New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-15
PHOTOGRAPHY IN sUyrERFEIrING.
Cone.yeDSepee Of RE ~ 2 rr'sss


CIscIssArI Tues.y. jan ISIS.
Ibsve ju,t witnessed some illusasiop. Of the art
OF photographic CO~ats,t ursg. ~hiA | deem higaly
in pcriant nos cpy to bank officers b. 70 the public
at large Mr. Tsutsyre Of this city. o. OF the bes,
dag u.rreefl pst in The world has reesntypsi=
raj photogrs, bic copies Of bank Dotes ~ne fSr sur
psss in the perfection OF their details, auytbi,y Which
has ever been done IN the old way Of couo,er.itios
Wren these photr graphs are carefully taken y the
proper bank note paper they defy detection eShe-,y
the ut aided tye w By mcrosc 'Pc inspection.
one of these photographs, fr,m 80 bill, was de-
posftd By Mr. $, with other bulls. IN the Life sad
Trust Company and vas received without suspicion.
He 'h,D informed them thar there was bad bill
smong them; the money was renspecte', ani De ""
y0,i,tly assured th,tr was al good, aud rcqles'ed
10 point out the defective hill he did 81 sud after
general e1amin aon by the officers presea;, the bill
again pronounced good Aoother trial Vas made
BY pre,sntiug Photographic copy Of bill 81 the
principal banking houses. A. the banks Of Sne<d,
CollsrC & Hughes Gregory \ lngusbee, an some
Others The photograph WAS received aud, sft-r are
ful INSPECTION Pronounced q good oil. still more
ri.Id test made by preseohug pho ographs aud
et1uiIe lis 81. Booth and other bauk'noSe en-
grsvtrs After the most careful ms pec0u they were
unstl. to det.c, the Photographic counterfeit for As
| have obs. rived the ulI utssG details are perfect
updtr Microscopic sc utiny.
ibiuk I obvious fFou the Sc facts ths paper
money currency Is ia dangerous condition. aa1 that
it l. Necessity o give the wiceet publicity to these
slsrmiIg oevel, pmsurs. II sBy good master u pno
tograbhy. car in = short tine. sud ~ u trldIng eX-
p.use flood tue country with spurious mOuey, VIII,
ev, cashiers presidents. bud eXpers ~ every grade
unabls 10 ,.tect We have no secdr'y in our
paper ctUtncy
have heard that Photographic ro,ss we're once
taken il she Back - Lnssnt. Whether any sdeh
ERE nov ~ ciT, untou ia THIS country l. not known,
but, certainly, We have 90 security against their
issue al an, tire N enormous quantities. aud Il is es
Ioeiaiy to put .he public "a their guard that nov
err ounce ib.s- facts An interest ! already excited
leIe sno bank preside Us sendius the,r 70
be hotcaTap b-0 tu tesr HE power OF the art.
II is lot only our currency That ., As~4ed by this
e. b,t every hing ce,ei = on the human pen Is
liable 10 COBDie4iei'iDg Oues autograph may be
a. ~ time fixed 20 bank check pcOm-sDry note,
Vll Nttd. -ittr 81 creOIt. ~ rcJpmm al 1tiOa or
o. nun Der of au,ngraphs uity b. shS,d 10 aay doc
umth' tho operator my pic ,s.rhe au'ogr.phs bang
70 pt',Ct that he winter hisselt couil not oetece
a. -Tr"r.
I,isu4e,Ics- f r eng,avsrs to iocfetss their skil,
s. ,Very sfep hey 'ia- 10 a1vsoce is ioioNec with
alb. hic- accnrscy by Photography. ~hich copies
inr 1.c ~ brown backs of toe NOTES A. a. thsr
ioc,t i.--ihy uc'e may he .ou.f NJ of p~aiing 10
cc,rs o. great V1tiety on rsre paper whicn Photo
grally sid hot be- able to rival thnk hanks should
tftr o premium Tor tbe e so0ytry uf some peculiar
-, Gle f EGitr The mbn thciure be kept secret
~ Il to be devoted ,x,usNeiy 10 the issue OF bank
Io'ts
Utder IreseLt circumstsnc' = an immense amount VI
freud utui money may be irsUed n,iore the public
on, tuy Oh d rr guard. Scirrco sud itmust give
utN ssfrgumt. Their are buttSO methods of detec-
lob Wbl,n have ANY knoseige 40 present; they
g. IN Iuisted by cteR,st snd by D.yctyn-frg nel
tber OF bcn aould probably be brougu - bear
80 silst bill apparently ,rfcct IN all tner details
TIE e. Cnltal ttst l. ba.ed on tue fact tuat tho
ba,k coior Of The photograph" picture beng derived
from pres aratiUD Ot silver n, around necessarily
fsf-nI l. TIE Ibis Gss 10y re engrnvcr and iho
T.ftf: slI.Us 10 T. be 0eVi-Vd b. -t'pd c1en-
ISIS. wo .it merely NE a q one tle Photographic
Ii.iurr = mm,ds,ey destroyed or ura White oy
wsttig Il win 20 u'I,I of cofrOsi se s1bunite.
4. for a.. pstciOme.rc te-t, 30 is believe, worthy
of alci tioI m cases bt Importance VI "a 'henncsl
tets ore i"f couvtHlrn'. Any individual ot good
Et,riuu IA. cfIaCi ga o'rive truu one Ut the
.l ns'u. tanb Loie an impression 90 'he char
1.,i 81 ih writer, fh- pho "srapn docs not We ihs
IT, ir.s-'uu aiI u- .t renee between tao real writ
il aud tbe m,,e lb"t"- r7Ph may thas be d's,'n-
luI-isd, s. hfNo 4s,tTtalu.u Dy tual Experiment
ob III FoLfsytc's spe.iHcos shall $50 All &c
count fin s1perncnt ia TIE J,nrH"f ~ I.e.
K p.