Esquire Club Credit Card, United States, 1957
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Object Details
- Description
- The Esquire Club Credit Card and Directory Guide was issued by Esquire magazine beginning in 1956. It functioned similarly to the Diners’ Club card, allowing consumers to pay for meals and hotels with credit instead of cash at locations involved in the cards plan. The Diners’ Club card helped popularize credit card payments during the 1950s, and its success prompted other companies to issue their own cards to capitalize on the trend. As the credit card business grew, it also began to consolidate, with Diners’ Club acquiring Esquire Club in 1958 to compete with American Express. This card belonged to Alfred Bloomingdale, President of Diners’ Club.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Bloomingdale, Alfred
- 1957
- ID Number
- NU.72.66.110
- catalog number
- 72.66.110
- accession number
- 301409
- serial number
- 7922
- Object Name
- credit card
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 5.7 cm x 9.6 cm x .3 cm; 2 1/4 in x 3 25/32 in x 1/8 in
- place made
- United States
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- Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
- American Enterprise
- Coins, Currency and Medals
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_1445454
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-34a0-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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