National Cash Register, Model 1054X-6

National Cash Register, Model 1054X-6

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Description
This cash register has a wooden frame covered with brass and a metal mechanism. It has four columns of keys for entering amounts, an operating button, five function keys, a paper tape, a cash drawer, and pop-up indicators.
Above the keys is a locked door. Lifting it reveals counters for numbers of customers and amounts spent. This is National Cash Register Company’s model 1054X-6, with serial number 1703570. It dates from 1919.
Object Name
cash register
date made
1919
maker
National Cash Register Company
place made
United States: Ohio, Dayton
Physical Description
brass (overall material)
wood (overall material)
glass (overall material)
paper (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 57.5 cm x 47.5 cm x 39.5 cm; 22 5/8 in x 18 11/16 in x 15 9/16 in
ID Number
MA.319500
accession number
238759
catalog number
319500
Credit Line
Gift of National Cash Register Company
subject
Mathematics
Business
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Medicine and Science: Mathematics
Computers & Business Machines
Cash and Credit Registers
Exhibition
Object Project
Exhibition Location
National Museum of American History
Data Source
National Museum of American History
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