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Key for Mills

Postby midohioslotmachines » Wed Feb 12, 2025 7:17 pm

I have a Mills Slot Machine key and it is on the virge of breaking. It has three or four more turns before it snaps. Does any one know of a key shop
where I can have one made. Thank you for your time
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Re: Key for Mills

Postby BRADPA3772 » Wed Feb 12, 2025 7:34 pm

Does it have a key number stamped into it? If so, you might be able to find one on eBay. Otherwise, you would need an old school locksmith.

You may want to take the lock off the back door and take the key and lock to your locksmith… If it breaks while it’s on the door, they’ll probably have to drill the lock…
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Re: Key for Mills

Postby rtmccurdy » Thu Feb 13, 2025 5:38 am

Mills made many 100,000s keys so finding a match will be close to impossible. There are several restorers on this site and the Facebook sites who can re-key these locks so before the key breaks take the lock off your machine. You may need to supply a Mills key so those are available for usually $10+ shipping on eBay. This is assuming your lock and key are original Mills products. (The key is usually called a channel or "snake" key)
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