"Get the crowd laughing and they'll stick". Mills Novelty Co. devised ingenious lung testers to attract and amuse the people. Testing lung capacity by blowing into a tube until one is red-faced amuses and also encourages competition. The idea of this massive ten-foot machines is to blow the hats off the comical papier-m�ch� heads by raising the center pointer past each one. Five hats blown off rings a bell, and if all eight heads are bared the lucky bag-of-wind gets his penny returned. 1904.
Hat Blower was produced by Mills Novelty Co. in 1904.
Mills Novelty Co. released 670 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1896. Mills Novelty Co. was based in United States.
Other machines made by Mills Novelty Co. during the time period Hat Blower was produced include: Success Fortune Teller No. 5, Monte Carlo version 2, Brownie, Windmill Candy Machine, Eagle, 1904 New Lifting Machine, Pneumatic Punching Machine (1904 ), 5 Star, Automatic Bar, and Bag Puncher
Name | Hat Blower |
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Developer | Mills Novelty Co. (United States) |
Year | 1904 |
Type | Arcade |
KLOV/MOG # | 2785 |
Sub-Type | Strength tester |
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