This machine was the first in the UK and was used by English comedy actor Reg Varney, at the time so as to ensure maximum publicity for the machines that were to become mainstream in the UK. This instance of the invention has been wrongly credited to John Shepherd-Barron of printing firm De La Rue,[8] who was awarded an OBE in the 2005 New Year Honours.[9] This design used paper cheques issued by a teller, marked with carbon-14 for machine readability and security, that were matched with a personal identification number.