National Cash Register History

National Cash Register Models
National Cash Register Historic Photos
American Cash Register Company History
National Cash Register Serial Numbers
National Cash Register Dayton Ohio History

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The company survives to this day as NCR — a diversified public corporation which still makes cash registers and has a market cap of $2.86 billion in October 2011.

New Equipment

Below are the manufacturing dates of NCR equipment.
Date	Serial Number	Date
10,000	Feb. 20, 1889	690,000	Jan. 9, 1909
20,000	June 24,1890	700,000	Feb 19,1909
30,000	June 17, 1891	710,000	April 1,1909
50,000	Nov. 18, 1892	720,000	May 4,1909
60,000	June 5,1893	730,000	June 7,1909
70,000	April 1, 1894	740,000	July 9,1909
80,000	Dec 6,1894	750,000	August 20,1909
90,000	Sept 3,1895	760,000	Sept 20,1909
100,000	April 27, 1896	770,000	Oct 29,1909
110,000	Dec 12,1896	780,000	Nov 12,1909
120,000	June 17, 1897	800,000	Jan. 25, 1910
130,000	Nov 22,1897	940,000	Jan. 31, 1911
140,000	April 23,1898	1,080,000	Jan. 27, 1912
150,000	Sept. 23, 1898	1,220,000	Jan. 17, 1913
160,000	Feb 8,1899	1,370,000	Jan. 23, 1914
170,000	May 8,1899	1,470,000	Jan. 15, 1915
180,000	Sept. 30, 1899	1,550,000	Jan. 29. 1916
190,000	Dec 22,1899	1,630,000	Jan. 2, 1917
200,000	April 9. 1900	1,680,000	Feb. 13, 1918
210,000	July 18,1900	1,720,000	Mar. 13, 1919
220,000	Oct 16,1900	1,790,000	Feb. 4, 1920
230,000	January 16,1901	1,870,000	Jan. 19, 1921
240,000	April 18,1901	1,940,000	Jan. 3, 1922
250,000	Aug. 30, 1901	2,060,000	Jan. 25, 1923
260,000	Nov 8,1901	2,200,000	Jan. 24, 1924
270,000	Feb 17,1902	2,340,000	Jan. 21, 1925
280,000	May 10,1902	2,490,000	Jan. 19, 1926
290,000	July 24,1902	2,640,000	Jan. 27, 1927
300,000	Oct. 16, 1902	2,790,000	Jan. 26, 1928
310,000	January 10,1903	2,924,700	Jan. 1, 1929
320,000	Feb 28,1903	3,079,340	Jan. 1, 1930
330,000	April 27,1903	3,179,632	Jan. 1, 1931
340,000	June 26,1903	3,264,691	Jan. 1, 1932
350,000	Sept. 8, 1903	3,298,083	Jan. 1, 1933
360,000	Nov 20,1903	3,348,961	Jan. 1, 1934
370,000	January 29,1904	3,411,563	Jan. 1, 1935
380,000	April 8,1904	3,481,704	Jan. 1, 1936
390,000	June 8,1904	3,575,951	Jan. 1, 1937
400,000	Aug. 29, 1904	3,677,320	Jan. 1, 1938
410,000	Oct 19,1904	3,774,599	Jan. 1, 1939
420,000	Dec 16,1904	3,885,373	Jan. 1, 1940
430,000	Feb 24,1905	3,946,620	Jan. 1, 1941
440,000	May 3,1905	4,043,965	Jan. 1, 1942
450,000	June 23, 1905	4,075,707	Jan. 1, 1943
460,000	Sept 2,1905	4,077,705	Jan. 1, 1944
470,000	Oct 25,1905	4,079,770	Jan. 1, 1945
480,000	Dec 22,1905	4,108,489	Jan. 1, 1946
490,000	March 26,1906	4,213,098	Jan. 1, 1947
500,000	April 23, 1906	4,342,646	Jan. 1, 1948
510,000	June 13,1906	4,486,531	Jan. 1, 1949
520,000	August 2,1906	4,615,419	Jan. 1, 1950
530,000	Oct 2,1906	4,723,313	Jan. 1, 1951
540,000	Nov 23,1906	4,902,643	Jan. 1, 1952
550,000	Jan. 19, 1907	5,032,501	Jan. 1, 1953
560,000	March 26,1907	5,181,614	Jan. 1, 1954
570,000	May 25,1907	5,322,052	Jan. 1, 1955
580,000	July 27,1907	5,549,110	Jan. 1, 1956
590,000	Sept 28,1907	5,715,775	Jan. 1, 1957
600,000	Nov 1,1907	5,865,613	Jan. 1, 1958
610,000	Jan. 20, 1908	6,024,501	Jan. 1, 1959
620,000	April 15,1908	6,194,455	Jan. 1, 1960
630,000	May 23,1908	6,386,090	Jan. 1, 1961
640,000	June 26,1908	6,606,656	Jan. 1, 1962
650,000	August 1,1908	6,814,067	Jan. 1, 1963
660,000	Sept 28,1908	7,026,887	Jan. 1, 1964
670,000	Oct 27,1908	7,270,843	Jan. 1, 1965
680,000	Nov 27,1908	7,576,511	Jan. 1, 1966

