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Would anyone know what this key does because I do not know much about it, I got a lot of keys from a friend who used to work at the popular store by me named kroger and he gave me alot of other keys too but the keys on this set seemed the coolest because well idunno they just seemed cool.
(ill add pics of all the keys I got also)

could be for cash box, register paper roll , on/off switch. etc.
keep watching as someone will have the correct info for you.

It is a cash register key. It isn't to open the till draw directly, it is used to operate a switch that controls what mode he cash register is in.

Depending on the manufacturer, the following designations(in caps) are stamped on cash register keys :

OP = Operator mode
MA = Master (program) mode
PGM = Program mode
M = Manager mode
OW = Owner mode
REG = Register mode
MGR = Manager mode
S = Service mode
P = Program mode
Z = Z report
C = Service mode
VD = Void enabled

The REG designation is used by Samsung, and likely some others.

Hope that helps,

...Mark

Also, in your first picture, the top right most ring of keys with the little white plastic house looking thing on it...the National cabinet lock key on that ring is for electrical panels made by Cutler Hammer/EATON.

Here's a link to a picture of that key: https://www.platt.com/platt-electric-su ... pid=838753

I spy a couple Best and Instakey keys too!

THANK YOU! I have one of these and wondered what it's for, already on my "common keys" ring

Also see an "ibutton" ( Silver fob, bottom right stamped "2") which is a type of electronic chip used in a lot of stuff, as well as a paper towel/TP dispenser key (the 2 pronged one on the same ring as the "ibutton"), A c415A, which is another really common key, and that little "mickey mouse ears" key in the middle is cool, no clue on it, looks too small for a water valve.

I have seen Best locks on some Kroger stores, so maybe those went to the store at one time. The Dillons here (owned by Kroger) used medecos.

As for register keys, for any given brand, they are usually the same, n that a Samsung Manager key will fit any Samsung, an NCR, any NCR, etc... The only ones that are usually not all the same are the cash drawer keys, for obvious reasons.

The barcode tag could be just a loyalty (spy) card, or it could be to log on to the store's POS computer system (yeah, real secure, right?)
Cool stuff

(The little "mickey mouse ears" key in the middle )

That Is A Old Steam Heat Radiator key You use to use it to bleed of the air in the Radiator


http://www.amazon.com/EZ-Flo-20322-Ez-F ... B00838ILV6

[quote="Fred B"](The little "mickey mouse ears" key in the middle )

That Is A Old Steam Heat Radiator key You use to use it to bleed of the air in the Radiator

Cool to know, very similar to a water spigot key then

On the same ring is a light switch key


https://www.platt.com/platt-electric-su ... zpid=35055

The cash register key reminds me of the SAM4S (Samsung) ones we have at the shop. They are usually just 3 or so wafers, and a bunch of wards for access control. That one (being marked REG and with all the metal there) is the cashier's key, it can only turn on the register, and sell items, a manager key is often needed for anything as complex as a void or refund. Register keys are more of a formality than anything else.

Fun Fact: most registers that use a keyswitch often have a unlabeled 'service' position or two.