by Lyn Collingwood, from Bulletin 7 of 2025 (September)

Answer below!

The cashier’s ‘cage’ at Grace Bros (image: State Library of NSW)

John Lagerlow and John Sergeant recognised the distribution of cash apparatus at Grace Bros Model Store, Broadway. Major Sydney department stores used the pneumatic tube system to transfer money in canisters from sales points to a secure cash office.  

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