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Vintage NCR cash register (Instagram)

Profile America: Ka-ching! The Cash Register Is Patented

Monday, November 4. The slang exclamation “ka-ching!” owes its birth to a development on this date140 years ago. That’s when James Ritty, a saloon keeper in Dayton, Ohio, patented the cash register he developed with his mechanic brother John. The […]

by · November 4, 2019 · Business, History, Profile America, Technology
Profile America: Setting the Bar Code

Profile America: Setting the Bar Code

Monday, June 26 —  Whoever bought a pack of chewing gum at the Marsh Supermarket in Troy, Ohio, on this date 43 years ago was making history. It was the first purchase of an item to be scanned into a cash […]

by · June 26, 2017 · Profile America, Technology