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
FYI this shows up as a blank thumbnail in my feed, its the youtube rounded rectangle, but with three dots in gray instead of a red play button. I've never seen that before, but I assume thats what shows up if there is no thumbnail picture. When I mouse over it, it shows you putting the cash register down on the bench.
I know this was a lot of work. I remember the 1200/1500 and 1900 crank/electric models. Of course the 100 and 200's too. Next time, the larger bank models or coin sorter/counter. 🎉
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." Good compromise with the cleaning & repair (restores my faith in sanity) & Great job overall, keep saving the old things!
Ha, yeah I was glad to see he didn't take it apart down to that level! I've restored antique adding machines and typewriters, but mostly just cleaning and taking off a few external parts or maybe taking apart the carriage to clean it. I would NEVER try to take apart the mechanism, that's asking for disaster!
When I was 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.
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.
My dad’s business had a large (6 drawers) NCR built in the 1940’s. It sat on a base with a cabinet with a total height of about 5’. I restored all the outside wood but would never have attempted the restoration you did. You did a great job!
My dad had one as well.... they were used in clothing/dept stores like Macys. Each drawer had a different sounding bell, and separate keys for each employee... This allowed a shared machine, but separate cash drawers for shift reporting. We used the 6-8 drawers as a tool chest in a hardware store, after the register part died. We sat a newer old NCR register from the 70s on top. I still have boxes of key blanks for old NCR registers RESET and other function.
Magical work indeed. I always used to think National Cash Register was a Japanese company but later realized Japanese were still recovering from war in 1952 and couldn’t have done it. Turned out the company was American and bought by AT&T during the 1990s or so. Thanks 👍👍👍
We need more brainiacs like you. This is absolutely fabulous how you restored this old cash register, piece by piece. It must've taken a lot of time to figure something like this out and make it become like it was just purchased. Its always great to see something very close to being thrown away, to become something brand spanking new by great hands like yours. Kudos!!!!
@@rustyshadesrestoration Tinha um amigo que trabalhava dando assistência técnica para as registradoras SWEDA. Acho que é assim que se escreve 😁. Ficava fascinado com a habilidade dele, pois ele era jovem,23 anos e viajava por todo Brasil a serviço. Parabéns pela habilidade! 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
When you were about half way through I thought, “no way is he going to be able to pull it all apart and put it back together” and my heart sank! Thank goodness you cleaned all the inner parts without pulling them apart! My next worry was how you knew which screws went where! You amaze me with your thoroughness and attention to detail. This truly is a masterpiece! 🤗🇦🇺
@@kmartcarol48 the inner parts just needed a degrease and oil service these machines are actually pretty simple to work on if u dont mess up the clocking of the system and thts likely why they never took it completely apart as it can be a pain to get it clocked right
Beautiful. My grandfather had one in his little grocery store. I remember using it in my youth. He'd let me wait on customers, every now and then. Brings back memories. 👍
Johnny , you did a very fantastic professional job in restoring this time piece . I'm fascinated how you put every little screw back in it's proper place . 😂
Quelle belle mécanique 🥰 cette machine a des décennies mais trois gouttes d'huiles trois nouveaux ressorts (zéro plastique) et c'est reparti pour d'autres décennies 😮 increvable ! J'adore bravo 👏👍 . Bye Nathalie 🇫🇷
That's how things were made to last -- "zéro plastique". It's a shame that everything is built these days to have a short useful life and then get thrown away.
These Registers were truly works of Industrial Art...I used the NCR/UK version of this model for some time and never had a problem with faults or breaking down...and that satisfying 'Ting' as the drawer opened!...a grand job you have done, again, so Thank You...dgp/uk
I worked an old NCR back at Alpha Beta in the early '70's. I could fly on that beautiful, noisy monster. One hand on the keyboard and I never had to even look, I knew exactly where the keys were. None of this 'scanning codes' stuff. My boss was skeptical and secretly had me tested. I was 1/2 cent off on a produce weigh in a $63.00 grocery bill.. 0-49 the customer was given the half cent rounded down, 50-99 the store rounded up. My produce was between 49-50 on the scale and I rounded down to the customers advantage. The test people rounded up. My boss was delighted at my accuracy. I could move customers twice as fast as any other checker and maintain accuracy. No raise, I was already a Journeyman, but i got more 'time and a half' hours and 'triple-time' hours when we were opened on the occasional holiday.
