Bowery in Manhattan in New York County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Faerman’s Cash Registers

Ka-Ching!

— 159 Bowery —

Faerman’s Cash Registers Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Larry Gertner, July 22, 2016

1. Faerman’s Cash Registers Marker

Inscription. According to Bernie Faerman, when Faerman Cash Register Company opened at 331 Broome Street (1959) and then relocated to 159 Bowery (1963), the area was “Cash Register Heaven,” with multiple dealerships within just a few blocks. A museum as well as shop, the Faermans have been selling and repairing all types of cash registers for three generations, with Bernie still rolling up his sleeves at 94.

Invented in 1878 by James J. Ritty, the cash register is as much a symbol of American commerce as the dollar sigh or the Wall Street bull. Though electronic machines overtook mechanical models, the old fashioned ka-ching remains the aural icon of capitalism.

- David Mulkins, Historian, Educator

Erected 2016 by Bowery Alliance of Neighbors.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1878.

Location. 40° 43.176′ N, 73° 59.648′ W. Marker is in Manhattan, New York, in New York County. It is in the Bowery. Marker is on Bowery near Broome Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 159 Bowery, New York NY 10002, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Hi-Tech (a few steps from this marker); John Brown's Body On The Bowery (a few steps

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from this marker); Vaudeville Hook Is Born! (within shouting distance of this marker); NYC's Oldest Operating Hotel (within shouting distance of this marker); Italian Theatre & Triple-Jointed Wonders (within shouting distance of this marker); Anti-Slavery Work In Federal Era Houses (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Former Bowery Savings Bank (about 300 feet away); From Beaux Arts Bank To Bananas (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manhattan.

More about this marker. One of more than sixty entries in the “Windows on the Bowery” series.

Also see . . . The Bowery Historic District - National Park Service. National Register of Historic Places documentation - download (Submitted on April 9, 2024, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)

Photographed By Larry Gertner, July 25, 2016

2. 159 Bowery

Photographed By Larry Gertner, July 22, 2016

3. Inset

Photographed By Larry Gertner, July 22, 2016

4. Inset

1955 ad for National Cash Register. I worked my way through college on these at the A&P.

Photographed By Larry Gertner, July 22, 2016

5. Inset

Bernie Faerman

National Cash Register Pavilion at the 1939 New York World's Fair image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Inez Carnicelli Gertner, 1939

6. National Cash Register Pavilion at the 1939 New York World's Fair

The display kept a running count of attendees.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 9, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 27, 2019, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 268 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on April 27, 2019, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.