VINTAGE/ANTIQUE RARE ELEC. DRIVEN G.W. TODD CO PROTECTOGRAPH CHECK WRITER 1920s

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VINTAGE/ANTIQUE RARE ELEC. DRIVEN G.W. TODD CO PROTECTOGRAPH CHECK WRITER 1920s:
$20.00

VINTAGE/ANTIQUE RARE ELECTRIC MOTOR DRIVEN G.W. TODD & CO PROTECTOGRAPH CHECK WRITER

VERY RARE ELECTRIC MOTOR DRIVEN PROTECOGRAPH CHECK WRITER
CIRCA 1900s
CLEAN (SEE PHOTOS);VERY OLD
MADE IN U.S.A. ROCHESTER, NY
CHECK WRITING NUMBERS, AMOUNTS OR ANY PATENT DATES ARE CLEAN AND CAN BE READ
ELECTRIC MOTOR WORKS (PLUGGED IN TO TEST)
PAINT & CHROME SHOWS WEAR, SOME CHIPS & LIGHT RUST (SEE PHOTOS)
PARTS STILL MOVE & TURN EASILY
NEEDS CLEANING AND TESTING BEFORE USING
ORIGINAL WIRE AND PLUG
ON/OFF SWITCH MOUNTED ON TOP OF BOX & ATTACHED TO ELECTRIC MOTOR (SEE PHOTO)
INK ROLLERS ARE STILL WET WITH RED AND BLACK INK (SEE PHOTO)
PATENT DATES LOCATED UNDER WRITER
A CHECK WRITER (ALSO KNOWN AS A \"RIBBON WRITER\", \"CHECK PROTECTOR\" OR \"CHECK EMBOSSER\"), IS PHYSICAL DEVICE FOR PROTECTING A CHECK FROM UNAUTHORIZED ALTERATION OF EITHER THE AMOUNT OR THE AUTHORIZING SIGNATURE
DATA PLATE ON END OF MACHINE (SEE PHOTO)
DATA PLATE FOR MOTOR IS LOCATED ON TOP OF THE MOTOR (SEE PHOTO)
THE FIRST CHECK PROTECTOR WAS INTRODUCED IN 1870. THEMOST WELL-KNOWN CHECK PROTECTORS IN THE EARLY 1900sWERE THEBRAND NAME PROTECTOGRAPH (THE TODD COMPANY, ROCHESTER, NY)
CHECK WRITERS & RIBBON WRITERS ARE NOW CONSIDERED ANTIQUES
MEASURE APPROX. 18 INCHES LONG X 5 INCHES WIDE X 8 INCHES HIGH
WAS NOT TESTED WRITING CHECKS
THIS IS AN ANTIQUE PIECE YOU ARE PURCHASING AND IS IN GOOD CONDITION FOR BEING OVER 90 YEARS OLD

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FOR YOUR COLLECTION IS THIS WONDERFUL RARE ELECTRIC MOTOR DRIVEN ANTIQUE BANKING/BUSINESS EQUIPMENT. THE PROTECTOGRAPH CHECK WRITER, MANUFACTURED BY TODD PROTECTOGRAPH CO. ROCHESTER NEW YORK ISA RARE MODEL