![]() Mills collaborated with Charles Fey, the inventor of the slot machine, to produce the Mills Liberty Bell. In 1926, the company had moved from Green Street, Chicago to a plant of 375,000 square feet, comprising a factory and administrative building, at 4100 Fullerton Avenue in northwest Chicago. Mills would distinguish itself by being one of only a few firms to manufacture both machines for gambling and vending machines. In 1928, Mills entered the market for coin-operated radios and multi-selection phonographs. Between 19, the company manufactured and sold jukeboxes by the names of Hi-Boy, Troubadour, Dancemaster, Do-Re-Me, Swing King, Zephyr, Studio, Throne of Music, Empress, Panoram, and Constellation.īy May 1935, the company was run by the four sons of Herbert Stephen Mills: Fred L. Mills was Vice President in Charge of Sales, Herbert S. was Treasurer and manager of the plant, and Hayden Mills was Secretary. The family's wealth included a private yacht named Minoco, after the family firm. ![]() In about 1935, Mills was engaged by Coca-Cola to produce a standing dry automatic cooled vendor for bottles. The result, the model 47, was the first of its kind for Cola-Cola.
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