Improvements in Receipt Forms and Counterfoils.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Jan., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 16th Oct., 1889-Accepted, 16th Nov., 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Receipt Forms and Counterfoils.
I, THOMAS IBRETSON, of the firm of Messrs. Armitage and Ibbetson, of Stott Hill
Works, Bradford in the County of York, Lithographers and Printers, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to certain improvements in receipt forms, and the counterfoils
of the same, whereby in filling in the particulars of the receipt, the counterfoil is an
exact duplicate of such particulars set forth in the receipt, and such counterfoil cannot
be altered without detection.
In order to carry out my invention, 1 form upon the back of the receipt, wavy or
other lines in contra distinction to the ordinary and well known carbon paper which has
a uniform surface of black; by the latter means it is not difficult to so alter a counter-
foil as to avoid detection, but by means of the wavy or other lines, it would be impossible
to replace them in their exact position for the purposes of altering the counterfoil.
The receipt has printed upon the face of it the usual particulars to suit the
requirements of the user, with the usual blank spaces for the written particulars which
on being filled in are transferred by the wavy or other lines to the counterfoil below;
the receipt is then torn-off at the line of perforations, and prosented to the payee; the
book when finished being full of counterfoils having the exact corresponding particulars
as those on the receipts, with the chances of alteration for the purposes of fraud
reduced to a minimum and capable if such is attempted of being detected.
Dated this 15th day of January 1889.
JOHN WAUGH,
Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Receipt Forms and Counterfoils.
I, THOMAS IBBETSON, of the firm of Messrs. Armitage and Ibbetson, of Stott. Hill
Works, Bradford, in the County of York, Lithographers and Printers, 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 relates to certain improvements in receipt forms and counterfoils of
the same, whereby on filling in the particulars of the receipt, the counterfoil is an
exact duplicate of such particulars set forth in the receipt and transferred in such a
manner that the counterfoil cannot be altered without detection and consists in
forming upon the back of the receipt wavy or other lines of carbon in contra distinction
to the ordinary and well known carbon paper now in common use, and by which
means on the particulars of the receipt being filled in, portions of the wavy or other
lines are transferred to the counterfoil heneath, thereby reducing to a minimum the
chances of alteration for the purpose of fraud.
In the accompanying drawing Fig. 1. represents a view of an open receipt book
arranged according to my invention, Fig. 2. showing an open book having a receipt
leaf turned to show the back thereof.
In carrying out my invention a number of receipt forms are bound together in book-
form, and on the back of each receipt A. wavy or other lines of carbon are impressed
for the purpose of transferring the particulars of the receipt to the counterfoil, instead
of using the ordinary well known detached carbon paper having a uniform black
surface by the latter means it is not difficult to so alter a counterfoil as to avoid
detection; but by means of the wavy or other lines shown at B. on the back of a

page_text: receipt A. should a counterfoil be altered, it is impossible to fill in the lines on the
same to correspond with those on the back of the receipt.
The receipts A. have printed upon the. face of each the usual particulars to suit the
requirements of the user, with the usual blank spaces for the written particulars,
which on being filled in, are transferred. by the wavy or other lines B. to the
counterfoil beneath; the receipt is then torn off, at the line of perforations D, and
along the gummed edge at A¹ and presented to the payee, the book when finished
being full of counterfoils having exact corresponding particulars as those on the
receipts, the particulars on the counterfoils being in short lines, so that the chance of
alteration for the purpose of frand is reduced to a minimum and capable of easy
detection if an alteration is attempted, it being impossible to reproduce the lines on
the counterfoil in the exact position-they occupy on the back of the receipt. _
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what 1
claim is
Receipt hooks having wavy or other lines B. of carbon impressed on the back of
each receipt by which on the particulars being filled in on the receipt, a duplicate in
short lines is transferred to the counterfoil.
Dated this 15th day of Dotahan 1000
JOHN WAUGH,
Agent.