The Juke-Boxes
3. The Ditchburn Mk2 Music Maker
Photo Ref: DB076 Courtesy of Freddy Bailey
Photo Ref: DB085 Courtesy of Ronnie Garside
Photo Ref: DB088 Courtesy of Ronnie Garside
Photo Ref: DB089 Courtesy of Ronnie Garside
Photo Ref: DB006 Courtesy of Freddy Bailey
Photo Ref: DB005 Courtesy of Freddy Bailey
Photo Ref: DB205 Courtesy of Tony Holmes
Photo Ref: DB206 Courtesy of Tony Holmes
The Mk2 Machines below were sent to us by Tony Holmes, the left one is in a museum in New Zealand,
and the one on the right was bought by Tony from a customer in Scotland.
Photo Ref: DB271 Courtesy of Corwin Bierlaagh
www.jukeboxgallery.com
Photo Ref: DB272 Courtesy of Corwin Bierlaagh
www.jukeboxgallery.com
Photo Ref: DB273 Courtesy of Corwin Bierlaagh
www.jukeboxgallery.com
Photo Ref: DB274 Courtesy of Corwin Bierlaagh
www.jukeboxgallery.com
Photo Ref: DB275 Courtesy of Corwin Bierlaagh
www.jukeboxgallery.com
Ditchburn Mk2 Music Maker @ Terra Technica
Ditchburn Mk2 Music Maker @ Jukeboxgallery.com
The
Photos
of
the
wonderful
Mk2
Music
Maker
below
was
sent
to
us
by
Mr.
Gábor
Varga
and
Mr.
Ronald
Seunig
of
Terra
Technica,
a
Museum
dedicated
to
Jukebox,
Pinball,
and
Video
games.
Mr
Seunig
has
kindly
sent
us
a
custom
shoot
of
the
internals
of
this
machine
along
with
some
amazing
photos
of
the
Museum
we
have
added
all
the
photos
to
the
Tell
your
story section
Please Click here to Visit the “Tell Your Story” section
Photo Ref: DB337 Courtesy of Terra Technica
Photo Ref: DB339 Courtesy of Terra Technica
Manufacturer
Ditchburn Equipment Ltd,
Dock Rd Lytham, Lancashire, UK
Model Number
MK2 Ditchburn Music Maker 16 selection Simplex Mechanism,
Plays one side only. Visible Mech window added .
Years of Manufacture
1947 -1950
Quantity Manufactured
78 / 45 rpm
78 rpm
Voltage
240v AC
Amplifier Type
Ditchburn Amplifier made by BTH. British Thomson-Houston Co Ltd,
Aldwych, London 2x PX4
Mono / Stereo
Mono
Size H x W x D
Ditchburn Mk2 Music Maker Restoration by Martin Wood
The Photos of the wonderful Mk2 Music Maker below was sent to us by Mr. Martin Wood
Another Mk2 Music Maker has been found in Australia By Ryan Punch
In 1946 Hawtin’s sent some sample MK2 phonographs to Australia and New Zealand, At that time the UK government
had restrictions on selling Jukeboxes in the UK unless the manufacturer was able to export 80% of its production.
Hawtin’s were hoping that Australia and New Zealand would buy the jukeboxes to allow them to produce for the UK
market, unfortunately they didn’t bank on the fact that a company in New Zealand called Shires had other ideas and
copied the MK2 and released their own version of it for the Australian and NZ market
Ryan intends to restore this machine back to its former working glory
Below is also the article that shows the info on the samples being sent over in 1946
Below are the Shire’s Copies of the Music Maker Mk2 in New Zealand and Australia
they changed the name to the Melody Master but kept the same styling of logo
Another Ditchburn Mk2 Music Maker at the Ditchburn Museum
The Ditchburn Museum has acquired a second MK2 Music maker, this is currently being restored at the
museum, this will be restored back to its original 78rpm specifications
