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This cast aluminum and wooden slot machine was manufactured by Mills Industries, Incorporated, of Chicago, Illinois. The upper half is painted maroon and gold and the lower half is painted turquoise. A dime coin slot is located at the upper left with a window below displaying a row of five dimes. In the center are three windows displaying the wheels. Below the windows is a black metal plate with a key to winning spins. The coin return opening is at the bottom. A metal arm is attached to the right of the machine. This illegal slot machine was confiscated and held as evidence by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation.
Creator: Mills Industries, Incorporated
Date: 1948
Item Number: 209976
Call Number: 1998.6.1
KSHS Identifier: 1998.6.1
Collections - Museum
Community Life - Recreation and Sports - Leisure activities - Gambling
Date - 1940s
Government and Politics - Crime and Punishment - Crime - Gambling
Government and Politics - Crime and Punishment - Vice - Gambling
Objects and Artifacts - Recreational Artifacts - Game - Machine, Slot
Type of Material - Objects and Artifacts
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