Dates of Manufacture for Factory Rebuilt Equipment

Cash Registers
Date	Serial Number	Date
S 1	Jan, 1890	S173,000	Feb, 1923
S1000	April, 1893	S187,000	Jan, 1924
S3000	Sept, 1894	S205,000	Jan, 1925
S5000	Aug, 1896	S225,000	Jan, 1926
S7000	Feb, 1898	S249,000	Jan, 1927
S9000	April, 1899	S275,000	Jan, 1928
S11,000	Feb, 1900	S287,299	Jan 1,1929
S13,000	Oct, 1900	S319,985	Jan 1,1930
S15,000	July, 1901	S354,296	Jan 1,1931
S17,000	Feb, 1902	S381,653	Jan 1,1932
S19,000	Sept, 1902	S403,074	Jan 1,1933
S21,000	May, 1903	S427,298	Jan 1,1934
S23,000	Nov, 1903	S445,962	Jan 1,1935
S25,000	April, 1904	S464,670	Jan 1,1936
S27,000	July, 1904	S487,871	Jan 1,1937
S29,000	Jan, 1905	S513,011	Jan 1,1938
S31,000	July, 1905	S533,983	Jan 1,1939
S33,000	Dec, 1905	S559,874	Jan 1,1940
S37,000	June, 1906	S584,759	Jan 1,1941
S39,000	Oct, 1906	S619,545	Jan 1,1942
S41,000	Dec,1906	S662,861	Jan 1,1943
S43,000	March, 1907	S703,427	Jan 1,1944
S45,000	May, 1907	S742,974	Jan 1,1945
S47,000	July, 1907	S764,832	Jan 1,1946
S49,000	Sept, 1907	S770,026	Jan 1,1947
S51,000	Oct,1907	S774,748	Jan 1,1948
S53,000	Dec, 1907	FR780024	Jan 1,1949
S55,000	Feb, 1908	FR790789	Jan 1,1950
S57,000	May, 1908	FR803,193	Jan 1,1951
S59,000	Aug, 1908	FR816,181	Jan 1,1952
S61,000	Oct, 1908	FR831,839	Jan 1,1953
S63,000	Jan, 1909	FR847,640	Jan 1,1954
S65,000	March, 1909	FR866,041	Jan 1,1955
S67,000	May, 1909	FR890,404	Jan 1,1956
S69,000	Sept, 1909	FR913,019	Jan 1,1957
S71,000	Dec,1909	FR941,812	Jan 1,1958
S73,000	May, 1910	FR975,525	Jan 1,1959
S75,000	Nov, 1910	FR1,000,038	Jan 1,1960
S77,000	June, 1911	FR1,046,222	Jan 1,1961
S79,000	Jan, 1912	FR1,064,707	Jan 1,1962
S81,000	Oct, 1912	FR1,089,493	Jan 1,1963
S83,000	June, 1913	FR1,115,889	Jan 1,1964
S85,000	Jan, 1914	FR1,141,665	Jan 1,1965
S87,000	Aug, 1914	FR1,163,635	Jan 1,1966
S89,000	Jan, 1915	FR1,180,072	Jan 1,1967
S91,000	March, 1915	FR1,200,808	Jan 1,1968
S97,000	Jan 1,1916	FR1,215,129	Jan 1,1969
S109,000	Jan 1,1917	FR1,224,441	Jan 1,1970
S121,000	April, 1918	FR1,231,984	Jan 1,1971
S127,000	Jan, 1919
S147,000	Jan, 1921
S159,000	Jan, 1922
NCR ADDING MACHINES
Date	Serial Number	Date
FR201	Oct 19,1955	FR7919	Jan 1,1961
FR558	Jan 1,1956	FR9039	Jan 1,1962
FR1753	Jan 1,1957	FR9890	Jan 1,1963
FR3534	Jan 1,1958	FR10,535	Jan 1,1964
FR4973	Jan 1,1959	Discontinued December 31,1964
FR6767	Jan 1,1960

