Burroughs Cash Register Model

Burroughs Cash Register Model

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Description
This manufacturer's model of a cash register has a metal case painted black and four columns of black and white digit keys. To the right of these is an operating bar and various function keys. At the left is a paper tape. At the top are indicator digits in an enclosed case. At the front are two rows of register wheels. A box below is in the shape of a cash drawer. The clearance key is on the right front.The machine has a black cord.
This example is from the collection of the Patent Department of Burroughs Corporation. According to the accession file, it was an invention of Walter Pasinski. A patent case relating to it was abandoned March 5, 1953.
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
cash register
date made
ca 1950
maker
Burroughs Adding Machine Company
place made
United States: Michigan, Detroit
Physical Description
plastic (overall material)
metal (overall material)
glass (overall material)
paper (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 56 cm x 54 cm x 45 cm; 22 1/16 in x 21 1/4 in x 17 23/32 in
ID Number
1982.0794.19
catalog number
1982.0794.19
accession number
1982.0794
Credit Line
Gift of Burroughs Corporation
subject
Mathematics
Business
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Medicine and Science: Mathematics
Computers & Business Machines
Cash and Credit Registers
Data Source
National Museum of American History
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