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...check, he asks the customer To leave a fingerprint which is then attached to the check. DiGiTab's machine takes the print in a few seconds with a colorless, odorless, stainless ink. Where installed DiGiTab has frightened forgers away. In the past five months, Milwaukee's Krambo Stores cashed 108,000 good checks totaling more than $5,000,000. It did get stuck for $250 worth, all cashed by the same forger, but DiGiTab helped nab him. Rental fee: $100 a year

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GOODS & SERVICES: New Ideas, Feb. 23, 1953 | 2/23/1953 | See Source »

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