Chart of Symbols for Factory Rebuilt Cash Registers & Accounting Machines

National Cash Register Models

Symbol	Original Number	Symbol
200,000	A	3,575,951--3,677,319	MM
300,000	B	3,677,320--3,774,598	NN
400,000	C	3,774,599--3,855,372	PP
500,000	D	3,855,373--3,946,619	RR
600,000	E	3,946,620--4,043,964	SS
700,000	F	4,043,965--4,075,706	TT
800,000	G	4,075,707--4,077,704	UU
900,000	H	4,077,705--4,079,769	VV
1,000,000	J	4,079,770--4,108,488	WW
1,100,000	K	4,108,489--4,213,097	XX
1,200,000	L	4,213,098--4,342,645	YY
1,300,000	M	4,342,646--4,486,530	ZZ
1,400,000	N	4,486,531--4,615,418	AAA
1,500,000	P	4,615,419--4,723,312	BBB
1,600,000	R	4,723,313--4,902,642	CCC
1,700,000	S	4,902,643--5,032,500	DDD
1,800,000	T	5,032,501--5,181,613	EEE
1,900,000	U	5,181,614--5,322,051	FFF
2,000,000	V	5,322,052--5,549,109	GGG
2,100,000	W	5,549,110--5,715,774	HHH
2,200,000	X	5,715,775--5,865,612	JJJ
2,300,000	Y	5,865,613--6,024,500	KKK
2,400,000	Z	6,024,501--6,194,454	LLL
2,500,000	AA	6,194,455--6,386,089	MMM
2,600,000	BB	6,386,090--6,606,655	NNN
2,700,000	CC	6,606,656--6,814,066	PPP
2,800,000	DD	6,814,067--7,026,886	RRR
2,900,000	EE	7,026,887--7,270,842	SSS
3,000,000	FF	7,270,843--7,576,510	TTT
3,100,000	GG	7,576,511--7,881,385	UUU
3,200,000	HH	7,881,386--8,179,604	VVV
3,300,000	JJ	8,179,605--8,526,792	WWW
3,400,000	KK	8,526,793--8,996,774	XXX
3,500,000--3,575,950	LL	8,996,775--9,416,792	YYY

National Cash Register Historic Photos

This National Cash Register was built about 1910. It has an old finish, original milk glass shelf, oak trimmed base, number 313 on top plate and the original label “The National Cash Register Co. Dayton, Ohio on the bottom. It still works!

It was used by the Phoenix Musical Club in the City of St. Louis which was organized in 1886, incorporated in 1898, and disbanded in 1984.

Irvin F. Tongay writes about the beginning of the Phoenix Musical Club. Some of the information is passed down by theYoung’s: George Sr., George Jr. and Dick.

It all started in the 1880s when the above held meetings in the Young’s coalshed on Third Street in the historic Soulard district an amazing group of 10 your men just bumming around together. It actually was Young’s parents and the Schneider people who urged them to organize and rent a more suitable place to hang out in, and that they did. The dues were 25 cents a month and they sure did prosper and grow in the next few years to about 50 members. The exact year of the Club was 1886, then known as the Phoenix Musical Club. On April 7th, 1898, The Phoenix Musical Club was incorporated.

Originally the boys spent much time and devotion to the neighborhood kids, and helped many into playing musical instruments which the members managed to beg from the local South Broadway merchants and the Soulard market people. This lasted until the Prohition era, when we like The South Broadway Athletic Club, the Stag Atheletic Club, The Schuck Quoit Club, The White Rabbit Club, and The Peerless Club, started making home brew which was given free to their members, on presentation of a paid up dues card which at that time our club had increased its dues to the 50 cents level a month.

To my knowledge all of the above clubs were never bothered or raided, because all had a strict rule to never, ever pass hard liquor over their bars, and really the Feds were looking for the big guys anyway, and let us be.

These clubs continued to prosper even after the end of prohibition, and continued to help aid and assist the underpriviledged of the area.

American Cash Register Company History

There was constant rivalry among the groups such as horseshoe leagues, corkball, quoits bowling–often The Phoenix Club was at the top. A Ladies Auxiliary developed and they helped support the club.

Monsanto bought our building at 1712 So. Third Street. Next we purchased the Old Soulard Library Building at 7th and Lafayette across from Soulard Market.

Next we moved to the Odd Fellows building on Lemp near Arsenal. We owned this building from 1974 to August 1983. We sold the property and now remain an organized club without a club, but still breathing.

We were all connected with the then unknown Barry Street Gang who played baseball on a back cinder lot with rock slabs for bases, the area just north of this was known as pigs foot alley around 4th and Chouteau. A peanut park divided Broadway and 4th street and just south of there was the French Market, a street gathering farmers, hucksters of the sort. I remember the con artist who put up a stand and offered a hot remedy that would cure anything from the grip or toothache, corns, stomach etc. I even saw a guy operating a shell game.

National Cash Register Serial Numbers

National Cash Register Dayton Ohio History

The Phoenix Musical Club disbanded August 18, 1984. At that time Charles Heisler was President, William Soukup was Vice-President and James Heisler was Financial Secretary.