![]() In addition, the company started to produce slot machines that played music like the Constellation model. Like the Mills Owl, the company produced another famous slot machine called the Mills Liberty Bell. In 1898, the company expanded to include Mortimer’s son. The success of the Mills Owl sparked the image of an owl to be used at the company’s’ trademark or logo. This slot machine was housed in a late Victorian or Eastlake style furniture cabinet. The company’s first upright slot machine was called the Mills Owl, introduced in 1897. ![]() Mortimer Mills received a patent for a coin vending apparatus in the early 1890s. ![]() manufactured slot machines, vending machines, automatic music machines and jukeboxes. Manufacturing Company, arguably the best known company that produced these machines was the Mills Novelty Company Inc. In the early 1900s, slot machines were all the rage.Īlong with Pace Manufacturing Company, Walting Manufacturing Company, and Caille Bros. (i.e., stated your weight, told your fortune, played music, etc.). Machines that stimulate trade and were associated with gambling/gaming Vending machines that dispense a productĢ. There are three basic types of coin operated machines on the antiques and vintage collectibles market:ġ. These antique machines are very collectible today. coin operated machines) were first introduced in the 1700s, gained popularity in the 1800s, and came of age in the 1900s.
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