Underwood-Olivetti Cash Register

Object/Artifact

Mississippi Valley Textile Museum

2021.06.34a (front)

Name/Title

Underwood-Olivetti Cash Register

Entry/Object ID

2021.06.34.a-b

Description

Cash register by Underwood-Olivetti (2021.06.34a) and instruction booklet (2021.06.34b) titled "Instructions for the Use of the Underwood/Olivetti Prima 20 adding machine." Blue cash register with red bottom. Has a crank and receipt roll. Sticker on proper right hand side reading "M. Young & Sons cash registers & security products sales-service Mel Young, Owner. RR 2 Maberly, Ontario Tel 268-2777".

Collection

Pakenham General Store

Cataloged By

Natalia Pochtaruk

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Nomenclature Class

Merchandising T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Dimensions

Height

13 cm

Width

23 cm

Length

35 cm

Location

Shelf

124, 124

Room

Collections Room

Building

M.V.T.M.

Moved By

Sadie Badour

Date

November 7, 2023

Location

Building

Box 6

General Notes

Note

Status: Moved Status By: Cotter, Ellen Status Date: 2022-04-12

Note

Status: Moved, changed location. Removed dirty plastic bag it was stored in. Placed instruction booklet (2021.06.34b) into plastic envelope for storage as it was losing pieces. Edited description. Added numbers onto objects and tagged. Status By: Sadie Badour Status Date: 2025-05-22

Note

Status: Loan returned from North Lanark Regional Museum. Brushed some dust off the cash register and returned to storage location. Status By: Sadie Badour Status Date: 2025-08-21

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

August 16, 2021

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

October 16, 2025