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The Mills Novelty Company out of Chicago is mostly remembered for the Violano Virtu-
oso and the arcade and gaming machines. Born as the “Mills Automatic Virtuosa” in 1905 its
inventor- Henry K. Sandell developed the idea further and in 1912 the Mills Violano Virtuoso
started to become a big success. This is what the advertisement said: The world’s greatest
musical attraction.
No composition is too difficult for the Violano-Virtuoso. Classical, operatic, and popu-
lar music are all equally well played. Every note is clear, full and true. The faults common to
other automatic players are all successfully eliminated. It is without doubt the musical mas-
terpiece of the day. The Violano-Virtuoso may be best defined as a violin with piano accom-
paniment. The violin is played by a finger-like arrangement of electro magnets operated by
a small motor. Where other companies in the mechanical music field used pneumatics, the
Violano is operated with only electro magnets. Jerry’s Violano bears Serial # 1530 and really
plays very nicely.

???????? Mills Novelty Company ?? ?????? ? ???????? ???????? Violano Virtuoso,
????????? ? ???????? ??????????. ?????????? ??? “Mills Automatic Virtuosa” ? 1905
????, ?? ????????? ????? K. ??????? (Henry K. Sandell) ???????? ???? ?????? ? ? 1912
???? Mills Violano Virtuoso ????? ??????????? ??????? ???????. ??????? ??????: ?????
?????? ??????????? ?????????? ? ????.
??? ??????????, ??????? ???? ?? ??????? ??????? ??? Violano Virtuoso.
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?????, ????? ? ???????. ??????, ????? ??? ?????? ?????????????? ?????????????????,
??????? ?????????. ???, ??????????, ??????????? ?????? ?????? ???????. Violano Vir-
tuoso ????? ????? ????? ??????????, ??? ??????? ? ???????????? ??????????????.
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????????? ??????????. ???, ??? ?????? ???????? ? ??????? ???????????? ??????
???????????? ??????????, Violano ???????? ?????? ? ????????????????. Jerry’s Violano
????? ???????? ????? #1530 ? ????????????? ?????? ?????????????.

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so ???????1905?????????Mills ??
Virtuosa,???????Henry K. Sandell????
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• Mills Novelty Company
• Chicago, USA
• Approx. 1912
• Height 63,5, Width 41,5, Depth 29,5”
• 72 original and recut multi- tune rolls
• Listen to the music: www.SwissAuctionCompany.com

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