The company’s first upright slot machine was called the Mills Owl, introduced in 1897. This slot machine was housed in a late Victorian or Eastlake style furniture cabinet. The success of the Mills Owl sparked the image of an owl to be used at the company’s’ trademark or logo. In 1898, the company expanded to include Mortimer’s son. Provided your slot machine sets on a regular casino slot machine stand with holes in the top and the holes are aligned with the slot machine, those coins which bypassed the hopper will go down the chute, through the hole in the bottom of the machine, through the hole in the top of the stand, and into the open area in the stand cabinet.

Some of the services and changes your slot machine endiures while it is with us:

• Completely strip and polish castings to a mirror shine
• Paint castings to match original paint scheme(or any scheme you wish)
• Wood cabinet is disassembled, straitened, reassembled, stained and clear coated to match original
• Rusty old cabinet bolts replaced with new
• Complete disassembly, degrease, clean and reassembly of machanism
• All springs tension tested and replaced if necessary
• Nuts and bolts rethreaded or replaced where necessary(missing ones too!)
• Mechanism is then greased, lubed balanced and tuned to play as smoothly as day one.

• Mills was a leading U.S. Manufacturer of coin operated vending machines such as jukeboxes and slot machines. They launched the first upright cabinet slot machine, the Mills Owl, in 1897. They exhibited their machines at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, where Ode D. Jennings (a future slot machine competitor) ran their penny arcade, The.
• Mills Vest Pocket Slot Machine Operators Manual, 16 pages in PDF format. Evans Consoles This is the 1941 Instructions and Parts Catalog for Galloping Dominos, Pacer, Bang Tails and Lucky Star. Much of this information can be applied to machines into the late 40's.
• Slot Machine The following slot machines have been reproduced and sold as the originals. This list is NOT complete. If any reader has suggestions and input, please email them to the above email address. Fey Three Jacks Mills Golden Falls Mills Silver Palace Mills Roman Head Mills Silent War Eagle (made from a Mills High Top) Mills Golden Nugget.

Mills Slot Machine Identification

Because of the unique nature of these machines the cost of these services can and will only be quoted once a machine is in our shop. Below though you can find a basic outline for restorations, full and partial. Any Mills, Watling or Jennings mechanical slot machine should fit into this pricing scheme. Any other machines please contact us for an estimate. Use our contact form to request service.

Mills Slot Machine Identification

Full Overhaul and Restoration (mechanism, cabinet and castings, the entire works!):
Basic price: $795.00 / Roll-a-Top: $850
each additional machine option (ie. future pay mech, mint vender, etc.): add $25.00

Internal Mechanism Restoration (everything inside the case):
Basic price: $450.00
each additional machine option (ie. future pay mech, etc.): add $25.00

Mills Slot Machine Model Identification

External Restoration (case & castings):
Basic price: $475.00 / Roll-aTop $595.00
each additional machine option / extension (ie. horsehead bonus top, external mint vender etc.): add $50.00

**Replacement of major parts and plating of external parts will be extra and are quoted at time of restoration based upon market prices at the time.**