Lamson Pneumatic Delivery Terminal

Description:

Pneumatic tubes saw extensive use in multilevel department stores and banks during the mid-19th century. Prior to the popularization of cash registers in the 1890s, pneumatic tubes provided efficient transport of cash from the clerks at their sales booths to the centralized cash office, where change could be made and sent back. After the introduction of cash registers, pneumatic tubes were also used to securely transport cash to the banking office. This Lamson Delivery Terminal served as the exit to the pneumatic system where the tubes would exit and queue if needed.

Date Made: 1910 - 1919

See more items in: Work and Industry: Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Work, American Enterprise

Exhibition: American Enterprise

Exhibition Location: National Museum of American History

Credit Line: Gift of Pevco System Inter., Inc. Baltimore, Maryland

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1989.0160.02Catalog Number: 1989.0160.02Accession Number: 1989.0160

Object Name: pneumatic system terminal

Physical Description: brass (overall material)

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-4206-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1072974

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