I am astounded by your talent. These are so fun and inspiring. Not only the restoration of the parts, but your engineering prowess. Thanks from Connecticut, US!
It's nice to see videos like yours, where the machine is taken apart, cleaned and reassembled, or should I say overhauled... Anyway, it's nice to see videos like this.
When I was a kid these (or rather their a tad more modern siblings) were still quite common place in small shops - in Germany affectionately called „Tante Emma Läden“ (literally: „Aunt Emma Stores“) - although already in the process of being phased out. I always admired these mechanical wonders and wanted to own one but, alas, it didn’t come to pass, yet. Thanks for bringing back fond memories and sharing knowledge about these types of registers I never dreamt of seeing ❤️
Beautiful restoration job you did on that cash register. You cleaned it up thoroughly and it looks much better and it works like a charm too. Excellent work.
A great restoration. I can clearly remember when cash registers very similar to this were in use across the UK, although of course ours registered pounds and pence after 1971 and pounds, shillings, pence and farthings before then. Now though, they are nearly all gone and you only see them in museums. For your sake I am glad you did not have to dismantle all the mechanism down to the last nut and bolt. That would have been INSANELY complicated to reassemble! May I offer you one tip which I hope will help you - such an old machine could well have contained lead paint. If I had been you I would have done lead detection tests on the painted surfaces before stripping it off.
Thank you so much! I always do the lead check, but I stopped filming it in each video. Especially when I have big projects like this one. Thanks again!
As an apprentice I worked at NCR on the North Circular Road in London. The building was full of cash registers being converted during decimalisation in 1970 and 1971
A long and magnificent restoration work. There is care, patience and respect for this old object. It is very moving, I find, to find the tickets and to think that this woman probably used them daily for years with the good and the bad days.
Было очень интересно смотреть на эту работу потому, как сам работал механиком по ремонту подобных советских аппаратов 70-х - 80-х годов, потом переходили на электронику. Интересно было смотреть и искать знакомые механизмы изготовленные по другим схемам. Очень интересно было смотреть как этот аппарат "раздевался"! В наших аппаратах это был цельный корпус, который снимался сразу весь. Вместо рычагов были кнопки, которые после пробивки чека возвращались в исходное положение. Был еще электромотор, но можно было работать и без него. Огромное спасибо за это видео! Вроде как вернулся на 40 лет назад!
I was Surprised by the date 10.09.1952 on the registration docs attached under the draw it looks older than that did not expect it to be a 1952 model. Well done nice job.
I still don't have any idea how you know how to take the items apart, fix them up and then put them back together... brilliant! A lovely job as usual, Johnny. Thanks! 👍
Wonderful work! I saw the video twice, to be able to understand everything. If I disassemble one of this, I would never be able to assemble again. A lot of parts...
Rusty, you always find the most amazing, unusual and antique pieces to work on and as always your workmanship is superb. I enjoy watching.🇺🇸 PS this looks to be the restoration with the most pieces ever.
You should see how this guy does it. The engineer is a real genius in the very way he does it. That's revamp this old-timer 1952 cash register. Even though these cash registers were really noisy in those days. It's nothing like the new ones. It's understandable that everything is all digital as of nowadays. It's hard to believe just how fast technology moves. 💸
You should see how this guy does it. The engineer is a real genius in the very way he does it. That's revamp this old-timer 1952 cash register. Even though these cash registers were really noisy in those days. It's nothing like the new ones. It's understandable that everything is all digital as of nowadays. It's hard to believe just how fast technology moves. 💸
Very nice,you did a great refurbishment of the old register.good for another 50 to 100 years for use or just display for a conversation piece.great video as always.just keep on doing what you do best.be safe 👍👍👍😎😎😎
Very cool. At my very first public job we had a register somewhat like this. The crank handle let us use it when the electricity would be down for some reason or another. This brought back great memories! You do great work.
Absolutely stunning video, these were just a tool, not thought about or cared for in shops over time, but could you imagine asking for this level of bespoke engineering these days, especially to that quality? Where a POS system would set you back a few thousand, this if manufactured these days would be the Rolls Royce of tills. I love the silence too, just the natural working noises, no person who loves the sound of their own voice. 🤣🤣 I have now subscribed, I find these kind of videos relaxing and very satisfying. Thanks ❤❤✌✌☮☮
What a fabulous machine. And after nearly three-quarters of a century, it was still in reasonably good shape. Three busted springs, some glass, and the crank didn't work -- I didn't really see what you did to make it turn. I guess the drawer was stuck. It's really a pleasure to see something that was built to last in the first place. Now it's good for another half century, I like to think.
Great job on the restoration, Johnny! Imagine people in today's world having the patience to stand in line at a grocery store, waiting for some young cashier trying to ring up the orders using this beast. 🤣
Absolutely beautiful restoration. I remember seeing similar cash registers still in use in a few places back in the 80s when I lived in Germany. This was a rather complex job and I wondered what it would take to pull it off, but it turned out amazing.
Truly a testament to the incredible skills required to make this machine - and its apparent biggest benefactor, the screw industry 😂 Great work! I always wonder how to make the decision to either restore it and potentially lose value, or to have it operational again and be able to enjoy that. I think I prefer the latter but only as you have done - you didn’t re-fabricate big sections, you kept it the same parts and refinished them to preserve as much as possible. That’s some amazing work! Thanks for sharing 😊
This register was state-of-the-art 70 years ago and very expensive to purchase. 70 years from now, our grandkids will look at an iphone the same way. Total disbelief that their grand parents actually shelled out hundreds of dollars for a piece of antiquated electronics that did basically nothing. Very interesting and entertaining video. Well done.
Thanks for watching! I'm very curious about how much could cost at that time and how that translated in these days money value. I couldn't find this information anywhere.
It looks beautiful! You really did an amazing job restoring it. It's great to see it working again, and it even prints the receipts correctly! I have a collection of antique adding machines. I want a register too, but I don't have any more space! 😂
The place where this guy keeps all his creations must be one of the most spectacular places in the world!! Imagine seeing all those weapons displayed together...
Hahaha. Thanks a lot. In the beginning I was taking pictures, but now, for this project, I didn't have to. I can remember visually where and what, but if I'm not sure I'm consulting the footage.
1:59 That's curious! That piece of paper is the remainder of a seizure notice, so it was part of a levy at some point in its existence. If only these parts could talk...
We also can tell it was situated in Cologne at the time. The seizure seal bears the mark of the Cologne magistrate, and Bailiffs don't travel outside their area of responsibility in Germany. If the levy had been filed in another jurisdiction, an execution request would have been filed with the court where the assets to be seized were located at the time.
@@sternentigerkatze Yes, these stickers are referred to as "Kuckuck" in Germany, although they are really supposed to depict the German federal eagle. There is however no equivalent colloquial term for seizure notices in the English-speaking work. I DID do my homework.
Unfortunately the records available online about seizure seals are thin, so I can't even begin to date that seal. We have part of the design and even part of the bailiff's name, so if someone went to the trouble to find a specialized collector or contacted the courts in Cologne, it might even be possible to date this seizure exactly.
@@rustyshadesrestoration Let's keep it family-friendly by saying 'the climax' in adult entertainment. I.e. the part which viewers find the most exciting. In this case the proof that the cash register works again...
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
FYI this shows up as a blank thumbnail in my feed, its the youtube rounded rectangle, but with three dots in gray instead of a red play button. I've never seen that before, but I assume thats what shows up if there is no thumbnail picture. When I mouse over it, it shows you putting the cash register down on the bench.
Thanks for letting me know! I will contact the support team.
@@patrickcorcoran4828😊😊⁹9😊
Any chance on getting a longer version? I love watching register/slot restorations
I know this was a lot of work. I remember the 1200/1500 and 1900 crank/electric models. Of course the 100 and 200's too.
Next time, the larger bank models or coin sorter/counter. 🎉
I absolutely adore this video! Me and my father have one of these from 1935 and the inside components have really sparked my interest.
Glad you enjoyed it!
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."
Good compromise with the cleaning & repair (restores my faith in sanity) & Great job overall, keep saving the old things!
Ha, yeah I was glad to see he didn't take it apart down to that level! I've restored antique adding machines and typewriters, but mostly just cleaning and taking off a few external parts or maybe taking apart the carriage to clean it. I would NEVER try to take apart the mechanism, that's asking for disaster!
Brave, optimistic, and masochist are not mutually exclusive from each other. :D
When I was 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.
You just gave 50 years of that machine’s life back. Truly impressed!
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.
Are you sure he wasn't traveling the wastlands in the not too distant future?
*wastelands
Is that a fallout reference (FO 3 better than NV)
Their accounting machines were cool
@@todds2248
このレジスターは「日本ナショナル金銭登録機」時代の1952年の製品で、日本NCR株式会社の104年の歴史が感じられると思います。
動画ではレジスター本体の金額単位がドル表示ですので、実際には米国法人のNCRコーポレーション社が製造したかと思います。
My dad’s business had a large (6 drawers) NCR built in the 1940’s. It sat on a base with a cabinet with a total height of about 5’. I restored all the outside wood but would never have attempted the restoration you did. You did a great job!
My dad had one as well.... they were used in clothing/dept stores like Macys. Each drawer had a different sounding bell, and separate keys for each employee... This allowed a shared machine, but separate cash drawers for shift reporting. We used the 6-8 drawers as a tool chest in a hardware store, after the register part died. We sat a newer old NCR register from the 70s on top.
I still have boxes of key blanks for old NCR registers RESET and other function.
Отличная реставрация. У нас в СССР были подобные аппараты но уже поновее без ручки и с электродвигателем внутри. Хорошая работа. Regards from Russia.
(68 here) when i saw that receipt paper...took me right back! Still miss my Mum ❤
Magical work indeed.
I always used to think National Cash Register was a Japanese company but later realized Japanese were still recovering from war in 1952 and couldn’t have done it.
Turned out the company was American and bought by AT&T during the 1990s or so.
Thanks
👍👍👍
Thank you for watching and for your kind words!
We need more brainiacs like you. This is absolutely fabulous how you restored this old cash register, piece by piece. It must've taken a lot of time to figure something like this out and make it become like it was just purchased. Its always great to see something very close to being thrown away, to become something brand spanking new by great hands like yours. Kudos!!!!
I'm very happy to know that you enjoy my work. Thank you!
@@rustyshadesrestoration
Tinha um amigo que trabalhava dando assistência técnica para as registradoras SWEDA.
Acho que é assim que se escreve 😁.
Ficava fascinado com a habilidade dele, pois ele era jovem,23 anos e viajava por todo Brasil a serviço.
Parabéns pela habilidade!
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When you were about half way through I thought, “no way is he going to be able to pull it all apart and put it back together” and my heart sank! Thank goodness you cleaned all the inner parts without pulling them apart! My next worry was how you knew which screws went where! You amaze me with your thoroughness and attention to detail. This truly is a masterpiece! 🤗🇦🇺
I actually wanted to see him do a full restore.
@kmartcarol48 For what to pull apart everything if I managed to repair it already and there was no rust? Just for fun?
@@kmartcarol48 the inner parts just needed a degrease and oil service these machines are actually pretty simple to work on if u dont mess up the clocking of the system and thts likely why they never took it completely apart as it can be a pain to get it clocked right
@@rustyshadesrestoration hehehe yea....its fun.
