RIV cash register model 8506 5001/00, Italy - Turin 1930s

Mechanical cash register produced by RIV (Rivoluzione Industriale di Villar Perosa) of Turin in the 1930s and 1940s. Model 8506 5001/00, exhibited at the Leonardo da Vinci National Museum of Science and Technology in Milan. Wood-grain painted metal body; black painted wooden base with tempered glass top. Mechanical mechanism with 5 selection columns. Dual display (operator and customer). Automatic drawer opening with bell sound. Top door for complete cash control. Black ebonite side crank. Wooden coin drawer with compartments. Original, excellently preserved, working mechanism, original keys.
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