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Metadata
Object Name |
Register, Cash |
Catalog Number |
1998.53.2 |
Maker |
National Cash Register Company |
Date |
1911 |
Material(s) |
Brass; wood; glass; tinplate; nickel |
Dimensions |
H-17 W-17.5 D-16.25 inches |
Description |
This is a nickel plated brass cash register with wreathes, fleur-di-lis, and flower chain cast in relief on the frame. The back has a shield medallion. There is a white marble table below the keyboard. It has an oak base. There is a wooden cash drawer with a cast metal front and pull handle. The interior of the drawer has three cash and six coin compartments. There are twenty one keys counting from 5 cents to one dollar and a no sale key. There are three panes of glass on top covering the tinplate sale indicator tags which rise as the appropriate key is punched. There are three locks on the frame, one above the keyboard and two on the left side. |
Notes |
Bought by the donor from a dealer(Maco Deaton) who recovered it from a small grocery in Breathitt County. |
Collection |
Harold Campbell Collection |
People |
National Cash Register Company Little, J.B. |
Subjects |
Cash registers General stores Dry goods stores |
Search Terms |
Breathitt County (Ky.) |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |