Early 20th Century Check Writing Machine smokers MM - 301388 - 060123

MM - 301388 - 060123

48"W x 36"H

due to being framed

Types of barbed wire include: triangle line

The lamp sits on a curved piece of brass beneath the keel meant to represent a large wave

Early 20th Century Check Writing Machine smokers MM - 301388 - 060123c. 1910s; Hedman Manufacturing Co. Chicago Antique Hedman F&E Check Writer, Model D. This piece is described by the Made in Chicago Museum as a "hi tech defense weapon" as its creation came from a need to combat a serious issue of the day: check forgery. Prior to the invention of check writing machines, it was simple for swindlers and conmen to simply add an extra "y" to a paycheck prior to cashing so that a check for $8,000 became a check for