National Cash Register Company sales literature collection, 1941, 1957
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Summary
- Creator:
- National Cash Register Company and John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History
- Abstract:
- The National Cash Register Company was founded in 1884 in Dayton, Ohio. by John H. Patterson. Maker of the first mechanical cash registers and predecessor of NCR Corporation. Collection includes a binder (56 pgs.) containing advertisements for a cash register that automatically computes change, probably intended for use by representatives in the company's sales office. There is also a printed brochure for National's change dispenser machine and two store signs concerning sales receipts. Topics include the accuracy of the new machine and resulting sales records, times savings for retail clerks, and customer satisfaction. Additionally, a series of booklets aimed at retail store merchants address topics including advertising, store layouts, cost controlling, show windows and store displays, and promotional sales. Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History.
- Extent:
- 1 Linear Foot
- Language:
- Materials in English
- Collection ID:
- RL.00930
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- Scope and content:
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Collection includes a binder (56 pgs.) containing advertisements for a cash register that automatically computes change, probably intended for use by representatives in the company's sales office. There is also a printed brochure for National's change dispenser machine and two store signs concerning sales receipts. Topics include the accuracy of the new machine and resulting sales records, times savings for retail clerks, and customer satisfaction. Additionally, a series of booklets aimed at retail store merchants address topics including advertising, store layouts, cost controlling, show windows and store displays, and promotional sales.
- Biographical / historical:
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The National Cash Register Company was founded in 1884 in Dayton, Ohio. by John H. Patterson. Maker of the first mechanical cash registers and predecessor of NCR Corporation.
- Acquisition information:
- Purchase, 2009 and 2024.
- Processing information:
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Processed by: Alice Poffinberger, September 2010
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, September 2010
Accession(s) described in this finding aid: 2009-0234;
Reprocessed June 2025 by Richard Collier incorporating accession 2024-0130.
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- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
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