Prior to the turn of the 20th century, retail transactions were commonly recorded by hand using some type of ledger system. The process was cumbersome and time consuming. The invention of the modern ...

The cash registers manufactured by Dayton’s National Cash Register Company were not just tools of business — they were also objects of art. Lined up at Carillon Historical Park in gleaming order, the ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Imagine a store without a cash register and no other accurate ways to quickly tally up daily sales. That was the case for all retail establishments before the 1880s. Most store owners ...

This cash register has a wooden case with glass-covered pop-up indicator numbers at the back. A metal lever that moves laterally across the front of the machine points to multiples of 5 from 5 to 95.