Fantastic restoration! My late father would have loved this, he was always taking mechanical things apart and fixing them!
Cada nova restauração,
É como se tivesse dando vida nova a um filho.
Tudo feito com muito amor.
CONGRATULATIONS.
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Who knew how many parts and how much machining and skill went into something that never got a second look
Beautiful. My grandfather had one in his little grocery store. I remember using it in my youth. He'd let me wait on customers, every now and then. Brings back memories. 👍
Send greetings to your grandpa!
@@skovbeats1929 he passed away in 2000.
@@mskayla7747 im very sorry to hear that!
Fantastic piece of machinery. I remember these as a kid. An aunt had the British version with pounds, shillings and pence. Lovely to see this restored
Fantastic work. I love seeing these old mechanical things brought back to life.
moi🥰
Johnny , you did a very fantastic professional job in restoring this time piece . I'm fascinated how you put every little screw back in it's proper place . 😂
I'm glad you enjoyed the video 🙂
Imagine if time was impacted by inflation like money... 😮 Temporal Inflation 😅
Quelle belle mécanique 🥰 cette machine a des décennies mais trois gouttes d'huiles trois nouveaux ressorts (zéro plastique) et c'est reparti pour d'autres décennies 😮 increvable ! J'adore bravo 👏👍 . Bye Nathalie 🇫🇷
Merci beaucoup, Nathalie! 🙂
That's how things were made to last -- "zéro plastique". It's a shame that everything is built these days to have a short useful life and then get thrown away.
These Registers were truly works of Industrial Art...I used the NCR/UK version of this model for some time and never had a problem with faults or breaking down...and that satisfying 'Ting' as the drawer opened!...a grand job you have done, again, so Thank You...dgp/uk
I worked an old NCR back at Alpha Beta in the early '70's. I could fly on that beautiful, noisy monster. One hand on the keyboard and I never had to even look, I knew exactly where the keys were. None of this 'scanning codes' stuff. My boss was skeptical and secretly had me tested. I was 1/2 cent off on a produce weigh in a $63.00 grocery bill.. 0-49 the customer was given the half cent rounded down, 50-99 the store rounded up. My produce was between 49-50 on the scale and I rounded down to the customers advantage. The test people rounded up. My boss was delighted at my accuracy. I could move customers twice as fast as any other checker and maintain accuracy. No raise, I was already a Journeyman, but i got more 'time and a half' hours and 'triple-time' hours when we were opened on the occasional holiday.
Beautiful memories! Thank you for sharing!
I am astounded by your talent. These are so fun and inspiring. Not only the restoration of the parts, but your engineering prowess. Thanks from Connecticut, US!
It's nice to see videos like yours, where the machine is taken apart, cleaned and reassembled, or should I say overhauled... Anyway, it's nice to see videos like this.
Another work of art mate,that’s restoration on another level,thanks for sharing
Love and peace from Ireland
Glad you enjoyed the video! Cheers 🍻
When I was a kid these (or rather their a tad more modern siblings) were still quite common place in small shops - in Germany affectionately called „Tante Emma Läden“ (literally: „Aunt Emma Stores“) - although already in the process of being phased out. I always admired these mechanical wonders and wanted to own one but, alas, it didn’t come to pass, yet. Thanks for bringing back fond memories and sharing knowledge about these types of registers I never dreamt of seeing ❤️
Great work. You really brought it back to life. I'm so glad you left the old paper in it.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Beautiful restoration job you did on that cash register. You cleaned it up thoroughly and it looks much better and it works like a charm too. Excellent work.
I'm glad you enjoyed the video!
