005. |
| I200M |
1958 |
1595 |
Tetbury, UK |
In daily home use. |
| I200M |
1958 |
1653 |
Bedfordshire, UK |
Former party animal, now in home use! |
| I200M |
1958 |
1655 |
Manchester, UK |
Unrestored - used for Charles & Diana street
party in July 1981! |
| I200M |
1958 |
1670 |
Pagham, UK |
In retirement by
the seaside. |
| I200M |
1958 |
1712 |
Swansea, UK |
Being restored slowly but surely. |
| I200M |
1958 |
1731 |
Taunton, UK |
One of the rarer
"pink top/green side" models. This one has a factory tag
attached dated Sep 1959. |
| I200M |
1958 |
1750 |
London, UK |
In storage and
owned by the Museum of London. Has been there since 1983. One of the
turquoise / pink variety. |
| I200M |
1958 |
1825 |
Liverpool, UK |
Unused since 1991. |
| I200M |
1958 |
1956 |
Not known |
For sale July 2009 |
| I200M |
1958 |
3011 |
Wimbledon, UK |
Given to the
current owner by Marc Bolan in 1975 |
| I200M |
1958 |
Not known |
Cambridge, UK |
In need of
restoration, serial plate missing. |
| J200 |
1959 |
1006 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
| J200 |
1959 |
1013 |
Orpington, UK |
Being restored,
2012 |
| J200 |
1959 |
1100 |
Enfield, UK |
Possibly
ex-Enfield coffee shop. In original condition. |
| J200 |
1959 |
1117 |
Nottingham, UK |
Now restored,
found in a pub cellar in 2002. |
| J200 |
1959 |
1151 |
Bedford, UK |
Being sold on
eBay, Sep 2007 |
| J200 |
1959 |
1166 |
Suffolk, UK |
Bought at JBM show
in 2004 |
| J200 |
1959 |
1175 |
London, UK |
Rescued from a
lock-up on the Isle of Wight in 1977 |
| J200 |
1959 |
1179 |
Essex, UK |
Restored and in
home use |
| J200 |
1959 |
1195 |
Not known |
On sale on eBay
June 2009 |
| J200 |
1959 |
1216 |
Southwick, UK |
Sold on eBay June
2010. Retrieved from a barn, originally in a pub in Shrewsbury. |
| J200 |
1959 |
1323 |
Chester, UK |
With current owner
since 1993 |
| J200 |
1959 |
1356 |
Melbourne,
Australia |
Unrestored but
complete and working |
| J200 |
1959 |
1360 |
Kent, UK |
Fully restored
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| J200 |
1959 |
1474? |
Crewe, UK |
Serial X1474-78
somewhere on the mech |
| J200 |
1959 |
200214 |
Chichester, UK |
Fully restored by
current owner |
| J200 |
1959 |
200233 |
West Wiltshire, UK |
In home use. |
| J200 |
1959 |
200242 |
Reading, UK |
Also goes to parties! |
| Super 40 Deluxe |
1959 |
1957 |
Chesterfield, UK |
Restored by Tony
Homes |
| Super 40 Deluxe |
1959 |
2131 |
Cheshire, UK |
In home use |
| Super 40 Deluxe |
1959 |
2135 |
Barnsley, UK |
Rescued from an
Essex pub cellar in 2002 |
| Super 40 Deluxe |
1959 |
2149 |
Hemel Hempstead,
UK |
On sale on eBay,
May 2007 |
| Super 40 Deluxe |
1959 |
2183 |
Sheffield, UK |
On sale on eBay,
September 2010 |
| Super 40 Deluxe |
1959 |
2233 |
Garston, UK |
Inherited |
| K200 |
1960 |
Not
known |
Leicestershire, UK |
Bought
from a pub landlord in Burton-on-Trent in 1976 for £100. |
| K200 |
1960 |
300359 |
Doncaster, UK |
For sale on eBay,
October 2012 |
| K200 |
1960 |
300360 |
Bo'ness, UK |
Restored, in home
use |
| K200 |
1960 |
300377 |
TBA |
TBA |
| K200 |
1960 |
300386 |
Aberdeenshire, UK |
Sold on EBAY,
April 2006 |
| K200 |
1960 |
300456 |
Newcastle, UK |
Unrestored, in home use since 1990 |
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K200 |
1960 |
300460 |
Cleveland, UK |
For sale on eBay, June 2008 |
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K200 |
1960 |
300529 |
Norfolk, UK |
Alive and well ! |
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K200 |
1960 |
300537 |
Swadlincote, UK |
For sale on eBay, May 2012 |
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S100 |
1960 |
1082 |
Bordeaux, France |
"Century" variation bought in Feb 2006 for
restoration |
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S100 |
1960 |
1185 |
Elst, Holland |
"Century" variation. Being restored, October
2007. |
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S100 |
1960 |
1189 |
Belgium |
"Century" variation. |
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S100 |
1960 |
2209 |
Essex, UK |
Sold on eBay, March 2013 |
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S100 |
1960 |
2233 |
Cologne, Germany |
Bought in East Ham, London, in 1984. Shipped
to Germany with owner in 1991. |
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S100 |
1960 |
2270 |
Spotted on EBAY, June 2005 |
Sold from Dyfed, Wales |
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S100 |
1960 |
2280 |
Copthorne, UK |
Spotted at Copthorne
jukebox show April 2003 |
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S100 |
1960 |
2290 |
Essex, UK |
On sale on eBay, October 2012 |
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S100 |
1960 |
100114 |
Paignton, UK |
In home use |
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S100 |
1960 |
100118 |
Bedford,
UK |
Restored, in
home use.
Converted to 200 selections. |
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S100 |
1960 |
100122 |
Worthing, UK |
Sold on eBay February 2011 |
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S100 |
1960 |
100201 |
Sheffield, UK |
In original condition and working order. |
|
S100 |
1960 |
100226 |
Blackburn, UK |
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S100 |
1960 |
100228 |
Leeds, UK |
Restored by Tony Holmes in 2001 |
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S100 |
1960 |
100236 |
Norwich, UK |
Same family since mid 1970s |
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S100 |
1960 |
100244 |
Leeds, UK |
With current owner since 1985 |
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S100 |
1960 |
100279 |
Ossett, UK |
Back to working condition in 2008 |
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S100 |
1960 |
100292 |
Northamptonshire, UK |
For sale on eBay, February 2007 |
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S100 |
1960 |
100302 |
Aylesbury, UK |
Sold on eBay in July 2006 |
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New Yorker |
1962 |
510589 |
Durham, UK |
Been in the family since about 1970 |
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