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This shot of a genuine antique cash register was taken on the service counter of the famous Klondike Kate’s in Dawson City, in the Yukon in August 2008. 370 views on 5 March 2011.
The manager on duty readily agreed to let me shoot some images while we were eating there.
I do not crop, enhance or post-edit my work in any way. Shot with a Pentax K100D, using a Sigma 18-125mm lens. F5.6, 1/45 sec, ISO 800, focal length 78mm.
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Very nice shot David!!! I sure would like to know what that $5.55 bought when the amount was rang up?? A week’s groceries maybe! :)
Thank you very much, Ruth. I should have asked that question when I took the shot! Might have to research the answer!
– David McMahon
Great shot, very enjoyable.
Thank you, Betty. The interior of the restaurant was wonderful, with lots of memorabilia. And the food was good, too!
– David McMahon
Oh my heavens!!!!!!!!!! WOW!!! What a find, DAvid … it’s wonderful!!!!!!!!
Thank you, Lois. It’s not often we get a chance to train our cameras on a beautiful piece of craftsmanship like this. You’re so right.
– David McMahon
great one
Thanks Scott, glad you liked it.
– David McMahon
Fabulous!!
Thanks, Lorena. It was a great day, because I had just got back from photographing the mountains of Tombstone Territorial Park in a chopper!
– David McMahon
Imagine how many lollies 5c would have bought you when this was brand new! Great shot, David.
Thanks, Merrilyn. I’m sure that till rang up some great purchases in its heyday! If only inanimate objects could tell their tales …..
– David McMahon
Excellent work David.
Thank you very much, Colin. Glad you like the result.
– David McMahon
That’s wonderful news, Taschja. A very big thank you to you and your co-hosts for the honour.
– David McMahon
I love the type used on cash register.
That’s one of the factors that drew me to this specific composition. Typefaces are a big part of my life, as a journalist!
– David McMahon
Oh,,,,,,in times of our childhood the grocerer around the corner used to work with such a cash register! His name was Mr. Däumlich, and when he sold Corned Beef, he could not pronounce it right ‘cause he did’nt speak English. It sounded like “Koor-net-baff”, haha I remember that well! Thanks for reminding me :-) and congrats on the feature!
Thanks for the great stroll down memory lane, Andrea. It’s a great privilege to know that an image I shot in a tiny Yukon town brought back wonderful memories from your childhood. It’s the chain of life, isn’t it?
– David McMahon