National Cash Register Receipt Box


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aw item number:  2001.092
manufacturer:  National Cash Register Company; Dayton, Ohio.
color:  Copper Oxidized
weight:  5 lbs, 6 oz

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size:  6.25"L x 6.25"H x 6.625"W

composition:  Cast iron & glass

acquisition date:  4/6/2001

status:  Collection

description:  A fancy cast iron receipt box with a slot in the top lid as well as a lock.

information:  These receipt boxes were used before cash registers were invented.  The store clerk was to write every sale down, on a receipt, and then put it in the receipt box.  This would allow the store owner to account for every sale and the money that went with the sale.


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