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The Cash Register is Patented

1882 to 1883
Ritty and Birch

Ritty and Birch's "Incorruptible Cashier."

On February 15, 1882 American inventors James Ritty and John Birch of Dayton, Ohio applied for a patent on a cash register. It had a large display to record money received and a locked drawer to hold cash receipts. U.S. patent 271,363 was granted to Ritty and Birch on January 30, 1883 for "Cash register and indicator."

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