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1952's "National" Cash Register Machine Restoration - Can It Still Print Receipts?

2.2M views · Sep 13, 2024 · Education

Rusty Shades Restoration

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@rustyshadesrestoration · 2 years ago · pinned
Hi folks! It was a pleasure to restore this classic cash register, even though I was almost about to give up at some point, but I'm glad I didn't! I hope you will enjoy the video! Thank you for your support! Johnny
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@walterulasinksi7031 · 1 year ago
The primer used when this machine was manufactured contained Red Lead. That is why there was no  oxidation on any of the parts that were covered in it.
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@todds2248 · 2 years ago
My father worked for NCR (National Cash Register) almost 40 years.  These machines were a marvel of mechanical computing.  I had no idea they had a factory in Germany.
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@djadjasubagdja1419 · 2 years ago (edited)
When I was a kid, I was amazed to see the cashier operating this machine in the shop. Every time my mom in a que of the cashier, I stood beside her, just to watch the cash reg machine operated.
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@joeldierker5982 · 2 years ago
gotta admit... when you first revealed the mechanical innards of it,  my first though was "he's either incredibly brave & optimistic, or a complete masochist if he breaks this all down to components."  <br>Good compromise with the cleaning & repair (restores my faith in sanity) & Great job overall, keep saving the old things!
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@Baystateboy125 · 2 years ago
Once you started taking apart the inner workings, I said oh shit this is serious.
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@WilliamEllison · 2 years ago
We used to spray these things down with industrial degreasers, then we’d go back and oil everything afterward.
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@Sonicgott · 1 year ago
You just gave 50 years of that machine’s life back. Truly impressed!
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@D-McMarsh · 2 years ago
Who knew how many parts and how much machining and skill went into something that never got a second look
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@lucx6129 · 1 year ago
These videos are really addictive. You can spend hours watching them if you're not careful. 😃
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@stevengatti7261 · 2 years ago
(68 here) when i saw that receipt paper...took me right back! Still miss my Mum ❤
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@faridmaharramov1996 · 1 year ago
This is one of the most sophisticated analogue computers. Just amazing you could completely disassemble and assemble it again to fully operational state.
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