does anyone know how to un-jam an old cash register?

[bakerbrett741]

I have an old cashregister and it is jammed really good. I tried giving the keys a little force to move them and- its jammed. It has bothered me ever since I bought it- it does not work like it should. It was a lesson to me- now I don't buy unless I have the resources for repairs if the object is inoperable.

[bakerbrett741]

Shipping this out for repair is just not an option- it is a back breaker just to move when rearranging the house. Shipping would cost more than I can presently afford on a single item to be shipped to destination then back + repair. Any advice? It looks nice and is a good piece, but would be more impressive if it was not jammed.

[dsk]

Hi
Have you opened it up looked inside. I will guess; its like old typewriters pressing to letters at the same time, and it jams.  Be careful wit oil in there, it is sensitive as a rotary dial

dsk

[Russ Kirk]

Well,  if all else fails you could try this method.......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lOSH2QMdqw

Sorry,  I could not resist.  Looks like you have a nice cash register.

[bingster]

Thank goodness for decimalization--those keys look awfully confusing in shillings and pence.  

[Owain]

with keys in both £sd and Decimal, this till must date from a very specific era. I wonder if the keys were as new, or this was a conversion job for Decimal Day.

An old typewriter repairman probably did cash registers in his day.

Britain went decimal on 15 February 1971

[bingster]

with keys in both £sd and Decimal

Ahh, I wondered what the red numbers were for, and couldn't figure it out.

[Owain]

with keys in both £sd and Decimal

Ahh, I wondered what the red numbers were for, and couldn't figure it out.

5 New Pee = 1/-

100 New Pee = 240 d. = £1

As my mother would now say, "Ten bob for a loaf of bread!!"