Museum Talk

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

One item in the office area of the Buffalo Island Museum is a vintage F&E Check protector manufactured by the Hedman Company of Chicago, Ill. It was donated by Paul Palmer. Business people of the 19th century didn't fully trust banks. They needed to protect their checks from being changed or altered by the payee, someone else, or even the banker.

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