A great restoration. I can clearly remember when cash registers very similar to this were in use across the UK, although of course ours registered pounds and pence after 1971 and pounds, shillings, pence and farthings before then. Now though, they are nearly all gone and you only see them in museums. For your sake I am glad you did not have to dismantle all the mechanism down to the last nut and bolt. That would have been INSANELY complicated to reassemble! May I offer you one tip which I hope will help you - such an old machine could well have contained lead paint. If I had been you I would have done lead detection tests on the painted surfaces before stripping it off.
Thank you so much! I always do the lead check, but I stopped filming it in each video. Especially when I have big projects like this one. Thanks again!
What an amazing relic from pre-electronic days of shopping. No debit or credit cards!
Good Job !
These NCR Registration Machines are from the time of my childhood.
Thank you! It must been very satisfying to watch them as a kid.
That primer really was something else, it’s astonishing what it withstood and how challenging it was to get rid of it. Great restoration!
Thank you! Yes, that primer was something else...
As an apprentice I worked at NCR on the North Circular Road in London. The building was full of cash registers being converted during decimalisation in 1970 and 1971
Oh, wow. I bet you have some nice stories from that place.
I mean i can restore stull like electronics and macines, but nothing so mechanically complex as this! Amazing work, I applaud your craftsmanship.
Thanks a lot!
@@rustyshadesrestoration If you come across a Burroughs adding machine.......
So nicely done. I love it, and can still remember the sound of the bell when I was young. Best wishes from Germany 🤗
Thank you very much!
thank you for leaving this old lady in her true form🙂👍👍
A long and magnificent restoration work. There is care, patience and respect for this old object. It is very moving, I find, to find the tickets and to think that this woman probably used them daily for years with the good and the bad days.
Thank you very much!
The sound of the bell makes me happy 😊
This is the master restoration to make restoring this thing!
Было очень интересно смотреть на эту работу потому, как сам работал механиком по ремонту подобных советских аппаратов 70-х - 80-х годов, потом переходили на электронику.
Интересно было смотреть и искать знакомые механизмы изготовленные по другим схемам.
Очень интересно было смотреть как этот аппарат "раздевался"!
В наших аппаратах это был цельный корпус, который снимался сразу весь.
Вместо рычагов были кнопки, которые после пробивки чека возвращались в исходное положение. Был еще электромотор, но можно было работать и без него.
Огромное спасибо за это видео!
Вроде как вернулся на 40 лет назад!
you did a great jpb and I'm amazed you actually got this back together again!!!
Such a beautiful item and a very nice work. Thank you for showing this. 👍👍👍👍
Thank you! Cheers!
I was Surprised by the date 10.09.1952 on the registration docs attached under the draw it looks older than that did not expect it to be a 1952 model. Well done nice job.
Thank you! I think it can be older than the registration date, but 1952sis a fact, my guess can be wrong.
Looks great! And that was some mighty fine tapping!
I still don't have any idea how you know how to take the items apart, fix them up and then put them back together... brilliant!
A lovely job as usual, Johnny.
Thanks! 👍
Thank you so much for watching and for your kind words! 🙂
All I can say is OMG, you are awesome my friend.
Wonderful work! I saw the video twice, to be able to understand everything. If I disassemble one of this, I would never be able to assemble again. A lot of parts...
Добрый вечер.
Это вам не топоры вышкурить и заточить...
Спасибо огромное МАСТЕРУ за кропотливую хорошую работу❤
Rusty, you always find the most amazing, unusual and antique pieces to work on and as always your workmanship is superb. I enjoy watching.🇺🇸 PS this looks to be the restoration with the most pieces ever.
I'm so glad to know that you are enjoying my work. It is probably one of the most complex items, indeed. 🙂
Очень кропотливая и качественная работа. Молодец.
You should see how this guy does it. The engineer is a real genius in the very way he does it. That's revamp this old-timer 1952 cash register. Even though these cash registers were really noisy in those days. It's nothing like the new ones. It's understandable that everything is all digital as of nowadays. It's hard to believe just how fast technology moves. 💸
You should see how this guy does it. The engineer is a real genius in the very way he does it. That's revamp this old-timer 1952 cash register. Even though these cash registers were really noisy in those days. It's nothing like the new ones. It's understandable that everything is all digital as of nowadays. It's hard to believe just how fast technology moves. 💸
All I can say is either you have to be highly intelligent and dedicated or totally insane to take on a project like this, I know I could never do it.
great job as always! your most complicated job yet. I learn so much from you. thank you for sharing!
