St. Louis Cash Register

Object Details

St. Louis Cash Register Company, Inc.

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 95. On the right is an auxiliary lever for indicating amounts from 0 cents to 4 cents. On the left is another auxiliary lever for indicating 0, 1, or 2 dollars, hence the cash register indicates amounts up to $2.99. 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 106 is not listed in McCarthy in 1924, although other St. Louis cash registers are. The company is not mentioned in the 1928 edition of the book.; References:; Richard R. Crandell and Sam Robbins, The Incorruptible Cashier, vol. 2, Vestal, N.Y.: Vestal Press Ltd., 1990, pp. 80–84, 319, 320.; James H. McCarthy, The American Digest of Business Machines, Chicago, 1924, pp.160–162, 585.
Location: Currently not on view

ca 1915

Physical Description: metal (overall material); wood (overall material); paper (overall material); glass (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 53 cm x 42.5 cm x 45.3 cm; 20 7/8 in x 16 23/32 in x 17 27/32 in

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