Here is the patent paperwork submitted in 1968. Look at all the variations! So many options! I have to really hand it to the designer. When I purchase something, I like to make sure I make it as complete as posssible. I am trying to locate the original paperwork for this BBQ. This is in overall good condition, but it needs a little cleaning up. We knew it was too cool to leave behind, so we nabbed it!
#1970s space age apollo record player professional#
The Ball-B-Q was the recipient of both Design Canada and Association of Professional Industrial Designers Ontario awards.” A black wood sphere acts as a handle and allows easy and safe opening of the hood. The spun aluminum top emphasizes its use and contrasts with the intense red of the pedestal. The shape of the ball somewhat resembles the castors that are the main product of its manufacturer, Shepard Products. We were at the Alameda Antiques Faire and on the way out we saw this BBQ gleaming in the mid day sun. The classic design embodied modernism, and demonstrated how design was delivering new kinds of lifestyles into the Canadian experience. One of the first barbeques with an integrated cover, the Ball-B-Q combines a domed top which rolls over a double stack of racks and a rounded pan joined to a single curved pedestal. I have seen this style BBQ before, but never in person. I just ordered a CD that will allow me to print new label strips for the records we ordered. This jukebox has a unique selector key pad to select your music. I might be bias, but I like the purple one the most. They released three colors for this jukebox. I look forward to chilling out around this for hours listening to some great music! We love the way the concert posters look above the jukebox. They are the largest ones I have have ever seen. The lava lamps you see flanking it are not old. It is a blast to crank this sucker up and hear it play. We chose to fill it with 70’s and 80’s music. Plus, it has a space age feel that goes great with our decor. Though this isn’t as collectable as earlier model jukeboxes, this is an affordable way to get that jukebox sound. This is a 1972 Seeburg Olympian that offers 160 song selections. We have been hard at work decorating and I thought I would share the jukebox we picked up. I think this unit looks really slick now! I also wanted to cut out three holes on the bottom to keep the cord and speaker wires separate from one another.Īfter all the drilling and painting was done, all I had to do was bring these two together. After the paint dried, I had to drill holes to route the cord through the center. I could have painted the base a hundred different colors, but I felt that black looked best with the black accents on the record player. With that idea, I was excited to bring these two pieces together. In the exhibit, they used the same record player paired with a similar base. I wasn’t sure what to do with this base until we saw online an exhibit that San Francisco Museum of Modern Art did about the 70’s. We purchased this base that was originally for a terrarium, but was missing the plastic ball terrarium topper. This is the table top model, but they also made ones that had a tulip base stand. Mel and I have had this player for some time.
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