I'm glad you found it inspiring!
Very nice,you did a great refurbishment of the old register.good for another 50 to 100 years for use or just display for a conversation piece.great video as always.just keep on doing what you do best.be safe 👍👍👍😎😎😎
Thank you so much for your kind words Tom!
Amazing work once again, thank you for sharing your talent with us!
My pleasure!
Excellent work my friend. You are a person very dedicated to restoring old things.
Thank you so much! I love doing it! 🙂
Very cool. At my very first public job we had a register somewhat like this. The crank handle let us use it when the electricity would be down for some reason or another. This brought back great memories! You do great work.
Thanks! I'm glad that I could bring back those beautiful memories to you.
Absolutely stunning video, these were just a tool, not thought about or cared for in shops over time, but could you imagine asking for this level of bespoke engineering these days, especially to that quality?
Where a POS system would set you back a few thousand, this if manufactured these days would be the Rolls Royce of tills.
I love the silence too, just the natural working noises, no person who loves the sound of their own voice. 🤣🤣
I have now subscribed, I find these kind of videos relaxing and very satisfying.
Thanks ❤❤✌✌☮☮
Today's computerized cash registers are more complex electronically, less complex mechanically. But they also scan each item and keep inventory.
What a fabulous machine. And after nearly three-quarters of a century, it was still in reasonably good shape. Three busted springs, some glass, and the crank didn't work -- I didn't really see what you did to make it turn. I guess the drawer was stuck. It's really a pleasure to see something that was built to last in the first place. Now it's good for another half century, I like to think.
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Great job on the restoration, Johnny! Imagine people in today's world having the patience to stand in line at a grocery store, waiting for some young cashier trying to ring up the orders using this beast. 🤣
Thank you so much. I will pay to see that 🤣
Truly amazing work. Well done sir!
Thank you kindly!
Absolutely beautiful restoration. I remember seeing similar cash registers still in use in a few places back in the 80s when I lived in Germany. This was a rather complex job and I wondered what it would take to pull it off, but it turned out amazing.
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You truly do exceptional work. Always a pleasure.
Thank you kindly!
That looks like a really fun restoration very well done. Great video mate👍👍
Thank you! 🙂
Truly a testament to the incredible skills required to make this machine - and its apparent biggest benefactor, the screw industry 😂
Great work! I always wonder how to make the decision to either restore it and potentially lose value, or to have it operational again and be able to enjoy that.
I think I prefer the latter but only as you have done - you didn’t re-fabricate big sections, you kept it the same parts and refinished them to preserve as much as possible.
That’s some amazing work! Thanks for sharing 😊
This is the work of a master! You should be proud. Very few people are left alive that can do this.
Thank you for your kind words!
@@rustyshadesrestoration One thing though: I would have taken the opportunity to replace all of the glass with polycarbonate - strictly for safety.
Beautiful restoration.
Thank you very much!
Great item and fantastic work ❤
Thank you so much!
Very interesting video, thanks for sharing .
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Hello mister beautiful restoration beautifully restored good job well done
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Beautiful restoration ❤ Ending very satisfying 😮
Thank you so much! I'm happy you enjoyed the video.
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.
This register was state-of-the-art 70 years ago and very expensive to purchase. 70 years from now, our grandkids will look at an iphone the same way. Total disbelief that their grand parents actually shelled out hundreds of dollars for a piece of antiquated electronics that did basically nothing. Very interesting and entertaining video. Well done.
Thanks for watching! I'm very curious about how much could cost at that time and how that translated in these days money value. I couldn't find this information anywhere.
Awesome job restoring the cash register, johnny.
