Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Sept., 1886.
Complete Left, 3rd June, 1887.
Complete Accepted, 5th July, 1887.
I, CHARLES JACKSON of 7 Clarendon Street, Nottingham, Engineer do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has for its object improvements in bankers cheques and like
instruments.
In order to prevent tampering with bankers cheques and like instruments in which
the value is indicated by writing on the face, I divide the line to receive the writing
into a number of different parts which I mark in succession from left to right as
follows: "under one pound "under five pounds "under ten pounds" and so on;
or with other words to a like effect. I may further in order to mark the divisions more
distinctly apply different colors in the different spaces.
"
"
Then in writing the value of the document the first word and this will always be
the most important in indicating the value, is commenced in the space over which the
appropriate limiting value is marked; thus if the value of the cheque is to be seventeen
pounds the word seventeen is commenced in the space headed "under twenty
pounds" leaving vacant say three spaces to the left headed as already set forth.
It will be seen that there will be extreme difficulty in tampering with a cheque so
written for in order materially to enhance its apparent value the most important word
must be wholly erased and a blank space restored; and assuming that this can be done
the remaining writing on the cheque still occupies the space which alone is available
for the fraudulent alterations.
Dated this 6th day of Sentember 1886
CARPMAEL & Co.,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: I, CHARLES JACKSON of 7 Clarendon Street, Nottingham, Engineer do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed
to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
This invention has for its object improvements in bankers' cheques and like
instruments.
In order to prevent tampering with bankers cheques and like instruments in which
the value is indicated by writing on the face, I divide the line to receive the writing
into a number of different parts which I mark in succession from left to right as
follows: "under one pound ""under five pounds " "under ten pounds" and so on; or
with other words to a like effect. I may further in order to mark the divisions more
distinctly apply different colors in the different spaces
Then in writing the value of the document the first word, and this will always be
the most important in indicating the value, is commenced in the space over which the
appropriate limiting value is marked; thus if the value of the cheque is to be
seventeen pounds the word "seventeen is commenced in the space headed "under
twenty pounds" leaving vacant say three spaces to the left headed as already set
forth.
It will be seen that there will be extreme difficulty in tampering with a cheque so
written for in order materially to enhance its apparent value the most important word
must be wholly erased and a blank space restored; and assuming that this can be done
the remaining writing on the cheque still occupies the space which alone is available
for the fraudulent alterations.
In order that my said invention may be most fully understood and readily carried
into effect I will proceed to describe the drawing hereunto annexed.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING.
The drawing represents a cheque form and illustrates the application of my
invention to instruments of this class-The whole surface of the cheque will generally,
as is now usual, be tinted over by colour printing in fine lines. The word printing
upon the face of the cheque will be applied over the tint and in deeper colour.
The part a, also, on which the drawer of the cheque is intended to write the words
denoting the value of the cheque will also be indicated by printing in a distinctive
manner.
The details may however be varied, the essential feature being that the part a of the
cheque or instrument should be divided into a series of parts marked in succession in
the manner already indicated. Probably the most convenient words to employ are
those appearing on the face of the drawing, that is to say, in order from left to right
as follows:-
£1 or under £5 or under-£10 or under-£20 or under-£50 or under-£100
or under £200 or under-£500 or under-£1000 or under.

page_text: The cheque or instrument in the drawing is represented as being drawn for a sum of
£17. 10. 6 and it will be seen that the word "Seventeen" is commenced in the space
indicated by the words £20 or under, so that as already explained it is impossible to
so alter the cheque as to make its apparent value greater than £20 by any means
short of erasing the word "Seventeen or a part thereof and restoring the surface on
which it was written to its original state or so nearly so that the difference will not be
at once observed. This is believed to be impossible. The difficulty is the greater
because the first alteration would involve others extending over other parts of the
surface of the cheque.
It is obviously unimportant what may be the exact words employed whether they
be £5 or under, £10 or under etc., or whether other words be used so long as the
words are sufficient to direct that for each grade in value the writing is to he
commenced in a separate appropriate place; the lowest value to the left and the higher
values progressively more and more towards the right side.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is :-
My improvements in bankers cheques and like instruments substantially as herein
described.