IMPROVEMENTS IN COUNTER CHECK-BOOKS OR SLIPS
Year: 1884

page_text: We, CHARLES BAKER and JOSEPH SAMSON BAKER, of 271 and 272, High Holborn,
and at the Office for Patents, 17 and 18 Southampton Buildings, both in the
County of Middlesex, Clothiers, do hereby declare the nature of our invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN COUNTER CHECK-BOOKS OR SLIPS" to be as follows:-
This invention has for its object the better prevention of fraud over the counters
of large retail trading establishments.
We provide a check-book containing a billhead and counterfoil, perforated at a
sufficient distance from the margin to receive columns in which are entered the
amounts, and marked with letters corresponding to the items on the billhead..
Underneath this we provide another sheet or slip also perforated to correspond
with the sheet or slip above (transfer paper being placed between in the usual way)
but this sheet is again perforated at the binding, thus providing a triplicate slip
containing the separate amounts of each transaction, which can be torn away and
placed in a suitable locked receptacle and compared with the duplicate previously
passed to the cashier at the close of the day's business. These top and bottom
sheets are then bound in a book in any required number. The various sheets aré
indexed, lettered or numbered in any way suitable to the particular business. for
which they are used

page_text: We CHARLES BAKER and JOSEPH SAMSON BAKER of 271 and 272 High Holborn
-and at the office for Patents 17 and 18 Southampton Buildings both in the county
of Middlesex, Clothiers do hereby declare the nature of our invention for
IMPROVEMENTS IN COUNTER CHECK BOOKS OR SLIPS 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 the better prevention of fraud over the counters
of large retail trading establishments.
We provide a checkbook containing a billhead and counterfoil perforated at a
sufficient distance from the margin to receive.columns or vertical lines in which aro
entered the amounts corresponding to those entered opposite the items appearing
on the bill head and marked with indicating letters or figures referring to Books
(Ledgers or otherwise) which are lettered or figured accordingly.
Underneath this billhead and counterfoil we place another sheet or slip corre-
sponding with it and perforated similarly, transfer or blue paper being placed
between the two slips in the usual way fac-similes of the top sheet are obtained.
But the second or lower sheet is again perforated at the binding thus providing a
triplicate slip containing the separate amounts of each transaction and being an
exact copy of the first mentioned counterfoil which can be torn away and placed
in a suitable receptacle and compared with the duplicate previously passed to the
cashier at the close of the day's business..
The lower sheet is marked with indicating letters or figures to correspond with
the upper one and the two are indexed lettered or numbered in any way suitable
to the business for which they are used. The sheets are bound in books in any
convenient number or may be left loose.
The accompanying sheet of drawings illustrates our invention A is the billhead
and B the counterfoil perforated at C. The counterfoil B is lettered marked or
numbered to correspond with the billhead A, as shewn both are lettered P. (the
indicating letter of the salesman's book) and numbered with consecutive numbers
the sheet shewn on drawing being say 395.
Both counterfoil and billhead are ruled and so far the arrangement is as is
usually used in shops or houses of business.
Below the sheet or page marked A. B. is placed the page D with its counterfoil E
the two being bound in a book with other similar pairs to a convenient thickness.
This lower sheet or page is again perforated at F close to the binding thus allowing
the counterfoil E to be removed and so becoming the triplicate check which is the
object of our invention.
.
Now if transfer paper.be placed between A. B and D. E and a bill written on A
and the totals also entered on counterfoil B we have a duplicate bill written out
on D to check the salesman, or, for the invoice clerk, the totals on B remaining in
the book for reference and a third record of totals E to be torn off from D by the
shop-walker or principal or other authorized person, and put in a locked receptacle,
or filed to check the cashier, invoice clerk, salesman or other interested person,

page_text: We do not lay claim to sheet A and counterfoil B. such being already in use but.
having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we claim is
The counterfoil or triplicate check slip E in combination with and arranged to
be detached from by perforation or otherwise (for check or reference) the usual
duplicate bill head D of a counter check book or slip substantially as described.
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CHAS. BAKER.
JOS. S. BAKER.
By Popplewell, Colton & Co.,
7 & 18, Southampton Buildings, W.C.,
Patent Agents.