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Antique Check Protector Gallery
~ 1870-1899 ~

Ad Illustration Click to Enlarge	Model, Years Patented, Years Advertising Observed, Manufacturer	Photograph Click to Enlarge
	National Safety Check Punch Patented 1870 ~ Advertised 1872 J. B. Parks, New York, NY Photograph courtesy of Larry Meeker
	Improved Perforating Stamp Advertised 1871 J. G. Moody New York, NY	.
.	Perfection Check Protector Patented 1872 U.S.
.	Safety Check Protector Exhibited 1876 G. K. Cooke & Co. New York, NY Descriptions of the 1876 International Exhibition in Philadelphia record that G. K. Cooke & Co. exhibited "safety check protectors."  No illustration is available.	.
	Bank Check Protector Advertised 1878 A. Alex. Pool & Co. Newark, NJ	.
	Automatic Bank Punch (a.k.a. Roberts Cheque Protector, Williams Automatic Bank Punch) Patented 1884-85 ~ Advertised 1887-1914 Automatic Bank Punch Co. New York, NY
	Gregory Combination Draft, Check or Note Protector Advertised 1886 Schlicht & Field Co. Rochester, NY	.
	Monitor Check Protector (a.k.a. Monarch Check Protector) Patented 1874 ~ Advertised 1887-89 U.S.	.
	Automatic Check Perforator (top left)  & Automatic Bank Punch (bottom left) Advertised 1887 (top) & 1889 (bottom) (U.S.) Germany	.
	Standard Automatic Safety Check Punch  (a.k.a. Lowden Bank Punch) Patented 1887-91 ~ Advertised 1888-92 Hoggson & Pettis Manufacturing Company New Haven, CT Hoggson & Pettis Mfg. Co. was listed as a manufacturer of check punches in a an 1899 directory of New Haven manufacturers.
.	Williams Cheque Punch Patented 1877-90 The Williams Cheque Punch Co. The Williams Hubbard Cheque Punch Co. London, England and New York, NY
	Acme Check Perforator Patented 1890 ~ Advertised (undated) Acme Manufacturing Co. Chicago, IL	.
	Lightning Check Punch Patented 1890 ~ Advertised 1891-93 Lightning Check Punch Company Bridgeport, CT Marlboro, MA Wood knob on end of lever (see ad to left) not shown in photo to right.
	Climax Check Punch Patented 1890 ~ Advertised 1893 The Lightning Check Punch Company Bridgeport, CT	See Russo, Office Collectibles, 2000, p. 82
	Check Perforator Attachment for Odell Typewriter Typewriter Patented 1889-90 ~ Typewriter & Perforator Advertised 1891 Odell Typewriter Co., Chicago, IL Catalog left shows early 1900s Odell No. 3 and does not show the check perforator attachment. Photos right show the parts of the attachment. According to an 1891 ad, the Odell was "the only typewriter in the world having a check perforator attachment."
	United States Check Punch Patented 1888-91 ~ Advertised 1892-93 United States Check Punch Co., Newark, NJ (1892) Sloan, Chace & Co., Newark, NJ
.	Abbott Automatic Check Perforator Patented 1889-91 ~ Advertised 1890-94 ~ Marketed 1905 Abbott Machine Company Chicago, IL Photograph shows second (1891) model. Some examples have only the 1889 patent date, while others have 1889 and 1891 patent dates.
.	Abbott Automatic Check Perforator -- European Model
.	Abbott Automatic Check Perforator -- Variation Patented 1889-91
.	Mattson Check Perforator Anders Mattson Mora, Dalarna, Sweden
.	Unique Check Protector Patented 1889-92
.	Chicago Check Perforator Patented 1889 B.F. Cummins Company Bonn Brothers, Sole Agents Chicago, IL
	Chicago Check Perforator Patented 1889-92 ~ Advertised 1892-1912 B. F. Cummins Company Chicago, IL, and New York, NY
.	Check Protector Patented 1893 Clark & Roberts Indianapolis, IN
Image coming	Berlin Check Punch Advertised 1893 U.S.	.
1895 ad	Champion Check Perforator (a.k.a. Nafew Check Protector, Nafew-Lovell Check Protector, S&P Check Protector)  Patented 1895 ~ Advertised 1895-1922 Geo. A. Powers, NY, NY (Champion, 1895) Samuel Nafew Co., NY, NY (1895-99) Sittman & Pitt Co., Brooklyn, NY (1901-10) Cushman & Denison Mfg. Co., New York, NY (1910)	Japanned finish  Nickel-plated
.	Beebe Indelible Check Protector Patented 1896-97 ~ Advertised 1902-09 Beebe Indelible Check Protector Company Minneapolis, MN
	Indelible Check Perforator (a.k.a. Wesley Check Perforator, Benson's Imp B Indelible Check Perforator)  Patented 1890-97 ~ Advertised 1899-1912 Wesley Manufacturing Company New York, NY J. B. Benson was selling check protectors in 1900 at a price of $7.50.
	Royal Indelible Check Perforator Patented 1898~ Advertised 1899-1900 ~ Marketed 1905 Rouss Manufacturing Company New York, NY

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