Cash Register, England, S. XX

Preserved in excellent condition, this curious item is a cash register manufactured in Birmingham in the first third of the 20th century. This model was in use until the sixties of the same century. It corresponds to one of those made by the firm L. W. Clement & Co. With oak wood frame, window with edge for the extraction and manual cutting of the paper, and support reinforced with steel sheet metal to make notes by hand. It is offered with three original rolls of preprinted paper in two-tone (blue and red) for the placement of the figures according to their ordinal classification, all of them guarded under the lid and in their corresponding compartments. The lid is closed by means of the original key, which has been preserved. In its lower part, there is a drawer divided into five compartments, this time for the correct arrangement of the cash intended for changes. Curious is the spring in one of them for the immobilization of the banknotes. When the drawer is removed, a spring placed under the upper lid, while ringing a bell, makes it possible to advance the roll of paper for a new use. On the back of the lid, the operating instructions provided by the manufacturer are unalterable. An endearing mechanism that undoubtedly gives uniqueness to the piece in question. Measures: 16,5 cms (height), 25,5 cms (width), 40 cms (depth).