Jackson's patent cash till, late 1800s/early 1900s

Jackson's patent cash till, wood, made by The British Machine Co., Halifax

Wooden (possibly mahogany) cash till, made by British Machine Company Limited, Halifax, Yorkshire in the late 1800s/early 1900s. The cash till is rectangular in form with hinged lid top, opening to sectioned cash and coin storage drawer, with ringing bell, paper receipt roll, gilt metal fittings and Art Nouveau handle to lower drawer, includes metal plaque with maker's mark. Interior lid describes it as "British Automatic Cash Till / Jackson's Patent."

Various patented systems – including Jackson’s patent – of recording shop transactions on a continuous paper roll were developed in the late 1800s and became commonplace in retail establishments in the late 1800s and early 1900s.

There were several Halifax companies producing cash recording equipment for use in accounting cash sales and storing cash in retail situations, including Automatic Cash Displayer, Automatic Cash Till, British Machine Company Limited, Cash Register, Gledhill-Brook Time Recorders Limited, Jubilee Works, Halifax, Simplex Time Recorder Company, Stockall-Brook Time Recorders Limited and Union Cash & Time Recorders Limited.

The British Machine Company Limited were cash register makers located at 32 West Parade, Halifax, Yorkshire and active in the early 1900s.