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J. C. Cox Coin Till with Bell - UK - London, England

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:250.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 - 4,000.00 USD
J. C. Cox Coin Till with Bell - UK - London, England
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Holabird-Kagin Americana Office
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Reno, NV 89511
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c1900 This handsome wood, brass, and glass countertop coin till was invented, patented, and manufactured by J. C. Cox--an inventor of several devices to change gold coins, to store coins in tills, and to track “payments made over a public house bar, counter, or elsewhere" [REF: ftldesign.com/cox]. This particular machine is a coin till, 25" wide, 16" tall, and 8" deep. Two glass-fronted racks to the left and right held counted coins, while the central mechanism carries coins through a transaction, allowing both the customer and the clerk to see which coins were used as payment, and which are due in correct change. At each "stop" the coin sounds a bell housed in the lower portion of the central mechanism. A label in the compartment indicates "Notice: To ensure the easy and perfect working of these Tills, they must be kept thoroughly clean and free from all corroded beer &c. And the least touch of oil on the brass bearing for sliding sash only." The interior of the front door on the till is inscribed "Patent 5052". The original key for the front door and drawer is included. The remnants of a broken white enamel tag on the front of the till (from the Clerk`s point of view) indicate "Inventor & Patentee/ J. C. Cox/ 174". The countertop bears two deep wooden bowls, possibly used to hold basic change for transactions. This till is a beautiful, fascinating, and interactive piece of early saloon and mercantile history. - HKA#64939