PRINTER, CHEQUE

Description: BLACK AND SILVER. SITS ON A RECTANGULAR BASE, WITH ROUNDED CORNERS. TOP AND FRONT OF WRITER ARE ROUNDED. HAS A HANDLE ON RIGHT SIDE THAT CAN BE PULLED DOWN. THERE IS ALSO A LEVER ON TOP OF WRITER. ROUNDED FRONT PIECE HAS 8 LEVERS THAT SLIDE WITHIN SEPARATE SLOTS, AND CHANGE THE SINGLE NUMBER THAT APPEARS IN A WINDOW TOWARD THE TOP OF THE SLOT. A PAPER LABEL ON TOP OF PRINTER READS "MUTUAL 4-1567 F.& E. CHEQUE WRITER SALES GRANT ROMBOUGH SERVICE SALES SUPPLIES 193 E. HASTINGS ST. VANCOUVER 4, B.C.". A METAL LABEL BELOW THIS ONE READS "THE F AND E LIGHTNING CHEQUE WRITER NO. 2204111" A METAL LABEL ON FRONT OF BASE READS "THE ORIGINAL RECORDED PURCHASER OF THIS MACHINE PROTECTED AGAINST LOSS ON FORGED AND ALTERED CHEQUES LLOYD'S BOND LONDON". THERE IS A PIECE OF METAL THAT SLIDES WITHIN A SLOT, ON EITHER SIDE OF THE WRITER, WITHIN BASE.

History: ARTIFACT ORIGINALLY BELONGED TO MR. NORMAN D. CRISTALL. ORIGINALLY FROM EDMONTON, HE MOVED TO CRANBROOK, THEN WATERTON FOR 10 YEARS, AND FINALLY TO LETHBRIDGE IN ABOUT 1989/90. MR. CRISTALL OWNED A HOTEL IN CRANBROOK; HIS FAMILY OWNED HOTELS IN EDMONTON, CALGARY, AND LETHBRIDGE. HE USED THIS ARTIFACT IN HIS HOTEL BUSINESS IN CRANBROOK. DONOR IS A FRIEND OF THE LATE MR. CRISTALL, AND CAME ACROSS ARTIFACT WHILE HE WAS CLEANING OUT MR . CRISTALL'S ESTATE. *NOTE* DONOR DOES NOT WISH TO BE IDENTIFIED WHEN ARTIFACT GOES ON DISPLAY.