6- How about your special Brass Cash Register qualities?
NCR registers often have bits and parts which are special or rare. This is a long list and having one of these qualities may make your machine more desirable or maybe not. Here is the list:
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A. Top signs/name plates (see the top sign page)
B. Printer
C. Clocks
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D. Drawer pulls
Drawer Pull Example
E. Gallery Rails
This is a great special feature of the early NCR’s. It is a rail that runs along the front of the coin shelf just below the keys and just above the drawer. They are generally only found on early detail adder principle machines. The Gallery Rail (GR) is considered mainly decorative in function but on machines with high drawer spring forces, it could be used as a finger hold to push the drawer closed.
GR came in two styles:
- A small spiral tube with end caps and
- A less common pressed rail with lion’s heads on each end.
GR are rare overall because they were only put on early machines with a metal coin shelf. When NCR reconditioned machines they often replaced the metal shelf and GR with the more modern (and desired) marble & rosettes!
GR are a highly desirable special feature and can easily add up to $200 on the value of a machine.
Reproductions in both styles are available, but are only appropriate on certain models. GR were sometimes on the following models: 2,3,5,6,33 and others. Please let me know if your model has one and I will add it to the list.
F. Glass keychecks
H. Metal shelf/marble shelf
I. Metal or wood trim base
J. Flash
K. Solid top vs glass across the top
L. Money weights/ metal coin box.
Example of NCR Bill Weights
NCR Coin Box
400/500 class (crank machines) special features
M. Time Printer Clock
The time printer was a large 24-hr clock with moving print wheels indicating the time of day. When a receipt was printed by the machine for the transaction, the clerk could take it and insert it into the time printer and smack the stamper.
The time printer was located on the left front of 500 class machines. If a machine had one but it is missing, there will be a square brass frame where it should have been located. (the square brass frame on the right front would be for an autographic). There are two varieties of time printers: Front facing and Side facing clocks.
These are $1000-$1500 premiums on a 500 class machines. They are not reproduced but ink ribbons can be obtained.
N. Paper Wheels
N. Motor
O. Lights
P. Multiple drawers
Some general valuable items
Q. Original keys
R. Original paper labels
S. Other original documents or parts or how about an original shipping crate!
I have a national cash register did is a crank register I’m wanting to find out information I have the serial numbers of it but I’m not finding anything is there a way that you might couldn’t further assist me in knowing how to restore and bring back to life again thank you
Hi,
My mom and dad purchased a NCR in 1987 from a antique store in Saugus California.
Under the drawer there is a label stating that it is a class 300. Numbers on cash register are 760950 and 442. Patented up console 1893-1904. It has a 4 rows of keys .
It has a top plate: Drink Coca-Cola 5 cents in bottles
1st row – yellow letters- A, B D, E, H, K, R ON ACCT, (red – charge, blue -Paid Out)
2nd row – are red with $1. – $9
3rd row – Black with 10 – 90
4th row – Black with 1 – 9
Ours have keys listed on the class 400 registers.
It also has a marble shelf with wood trim.
I’m looking to get an appraisal on it.
Any ideas where i could do this?
Thank you for your time.
Lisa Mc Daniel
I’ve got a model 349, s/n 313,xxx which dates it to 1903. It was made for the British market
with pound (d) and shilling (/-) keys (oval) and price flags. It is nickle plated brass in a pattern
I have not seen on this site or elsewhere, ‘National’ in large letters on the front cover.
It also has a metallic, light blue paint in the recessed areas of all of the metal work. Seems
to be original (some wear) but not certain. Much newer than your Steve W but another
rather uncommon Brit register in this country at least.
I have 1893 model 4, it works well and is in good condition Ni plated.
Any idea of the value?
Barry
My British NCR is a 1890 beauty. It was purchased in London in 1967 at an antique market. I have never seen a register that is finished like mine. The brass outer skin is nickel plate that is hand engrave in an American scroll pattern. There are slight differences where markings were not duplicated. Have you ever come across a machine with this type of finish?
Can you tell me a good place to buy a reproduction top sign if I can’t find an original? I have a ncr 147 if you know where an original is!!