[Jukebox-list] OT-Old names

[Ron Rich]

For you "young-ins", "Charge-a Plate" was (one of ?) the first charge cards on the order of what "VISA" or Master Card is today.
  Does anyone know--was it a national system?  I only know that it was good in the San Francisco area, in certain dept. stores.
  I think it was a co-operative type thing here, that combined the billing depts. of the stores---I also believe that "Bank of America" which was headquartered here at the time, took it over, and re-named it "BankAmerica Card"--which later evolved into "VISA". Ron Rich 

Ron Rich <ronnnrich at yahoo.com> wrote:
  My Mom had a "Charge-a-Plate"--looked like an Army "Dog Tag"--- in a leather holder, if I remember right---Ron Rich

David Breneman wrote: 
--- Ron Rich wrote:

> Gee--I don't think I've ever heard that word-------

If you ever see those copies that are a negative image, ie,
white writing on a black background, those are photostats.
It was a photographic process that predated photoxerography.
Now, who wants to try charge-a-plate?

David Breneman david_breneman at yahoo.com


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