#20 • Antique National Cash Register - Model 313

Part of October 2025 Curiosities Auction (timed auction by Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals)

High bid $300.00

Status: Sold

Category: Antiques

A beautiful antique National Cash Register model 313 (serial number 1059472, c.1911) with brass casing, pop-up numbers, marble cash shelf, and wooden drawer, believed to have six-slots as originally designed. Upper hinged front lifts to expose total sales up to $9,999.99 in dollars and cents. Register shows wear to the round numbered keys. The Model 313 was a compact Art Nouveau countertop register designed for small businesses such as cigar shops, candy stores, and general stores, admired for its combination of utility and decorative appeal. Cash register demonstrates an Art Nouveau design, and is sized for use in a candy shop or soda fountain. A similar model 313 register (c.1913) is in the possession of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. Wear, oxidation, and patina are present, consistent with its age and uset; two keys are out of position as shown, and drawer was not opened at time of cataloging; no confirmation on whether the original paper labels remain present on the underside of the cash drawer. Measures approximately 9.5" x 16.5" x 17" tall.