Diners' Club Credit Card, United States, 1955
date: label: date made
content: 1955
name: label: founder of diner's club
content: McNamara, Frank
label: founder of diner's club
content: Schneider, Ralph
label: issuing authority
content: Diner's Club of America
notes: label: Description
content: Diner's Club was one of the earliest issuers of credit cards beginning in 1950. The convenience and security they came to represent transformed payment methods and later blossomed into one of the primary mechanisms for purchasing goods and services for customers. They also became a device for tracking spending patterns for consumers interested in managing their personal finances.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
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content: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
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content: American Enterprise
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content: Coins, Currency and Medals
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Bloomingdale, Alfred
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: NU.72.66.20
label: accession number
content: 301409
label: catalog number
content: 72.66.20
objectType: label: Object Name
content: credit card
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 5.5 cm x 9.5 cm x .3 cm; 2 5/32 in x 3 3/4 in x 1/8 in