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The Gallery is an ever-expanding photo array of
cash registers that we have restored for individuals or institutions, along with
other photos that we think are interesting or informative. There's family
history with a lot of these registers, along with a description of what
different kinds of cash registers are "out there". While some of them are
commonplace in the brass cash register world, they hold a special place in the
owners' hearts. The gallery also gives everyone the opportunity to see
some unique registers that you are not going to see anywhere else.
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The Fleur De Lis
pattern was the most popular pattern for the 200 class registers.
They also always came in either the copper-oxidized finish or the
nickel-plated finish. |
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(John Herook
collection) |
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Again, this is
another special family register. Another fact that makes this a
unique register is the fact that it "survived" Hurricane Katrina.
We were able to clean out the pounds of sand and restore this register
to its original beautiful condition. |
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(John M. Bolton,
III collection) |
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The model 52 is
commonly referred to as the extended-base candy store register.
While the extended-base candy store registers came in a variety of
different styles, this is definitely the most desired. This
register is in the Renaissance pattern with a metal base, metal till, no
printer, a clock, a personalized breastplate and an original sign.
Truly a remarkable register. |
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(Artemus W. Ham
III collection) |
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The time clock
on the side of the register was another way of keeping employees honest.
The clock was stopped when the employee reported for work, and then when
the employer came in he could check to see what time his employee
arrived. Clocks on registers are a very scarce find. This
model 92 is another family register and was probably one of the first
registers bought in West Virginia. |
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(Bill White
Collection) |
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This register
shows that cash register collecting can go hand-in-hand with anything
you collect. This is the second register owned by an avid antique
bottle collector. A model 349 is a register that was popular in
taverns when it had the special keys such as pint, 1/2 pint, and quart.
This register also has a "cigars" function. |
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James H. Ireland
bought his restaurant in Chicago in 1906 from his previous partner - it
was a bakery. In effort to have a 'unique' menu he settled on the idea
of a seafood restaurant, serving mostly fish. This was unusual in the
early 1900's especially because it is so critical to keep fish fresh. In
fact, he was the first restaurant to use electricity to create ice for a
coolant, then the first to have live lobster flown to Chicago from
Maine. The register was most likely already a part of the restaurant
when he became the owner/proprietor in 1906 of IRELAND'S
OYSTER HOUSE. Ireland's
was indeed a nationally acclaimed landmark in its hey-day, big-time
famous both locally and nationally. Robert Kennedy Jr. was one of many
celebrities who dined there.
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Ireland Family
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