The owner of one of the country's largest collections of vintage department store charge cards has generously shared images of them with the Department Store Museum. The cards are arranged by state, and more will be added in time.
If you were a customer of one of these stores, this is the item that you personally carried in your wallet or purse, identifying you as their customer. Possessing a certain credit card was also a status symbol of the time as well.
Most of these cards did not have a magnetic strip across the back; mechanical embossers of several different types were used to imprint the raised information on the plastic card onto a duplicate sales slip.
The Department Store Museum is indebted to Scott Nimmo for making this colorful, beautiful, and nostalgic exhibit possible!
Recently, Richard Hyde sent more credit cards for The Department Store Museum, and now take their place in the collection.
ALABAMA
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| Pizitz Birmingham, Alabama |
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| Gayfers (1970s-1980s) Mobile Alabama (Contributed by Richard Hyde) |
ALASKA
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| Northern Commercial Anchorage |
ARIZONA
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| Diamond's Phoenix, Arizona |
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| Goldwater's Phoeniz, Arizona |
CALIFORNIA
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| Buffums Long Beach, California |
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| Buffums (1970s) Long Beach, California |
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| The Broadway Los Angeles, California |
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| Bullock's Los Angeles, California |
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| Capwell's Oakland, California |
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| Harris' (1970s-1980s) San Bernardino, California (Contributed by Richard Hyde) |
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| The Emporium San Francisco, California |
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| Macys San Francisco, California |
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| I. Magnin San Francisco, California |
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| I. Magnin (1970s-1980s) San Francisco, California (Contributed by Richard Hyde) |
COLORADO
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| The Denver Denver, Colorado |
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| Read's Bridgeport, Connecticut |
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| Garfinckel's Washington, DC |
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| Washington Shopping Plate Washington, D.C. |
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| Furchgott's Jacksonville, Florida |
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| Richards Miami, Florida |
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| Jordan Marsh Miami, Florida |
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| Maas Brothers Tampa, Florida |
GEORGIA
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| Davison's Atlanta, Georgia |
ILLINOIS
KENTUCKY
MASSACHUSETTS
MICHIGAN
MINNESOTA
MISSOURI
NEBRASKA
NEW JERSEY
NEW YORK
OHIO
OKLAHOMA
PENNSYLVANIA
RHODE ISLAND
TENNESSEE
TEXAS
WASHINGTON
WEST VIRGINIA
WISCONSIN
CANADA
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| Marshall Field & Company Chicago, Illinois |
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| Bacon's Louisville, Kentucky |
MASSACHUSETTS
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| Jordan Marsh Boston, Massachusetts |
MICHIGAN
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| Hudson's Detroit, Michigan |
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| Herpolsheimer's Grand Rapids, Michigan |
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| Steketee's Grand Rapids, Michigan |
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| Jacobson's Jackson, Michigan (Contributed by Bill Garbe) |
MINNESOTA
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| Dayton's Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota |
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| Donaldsons Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota |
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| Powers Minneapolis, Minnesota |
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| Herberger's St. Cloud, Minnesota |
MISSOURI
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| The Jones Store Co. Kansas City, Missouri |
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| Brandeis Omaha, Nebraska |
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| Kilpatick's Omaha, Nebraska |
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| Bamberger's Newark, New Jersey |
NEW YORK
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| AM&A's Buffalo, New York |
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| Bergdorf Goodman New York City, New York |
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| Bonwit Teller New York City, New York |
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| Lord & Taylor New York City, New York |
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| Saks Fifth Avenue New York City, New York (also submitted by Thomas Defeo) |
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| Saks Fifth Avenue (1970s-1980s) New York City, New York (Contributed by Richard Hyde) |
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| Dey Brothers Syracuse, New York |
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| Polsky's Akron, Ohio |
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| Pogue's Cincinnati, Ohio |
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| Lazarus Columbus, Ohio |
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| John A. Brown Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
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| Lit Brothers Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| John Wanamaker Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Gimbel Brothers Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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| Joseph Horne Co. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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| Pomeroy's Reading/Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
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| The Outlet Co. Providence, Rhode Island |
TENNESSEE
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| Lowenstein's Memphis, Tennessee |
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| Cain-Sloan Nashville, Tennessee |
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| Castner-Knott Co. Nashville, Tennessee |
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| Castner Knott Co. (1970s-1980s) Nashville, Tennessee (Contributed by Richard Hyde) |
TEXAS
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| Neiman-Marcus Dallas, Texas |
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| Neiman-Marcus Dallas, Texas (Contributed by Richard Hyde) |
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| Sanger-Harris Dallas, Texas |
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| Titche-Goettinger Dallas, Texas |
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| Sakowitz (1970s-1980s) Houston, Texas (Contributed by Richard Hyde) |
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| Hemphill-Wells Lubbock, Texas |
WASHINGTON
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| The Bon Marche Seattle/Spokane, Washington |
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| Frederick & Nelson Seattle, Washington |
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| The Crescent Spokane, Washington |
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| The Diamond Charleston, West Virginia |
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| Gimbels Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
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| Simpsons Toronto, Ontario |
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