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Evans USA
H.C. Evans & Company, Chicago, wurde 1892 von Edwin C. Hood gegründet, eingetragen 1907. Die ersten Produktionen waren für Jahrmärkte und Vergnügungsparks, dann wurden münzbetätigte Spielautomaten gebaut. Ende 1948 wurde die Musikbox-Sparte von Mills übernommen und Evans betrat mit der Constellation den Musikboxenmarkt.
1955 wurde die gesamte Musikboxsparte an José Tabachnik und Abraham Griensberg, Mexico City, verkauft. Preis: US$200,000. Der Verkauf beinhaltete auch die Werkzeuge für die Produktion, Formen, Patente Rechte usw.  
    

The H.C. Evans & Company, Chicago, was founded in 1892 by Edwin C. Hood, incorporated in 1907. Their first productions were for carnival and fair fields, followed by coin-operated games.
In late 1948 they acquired the Mills phonograph division and entered the jukebox field with model Constellation.
In 1955 the entire phonograph division of Evans was sold to José Tabachnik and Abraham Griensberg of Mexico City. Price: US$200,000.
The sale included all phonograph tools, dies, patents, rights etc.
 

Musikboxen - Jukeboxes

Lautsprecher  -  Speaker

Evans Mexico - Fonografos Automaticos Evans S.A.

Musikboxen - Jukeboxes

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Mills Novelty Co.
The Mills company, located in Chicago, famously known for their slot machines, was founded as the M.B.M. Cigar Vending Machine Co. by Mortimer Birdsul Mills in 1891. In 1887 The Owl, a mechanical slot machine was introduced and became a great success.
In 1889 Mortimer sold part of his company to his son Herbert S. Mills and the company was renamed to Mills Novelty Co. They began to produce coin operated machines like electric pianos and the first self-playing violin with piano: the Violano-Virtuoso.  In 1928 their first coin operated phonograph was introduced, the Hi-Boy.
Another remarkable step had been the movie showing phonograph Panoram which was followed by the Sonovision a few years later. Mills sold their phonograph device to Evans after being in serious financial depth in 1948. Today the date of foundation is often given as 1889.
For several years a main designer of the cabinets was Everett B. Eckland (04.11.1904 - 19.09.1957), e.g. for Do-Re-Mi, Swing King, Studio, Zephyr, Empress and the Panoram.

Münzbetätigte Phonographen   –   Coin operated phonographs

Musikboxen   -   Jukeboxes

Fernwähler   - Wallboxes

Lautsprecher  -  Speaker

Aftermarket

Mills Vertriebspartner – Distributor

1925 - 1930s
 

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