This page contains some interesting views of the Wurlitzer factory, stock photographs of its larger band organs, and scenes from the later TRT operation.
Wurlitzer tower & esplanade, North Tonawanda, N.Y.
Entrance to the Wurlitzer factory
Factory grounds, view from tower
Wurlitzer factory in 1916
Wurlitzer factory ca. 1940
Farny R. Wurlitzer, 1883-1972
Wurlitzer factory scene
Wurlitzer machine shop
March 1919 view of music roll production
Late Wurlitzer factory scene
Obituary of J. William Tussing,
Wurlitzer's chief band organ arranger, early 1920's to 1945
(From Tonawanda News, July 22, 1955)
Letter referring customer to Allan Herschell Co.
Informing customer of T.R.T.'s takeover of band organ business
T.R.T. shop at 183 Miller Street, North Tonawanda
Interior view of T.R.T. shop
Another view of T.R.T. shop
Stock of band organ tune masters, with bell mechanism on top
Ralph Tussing arranging a T.R.T. style 150 tune
Obituary for Ralph Tussing
(Son Gordon P. Tussing erroneously called Ralph P. Tussing)
Early Wurlitzer 165 band organ façade
Later 165 façade, with C.W. Parker name
Wurlitzer 166 band organ façade
Wurlitzer 180 band organ
Play-Rite obtains permission to copy Wurlitzer
Q. David Bowers and Clĉs Friberg in August 1972 visit to factory