Thank you!
quality german craftsmanship brought back to life awesome 👍🤩
Meu pai trabalhou na NCR muitos anos, e consertava várias máquinas dessas em casa, Poxa que saudades do meu velho..., abraço a todos.
Welcome back! Wonderful work, requiring patience and precision: congratulations! To my great surprise, the wood was in very good condition...
Thank you very much! Yes, the wood was preserved well.
It looks beautiful! You really did an amazing job restoring it. It's great to see it working again, and it even prints the receipts correctly! I have a collection of antique adding machines. I want a register too, but I don't have any more space! 😂
Yeah, he really went from 0 to 3pi on this one.
The place where this guy keeps all his creations must be one of the most spectacular places in the world!! Imagine seeing all those weapons displayed together...
this one has to be the best restore yet awesome job
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You are so clever. I’d never remember where all the parts went lol. xxx
Hahaha. Thanks a lot. In the beginning I was taking pictures, but now, for this project, I didn't have to. I can remember visually where and what, but if I'm not sure I'm consulting the footage.
Right? The guy is just a genius!
@@rustyshadesrestoration yeah, handy to have film of it I guess lol xx
Looks like you wanted to make a longer video. I’d have no problem with that.
I cut a lot. Many parts always result in longer videos usually. I hope you enjoyed it! 🙂
Superb restoration and very interesting, as always 😊🇨🇦
Many thanks!
1:59 That's curious! That piece of paper is the remainder of a seizure notice, so it was part of a levy at some point in its existence. If only these parts could talk...
We also can tell it was situated in Cologne at the time. The seizure seal bears the mark of the Cologne magistrate, and Bailiffs don't travel outside their area of responsibility in Germany. If the levy had been filed in another jurisdiction, an execution request would have been filed with the court where the assets to be seized were located at the time.
Oh, wow. That's so good to know. Thank you for sharing!
@@feynthefallen Kuckuck 🐦
@@sternentigerkatze Yes, these stickers are referred to as "Kuckuck" in Germany, although they are really supposed to depict the German federal eagle. There is however no equivalent colloquial term for seizure notices in the English-speaking work. I DID do my homework.
Unfortunately the records available online about seizure seals are thin, so I can't even begin to date that seal. We have part of the design and even part of the bailiff's name, so if someone went to the trouble to find a specialized collector or contacted the courts in Cologne, it might even be possible to date this seizure exactly.
Хорошая реставрация 👍
Beautiful and meticulous restoration!
Thank you very much!
What an enigma; pure engineering beauty
Indeed!
And, as in every good video, just before the end credits comes the money-shot!
The money-shot?
@@rustyshadesrestoration Let's keep it family-friendly by saying 'the climax' in adult entertainment. I.e. the part which viewers find the most exciting. In this case the proof that the cash register works again...
Ah, ok. Now I get it 😀
Great Job! It's as ready to do the work as well as an electronic unit!
No, it does it better. Modern electronic units are plastic and will never last as long as this and they need power.
Absolutely fascinating to watch!!!
Eine schöne alte NCR. Sehr toll Restauriert. Mittlerweile auch schon nach und nach im 4stelligen Bereich.
Excelente trabalho. Quantas horas dedicadas. Parabéns 🇧🇷
Obrigado 👍
Great! Nice to see!👍👍 As usual
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WOW very cool !!! Awesome restoration !!!
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Beautiful work😍
Thank you so much 💓
Fantastique restauration !!! 👍👍👍
It looks great and you did a wonderful job restoring it as well!!!!
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Thank you very much!
A brilliant job, sir.
Brilliant indeed, crazy crazy work
Thank you kindly!
Soooo many parts! This is impressive!
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AMIGO BOA TARDE, VOCE RESTAUROU ESTA RELIQUIA COM MUITA MESTRIA, RXCELENTE TRABALHO. ABS JULIO. SAO PAULO. BRASIL.
Obrigado
impressive work! good job
So very cool! thanks for creating this content. Love from AZ ♥
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