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AMI Entertainment, Automatic Musical Instruments, Rowe AC, Rowe International; Grand Rapids (MI)

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Name: AMI Entertainment, Automatic Musical Instruments, Rowe AC, Rowe International; Grand Rapids (MI)    (USA)  
Brand:
AMI
Abbreviation: ami
Products: Model types Others
Summary:

AMI Incorporated, 1500 Union Avenue, S.E., Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Other names:
Rowe AC Manufacturing
Rowe Manufacturing Corp.
Rowe International, Inc.
AMI Entertainment Network, Inc.

Jukeboxes (as Rowe, Rowe AC, and AMI-Rowe), "Customusic" amplifiers (Rowe AC).

Founded: 1909
History:
In spring 1959 AMI was bought by the Automatic Canteen Company of America. Canteen also bought Rowe AC Services, a maker of coin-operated machines, in 1958.
According to the website of Rowe International, they began manufacture of bill changers in 1962.

Rowe Manufacturing Corp. was acquired by Triangle Conduit & Cable Co., Inc. in 1967. [Billboard 7 Oct. 1967]
Following the purchase the company named themselves Rowe International, Inc. [Vend #22, 1968].
In 2009, Merit Entertainment and Rowe International merged into the new entity AMI Entertainment Network, Inc.. ROWE/AMI is still in production (CD and internet jukeboxes) and relocated the production facilities to Mexico in early 2009.

As of 2013, they are part of Megatouch, LLC.

This manufacturer was suggested by Hugo Sneyers.


Some models:
Country Year Name 1st Tube Notes
USA  74 Rowe Rhapsody Jukebox TI.2   The TI-2 is a 200-selection, stereo, high-fidelity, coin-operated phonograph with Duram... 
USA  57 Jukebox H JAH-200 12AX7  200 selections with push buttons. Material: next to wood glass (e.g. dome glass), metal (s... 
USA  73 Jukebox RI-1 [Akropolis] 12AX7  Music Box, takes 60 singles = 120 titles. Notwithstanding the name it is fitted with Mono ... 
USA  57 Jukebox H JCH-100 12AX7  Selections: 100 selections, manual selector (no pushbuttons) Material: next to wood glass... 
USA  39–41 Jukebox Singing Towers Series 100 6SC7  Selection of up to 10 78 rpm records, sides A or B. The record magazine was rotated until ... 
USA  57 Jukebox H JDH-200 12AX7  Selections: 200 selections, manual selector (no pushbuttons) Material: next to wood glass... 
USA  57 Jukebox H JBH-120 12AX7  120 seletions with push buttons. Material: next to wood glass (e.g. dome glass), metal (so... 
USA  60 Jukebox K JHK 200   Jukebox mit 200 Wahlmöglichkeiten, also 100 Singles mit 45 rpm. 
USA  61 Continental XJCA-200   Jukebox mit 200 Wahlmöglichkeiten, also 100 Singles 45 rpm. Das Weltraumgeschehen wurde hi... 
USA  60 Rowe AC Customusic CPA15 6EU7  PA amplifier. 
USA  65 Jukebox CMM1   50 records allowing 100 selections by keys. 
USA  55 Record Changer Mechanism 500   Ami Record Changer Mechanism 500. 75 W power consumption. 

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