Cash Register, The
Broadcast: November 5, 1946
Added: Apr 01 2022
How far back in history does counting go? Primitive man had his own methods of counting, he was able to distinguish the difference between a large number and a smaller one, and in time develop what you'd call a 'number sense'. Man used his fingers for counting at first, later using pebbles, and today's story tells the tale of the little known, but colorful chapter of man's inventive process. The invention of the cash register.