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These color combinations made in porce-
lain came in: ivory/green, ivory/black, sky
blue/buff, red/buff, royal blue/orange, ma-
hogany/orchid. In our own collection we
have a beautiful mahogany/orchid Mills
Modern scale (photo 6). This combination
may have been used in a ladies powder
room, beauty salon, department store, etc.
The rarest color combination for this scale
is probably royal blue/orange. It would be
a challenge to collect all six color combi-
nations!
The Mills Modern scale has some
unique features which includes a stylish
coin entry on the left side of the head, a
viewing window that magnifies the weight numerals, a
porcelain hook attached to the right side of the marquee,
and a pocket size mirror above the
viewing window (photo 7).
The scale measures 44 inches in
height plus a nine inch high mar-
quee. The orchid colored marquee
frame is porcelain. It has a very nice
sculptured design. The health chart
on the marquee is made of thin brass
which is nickel-plated.
The height and weight information is acid etched on
the chart. The chart suggest: What You Should Weigh
and Check Your Weight Daily. Many patrons would
weigh themselves daily and would even use other scales
to check the accuracy. Often times, the marquee was
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movrng.
The back portion of the scale has an embossed design
of vine and leaves. Also embossed on back is: Product
of Mills Novelty Co., Chicago, U.S.A. and: See List of
Patents Inside. The cash box near the bottom holds 300
pennies. During the depression this was a fairly lucrative
business.
Inside the Mills Modern is a "Dash Pot" or oil cylin-
der that acts as a type of shock absorber when filled with
motor oil. It slows down the mechanism and prevents
less trauma. The footplate has a waffle design. The base
is mahogany/orchid with a sculp-
tured design. The design resem-
bles a large letter M over a smaller
letter M; which might mean Mills
Modern. This is one of the most
impressive scale bases we've ever
seen. A truly remarkable scale!
(photo 8).
There are many types of per-
sonal scales that can still be found
for reasonable prices. They bring
back memories of hard times, re-
covery, the war years, and the end of an era.
Our special thanks go out to Bill and Jan Berning for
their valued input.
HAPPY SCALE COLLECTING!
NOVEMBER ELECTION
At the meeting in November we will be
electing new officers for the upcoming
two years. Please attend to vote on the
new officers.We will give a final Thank
You to Alex, John and Dan for their hard
work over the last two years. The club
continues to get better and we are
looking for more with the new officers.
See you in November at the show.
Paul Hindin