(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Carillon Historical Park: Cash registers (photo diary) [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2023-09-04 The history of the cash register begins in a saloon in Dayton, Ohio. Based on an idea from a tool that counted the revolutions of a steamship’s propeller, James Ritty invented the first cash register in 1879 as a way of stopping his employees from pilfering his profits. With the help of his brother, John Ritty, the cash register was patented in 1882 as Ritty’s Incorruptible Cashier. In 1884, the National Cash Register Company (NCR) was formed to produce an item that many people in the retail industry considered unnecessary. By 1893, NCR had grown from 13 employees to more than 400 working in two shifts. Total sales increased from 359 cash registers to over 15,000 machines. NCR also secured a contract with the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition to provide cash registers for all of the fair’s concessionaires. Shown above is the NCR diorama at the World’s Columbian Exposition. The Carillon Historical Park in Dayton, Ohio has some cash register displays. More museum exhibits Museums 101: A collection of beer steins (photo diary) Carillon Historical Park: Model railroad (photo diary) Museums 101: Neighborhood grocery store (museum tour) Museums 101: The Weekly Newspaper (Photo Diary) Museums 101: Antique Dolls (photo diary) Museums 101: Ranch and Sawmill (Photo Diary) Lake Chelan Historical Society: A collection of Cameras (photo diary) Museums 101: The Blacksmith Shop at Fort Vancouver (Photo Diary) [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/9/4/2191167/-Carillon-Historical-Park-Cash-registers-photo-diary Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/