How the Cash Register Evolved From Abacus to iPad
Invented in 1879 and patented in 1883 by saloonkeeper James Ritty, the seen-everywhere cash register — still called a “till” by Brits — started as an abacus or counting frame. Cash drawers came next, and when the technology was ready, the devices evolved into the mechanical contraption gracing every brick-and-mortar retail business.

December 13, 2014 at 02:50PM
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