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Creator:
Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.  Search this
Worthington, Bill  Search this
Names:
Lowns Department Store.  Search this
Curbeau, James  Search this
Extent:
0.5 Cubic feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Videotapes
Place:
Penn Yan (N.Y.) -- 19th century
Date:
1995 October
Scope and Contents:
This videohistory documents the operation of a 19th-century mechanical cash carrier system used in a Penn Yan, New York department store.
Arrangement:
Divided into 3 series. Series 1: Original videos, 1995 Series 2: Master videos, 1995 Series 3: Reference videos, 1995
Biographical / Historical:
James Curbeau owned and operated the store.
Provenance:
Video documentation was created by the Lemelson Center and National Museum of American History staff, Bill Worthington, Division of Work and Industry (formerly Division of History of Technology) in September 1995.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but the original videos are stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Cash registers -- 19th century  Search this
Cashiers -- 19th century  Search this
Department stores -- 19th century  Search this
Inventions -- 19th century  Search this
Money  Search this
Sales accounting -- 19th century  Search this
Sales personnel -- 19th century  Search this
Genre/Form:
Videotapes -- 1990-2000
Citation:
Lamson Cash Carrier Video Documentation, 1995, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.0606
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Lamson Cash Carrier Video Documentation
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep83d7bcc36-8bed-4dcf-bbea-6ead583df816
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0606