Cash Register

Object/Artifact

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Museum Of American Heritage

Name/Title

Cash Register

Entry/Object ID

1000.161.13

Description

Register, Cash

Made/Created

Manufacturer

St. Louis Cash Register Co.

Date made

1915

Notes

Made In: St. Louis, MO serial number: 3071642

Material

Metal

Color

Black

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Cultural/Historical Context

Label

Cash Register St. Louis Cash Register Co., St. Louis, MO 1915 This cash register features horizontal and vertical levers to input dollar and cent amounts. The vertical lever was used to select the dollar amount for the purchase and had values between $1 and $4. The horizontal lever was used to select cent amounts and had values between $0.05 and $0.95. This brought the maximum possible transaction on this register to $4.95.

General Notes

Note

Horizontal lever select 5-95 cents, vertical lever select $1-$4, push down on horizontal lever to open cash drawer & show amount flags.