AVP - QDE

LABORATORY
APPARATUS &
EQUIPMENT
By: Lynn Grace M. Retiza
BSCRIM 3A
 HAND LENS
Is a convenient instrument, which
aids in examination of almost all
questioned document as it enlarges
the size of the letter or character.

Frame

Convex lens

Handle
 HANDWRITING
MEASURING
TEST PLATES
Used to determine the standing
and slanting position as well as
the capital letter frequency of the
handwriting executions. The
determination is applied on the
basis of estimates rather than by
fixed execution.
• LETTER SLANT PLATES - used to
determine the slope of individual
letters, staff of letters, words or
sentences.
• HANDWRITING COMPARISON
TEST PLATES- assist in
concluding concerning slope or
slant of a paragraph or group of
sentences.
• HANDWRITING SLOPE
INSTRUMENT - used to
determine the exact slope of
individual letters, words,
sentences or whole paragraph.
STREOSCOPIC Kind of microscope which gives a
three- dimensional enlargement of
MICROSCOPE objects.

• Detect ninety percent (90%) defects

in stroke structure and typewriting
defects.
• Detects overlapping of lines
• Detects uneven distribution of ink
defects overwriting.
• Detects an ink line crossing a fold
• Detects fraudulent addition and
interlineations
• Detects erasures and pencil outline
of forge signatures
STREOSCOPIC
MICROSCOPE
PARTS
ELECTROSTATIC DETECTION ESDA stands for
APPARATUS Electrostatic Detection
Apparatus. This
instrument is used to
produce a permanent 'lift'
from paper which
provides a visual map of
indented impressions in
that paper.
ELECTROSTATIC DETECTION
APPARATUS (ESDA) PARTS
PAPER THICKNESS
GAUGE
Measures the thickness of the paper.
PAPER THICKNESS
GAUGE
PARTS
AIM HIGH!