It’s Photo Hunt time again, and this week, our theme is CLASSIC. I didn’t have any problem deciding which picture to use this week because it came very naturally to me :)
This is definitely something classic that nobody could argue!
The above picture shows a classic cash register that is still functioning today (click on the picture to learn how to use it). This picture was taken when I was walking past a row of pre-colonial shop houses in Ipoh. I had stopped to take a picture of something that caught my attention just as I was passing by this particular shop, and the owner of the shop came out and invited me into his premise.
Then he showed me some really old framed photographs of his ancestors, and then he talked about about how the ancient shops were being replaced by hypermarkets and how we, the younger generation, should learn more about these classic machines before they were placed in museums :confused:
Now, the million-dollar question is:
How old do you think the cash register is?
And, can you also guess how old this ancient phone is? :headphones:



A “NON REGISTERED” cash register… now that’s classic.
(Noticed your comment on my previous post, just thought of dropping by after these times. You changed your layout? Nice…)
50 years? i see a modern calculator next to it though. wahaha~
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That is a classic cash register. I don’t know how old it is but I’m guessing 1950s. I was born in 1957 and I used a similar one when I had a summer job in my teens but it was a slightly more modern so I’m guessing that one is older than me.
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Wow! That is a great antique. And it still works. I’m guessing it is from the 40s.
eh…. probably this was left behind from during the british occupation in malaysia ^^.
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I would give it a 55 years cash register…any rewards for a correct guess? :biggrin:
I would like to ask … how old is the guy manning this machine? :biggrin:
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That is very cool. I love vintage and antique items.
That’s definitely classic ! I like the picture.
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My wild guess would be around fifty years. I kind of recall in 50s movies that they have these kinds of cash registers. Surprised to know that this is still functioning.
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