Cash Machines
Both Cash Registers and Cash Machines are included in this group.
Burroughs first built a “cash machine” to leverage their successful adding machines and to compete with the vastly more expensive cash registers, most often built by National Cash Register Company. The cash machines were a low-cost alternative to the cash register and were most often used in small stores and shops.
Most Burroughs Cash Machines were classified as Class 10 machines. They had a modified Class 8 or Class 9 adding machine mounted to a cash drawer. Many adding machine manufacturers used this same method of combining existing machines with cash drawers to compete in this large market.
A common problem with the cash machine was money getting stuck in the back of the cash drawer mechanism. It was located in a place that the operator generally did not know how to get to. A standing order to all Burroughs Field Engineers was to always first check this location with the operator present, before starting to make repairs on the machine. Many clerks were unfairly accused of being short on their register for the day, only later to be vindicated (sometimes too late) by the cash being found in the back of the drawer.
Burroughs did finally build a true cash register; but the success of the machine was limited by the strong market dominance of National Cash Register Company and others. Production of the true cash register machines stopped at the start of WWII, and like the Burroughs Typewriter, was not resumed after the war.
The cash machines, however, continued to be produced through the 1970s.
Later, Burroughs partnered with Anker Cash Register Company in about 1959 and provided sales and service support for Anker's products. Burroughs largest customers for Anker registers were Winn Dixie and A&P stores, although they were also found in several drug stores and party stores. (Thanks to Art Hamann for Anker Register information)
One additional Cash Register, released in the late 1970's, was the P 1150 Tape Punch Cash Register which produced a punched paper tape for subsequent computer processing.
Both Cash Registers and Cash Machines are included in this group.
Burroughs first built a “cash machine” to leverage their successful adding machines and to compete with the vastly more expensive cash registers, most often built by National Cash Register Company. The cash machines were a low-cost alternative to the cash register and were most often used in small stores and shops.
Most Burroughs Cash Machines were classified as Class 10 machines. They had a modified Class 8 or Class 9 adding machine mounted to a cash drawer. Many adding machine manufacturers used this same method of combining existing machines with cash drawers to compete in this large market.
A common problem with the cash machine was money getting stuck in the back of the cash drawer mechanism. It was located in a place that the operator generally did not know how to get to. A standing order to all Burroughs Field Engineers was to always first check this location with the operator present, before starting to make repairs on the machine. Many clerks were unfairly accused of being short on their register for the day, only later to be vindicated (sometimes too late) by the cash being found in the back of the drawer.
Burroughs did finally build a true cash register; but the success of the machine was limited by the strong market dominance of National Cash Register Company and others. Production of the true cash register machines stopped at the start of WWII, and like the Burroughs Typewriter, was not resumed after the war.
The cash machines, however, continued to be produced through the 1970s.
Later, Burroughs partnered with Anker Cash Register Company in about 1959 and provided sales and service support for Anker's products. Burroughs largest customers for Anker registers were Winn Dixie and A&P stores, although they were also found in several drug stores and party stores. (Thanks to Art Hamann for Anker Register information)
One additional Cash Register, released in the late 1970's, was the P 1150 Tape Punch Cash Register which produced a punched paper tape for subsequent computer processing.
Cash Machines (Class 10, and Series P) – Full keyboard machines mounted on a Burroughs cash drawer.
Date range -- 1931-1970
Original Price -- $300
Today’s Value -- $100-$300
Cash Registers – (Class 100, 200, 300) Actual registers like NCR type machines. Class 100 is the basic Cash Register, Class 200 are the same as the Type 100 with the addition of a mechanism to print on a tally role. Class 300 was the same as the Class 200 plus it had the capability to print a customer receipt.
This is a Burroughs Cash register made by Anker. Not sure if we owned Anker or just marketed and /or supported their products.
P 1150 Paper Tape Punch Cash Register. Not many of these were sold.