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The Principles Of Handwriting Analysis
The principle on which experts claim to be able to detect variations and
to differentiate between handwritings is based on the well-...
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Measurement And Its Appliances
The appliances necessary for the work of examination are, a good
magnifying or reading glass of the greatest power obtainable, a pai...
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Terminology
In order to render the description of a writing perfectly clear, a
system of terminology is adopted...
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Classes Of Handwriting
For convenience in differentiation, handwritings are divided into the
following classes. Practically every type of writing can be pl...
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How To Examine A Writing
The examination of a writing generally consists in making a careful
comparison between it and another or others, the object being to...
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The Alphabet In Detail
If the instructions so far given have been acted upon, the student will
have familiarised himself w...
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The Capitals
Owing to their large size and more complex form the capital letters
offer much more material for tests than the smalls. They yield m...
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Punctuation
The ampersand (&) is a symbol that provides excellent material for clues
to tricks and mannerisms. It varies in form from a mere _v_...
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Paper And Watermarks
The brownish tint of old age which paper needs to help out a fraud is
obtained in various ways--sometimes by steeping in a weak solu...
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Inks
Examination for determining whether a writing has been done at one time,
or added to later, necessitates some acquaintance with the ...
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Erasures
The alteration of the figures and amount written on a cheque is
generally effected by erasure. At one time chemicals were used for t...
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Pencils And Stylographs
It is obvious that writing executed with a pencil or the now much-used
stylograph will differ in many respects from that performed b...
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Anonymous Letters And Disguised Hands
That mischievous and cowardly form of secret attack, the anonymous
letter, demands, unfortunately, a large amount of attention from ...
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Forged Literary Autographs
The collection of autographs, letters, and documents of literary and
historical interest has for many years been a prominent feature...
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Forged Signatures
The most difficult phase of the art of the handwriting expert consists
in the detection of forgery in signatures. It will be obvious...
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The Expert In The Witness-box
When the expert has been called upon to give an opinion upon the
genuineness of writings he embodies his conclusions in a report of ...
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Handwriting And Expression
No work dealing with the study of handwriting would be complete unless
it recognised that phase of it which touches on the delineati...
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