National Cash Register Co.

National Cash Register Co. (NCR), founded in 1884 in Dayton, Ohio, was a pioneer in business machinery and is best known for its beautifully crafted mechanical cash registers. Blending functionality with ornate design, early NCR registers featured cast brass or nickel-plated cases with intricate scrollwork, making them both tools and showpieces for shops and businesses. The company was also an innovator in business practices, including employee training and customer service. Today, antique NCR registers are prized collectibles and a testament to American industrial design at the turn of the 20th century.