Neither these numbers nor for the slots have any cover. This object resembles several devices manufactured in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in Greenfield, Ohio.
H Schnarrenberger of Greenfield in U. These cash registers were manufactured by firms associated with John M. Waddel also spelled John M. Waddell , whose primary business was in the building of display cases and other business furniture.
Compare to the description of the Waddel, Simplex, and Sun cash registers given in Crandall. By , the Waddell Company was selling a combination of three adjacent display cases, with a money drawer under the shallower middle case.
There was no cash register in this later item. References: Richard L. Louis Cash Register Description This cash register has a wooden case with glass-covered pop-up indicator numbers at the back. A metal lever that moves laterally across the front of the machine points to multiples of 5 from 5 to On the right is an auxiliary lever for indicating amounts from 0 cents to 4 cents.
When the pointer-lever is depressed, the dollar, multiple of 5 cents, and 0 cent to 4 cent amounts are indicated on separate indicators at the back of the machine. A window in the front of the machine is above the scale for the pointer. It is supposed to be covered with a shutter which can be opened only with a lock and key, keeping a secure record of transactions.
No lock or key is evident. The wooden cash drawer has six compartments for coins and three for paper bills. A spring at the back of the drawer keeps it in place. The Model is not listed in McCarthy in , although other St. Louis cash registers are. The company is not mentioned in the edition of the book. References: Richard R. James H. Location Currently not on view date made ca maker St. Louis Cash Register Company, Inc. ID Number Brandt Automatic Cashier Description By the late 19th century, many American workers were paid in cash.
Putting together packets with precisely the right bills and coins was a tedious task. In the s, Edward J. Brandt, a cashier at the Bank of Watertown in Watertown, Wisconsin, invented a machine that could dispense change automatically.
The machine dispenses change in amounts between 1 cent and 99 cents. It has eight channels across the front, three for pennies, one for nickels, two for dimes, one for quarters and one for cent pieces. Above and behind the channels is an array of 99 plastic keys, numbered from 1 to Pressing another key, marked "5," releases five pennies. On the right are keys marked 10, 25, 25 and that give change for these amounts.
The entire coin holder can be removed from the mechanism for storage of coins. Pushing down a key moves a bar that pushes coins from a channel into a compartment with a trap door at its base. Pushing the trap door back releases change into the hand. The serial number, marked on the right side at the front, is Louis World's Fair. This example dates from the s. References: James H. Charles J. Wallman, Edward J. Accession file. Ohmer Cash Register Description This cash register has a metal cash box and case.
The wooden cash drawer has a flat black slab above it. A mechanism sets the 2-digit department number, and a lever sets the identity of the clerk. The manually operated machine has an operating crank on the right side. It has no paper tape. The machine has indicator dials in a glass case at the top, with totals visible on both sides. On the left side is a window that shows a date of MAY The cash drawer contains a key and a pill bottle.
Ohmer made the cases for early NCR cash registers. The Ohmer Car Register Company was founded in to make registers for streetcar, train and bus fares. The Ohmer Register Company was incorporated in as a distributing agency for the original firm. Cash registers seem to have been made under the Ohmer name from about that time until not long after the sale of the firm to Rockwell Manufacturing Company in John F.
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. View manifest View in Mirador. It has four columns of keys for dollars and cents, three additional columns of digit keys, and three columns of keys with various functions on them.
An addition bar and cancel button are across the base, and a paper tape at the top. Sales are not displayed visually by any indicator.
The metal cash drawer has plastic divisions for change and cash. A key received with the machine controls a lever on the left side. Marks on the front and back read: Sperry Remington. A mark in marker on the underside reads: The Remington Rand Division of Sperry Rand Corporation began manufacturing cash registers in , when the corporation acquired the adding machine and cash register division of Clary Corporation, including its factory in Searcy.
The form of Sperry Remington trademark on the machine is from about By , the name of Sperry Rand Corporation had changed because of other mergers, and electronic cash registers were becoming common. For these reasons, the approximate date of the machine is Hayman and J. Nominate this object for photography. See our privacy policy. Collections Search Search for Show only items with images. Show only items with no use restrictions.
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