The cash registers manufactured by Dayton’s National Cash Register Company were not just tools of business — they were also objects of art. Lined up at Carillon Historical Park in gleaming order, the ...

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.

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