Dear Steven,

Thank you for the additional information and your patience. The presented object is a well-preserved cash register made by the National Cash Register Company in 1905. It was made for the restaurant The National Cash Register Company was founded in 1879 and is still a well known IT company and now operating under the name of NCR Cooperation. Because of this long history and the ecological success in the first half of the 20th century are still many cash register on the market. This cash register is remarkable ins some points. First the inscription "Bijou Chili Parlor" let locate this cash register to a restaurant with this name in Chicago. The dating is confirmed because of the serial number. It has serial number 477744 and the model number 52. Also, the model with the marble topping of the base segment is not that often on the market. usually, this cash registers made by the National Cash Register Company are sold between 200 to 400 USD. Because of the localization and the model a hammer price above 1000 USD is possible in an auction.
This piece is in good condition and there are no serious damages visible.
A base auction estimation would be between 500 to 1000 USD.
This estimation is based on actual recent past recorded auction sales of comparables. Retail "asking prices" can be higher and vary.

With best regards,
Georg

Thanks Georg. We Jane evidence that Bijou Chili Parlor was on Bijou St. in Colorado Springs. But thanks for the info.

Dear Steve,

Thank you for that hint and you are very welcome.

With best regards,
Georg