The lot features a circa 1910 National 313 B Candy Store Cash Register from the historic Bradford Hotel in Lisbon, North Dakota. The bottom shows the delivery to E.M. Bradford Lisbon, N.D. on 10-5-10 from Ashelman Bros. The Bradford Hotel was built in 1909 for approximately $25,000 and is on the National Register of Historic Places, sometimes referred to as Lisbon Hotel. The cash register shows the original rare nickel silver over brass frame finish and is in working order. The cash register was developed by James Jacob Ritty, a saloon keeper in Ohio, with the issuance of patent 221,360. Ritty sold the invention, and eventually, John Henry Patterson and his brother Frank Jefferson Patterson bought it and named their company National Cash Register Company (NCR), in 1884 and John H. Patterson became the inventor of the first mechanical cash registers. This second generation model 313 National Cash Register has a very ornate exterior and is designed in the "Dolphin" pattern. The sides of the case and the front lid have a large "onion" or "carriage". A marble top with two brass rosettes is above the wooden cash drawer. The cash drawer and cash register base appear to be mahogany. National cash registers were made in red brass, nickel plate, and copper oxidized. National put solid nickel drawer fronts on the register so the nickel plate wouldn’t wear off. Supporting parts held metal features with nickel plating on the surface. Serial number dates this cash register to 1910. In addition to the wooden cash drawer and pop-up indicators at the top, the machine had two rows of keys. Keys in the top row are numbered 90, 70, 50, 35, 25, 15, and 5; those of the bottom row are numbered $1, 80, 60, 40, 30, 20, 10. Inside a locked compartment above the keys is a register that reads dollars and cents up to $9999.99, a four-digit customer counter, and a two-digit no sale counter. The machine has no mechanism to assist the clerk in adding up totals for individual sales and no paper tape to serve as a receipt. It has serial number 893544 and model number 313 on a stamped brass placard visible directly below the front glass. Additional information located on underside of the cash box shows E. M. Bradford Lisbon N. D., Ashelman Bros. 35C81 along with serial and model numbers. Date is 10-5-10. Patent list is adjacent. The cash register functions in good working condition, all keys function as intended, interior bell chimes consistently. Exterior brass case is in good overall condition, no marring noted. This heavy cash register measures 10.5"W x 16"L x 17"H