![]() ![]() According to Crook and Richard Witcher, seasoned collector, a retired salesman for National Cash Register, former cash register restorer and past vice president of the Cash Register Collectors Club, name plates, front lids, and top signs are some of the most sought-after. ![]() Using only cash registers that are severely broken or extensively worn beyond recovery, she is able to salvage parts including gears, cogs, number keys and wheels, and uses them to create custom jewelry for resale.Īlthough it isn’t a popularity contest, as with most collecting interests, in the world of cash register parts a few items are often at the top of wish lists. When it comes to transforming register parts into wardrobe accessories she is redefining style. One of the people repurposing parts in an uncommon manner is Kat Barron Miller, owner of MKP Jewelry. Of course, Mahs adds, there are also those who are looking for parts for their intended purposes (repairing or restoring antique and vintage cash registers), but in her six years of selling, the majority of buyers are using the parts in other ways. “The price flags and the counter wheels are often used in altered art or assemblage art projects as well - they add a bit of steampunk flair to the projects.” He also focuses his efforts on acquiring top Amount Purchased signs, National Cash Register clocks, and additional parts.īefore beginning to wonder if repurposed cash register parts may be limited to gifts and displays, Mahs dispels that idea in short order. ![]() He still enjoys the hunt for complete antique cash registers but also other components. It had a lever that slid side to side and then pushed down to register the sale. “We looked at the machine and had never seen one like it before. That led to a trip with his father to look at the register. Louis cash register advertised in a local classified newspaper. The intrigue with cash registers and the parts working in precise orchestration to ring up a sale became so significant for Crook that at one point plans to purchase a new bicycle were forgone for the opportunity to pick up a St. He does business at “From that time I was always fascinated by cash registers in general and especially how they worked. He is a collector and dealer of old cash registers. It was a candy store machine, and it was on his workbench in our basement,” said Crook. “About the age of five I remember watching my dad restore a National Cash Register Model 313. Early Mechanical Interest Fuels Fascination ![]()
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