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Bonwit Teller & Company
(1895 - 1989)
Bonwit Teller charge card
1960s-1970s
Plastic
Overall: 1 3/4 × 3 1/2 in. (4.4 × 8.9 cm)
Gift of Vivian Awner
2017.36.8
This charge card issued by Bonwit Teller, a New York City department store open from 1895 to 1989.
DescriptionPurple, plastic card with rounded corners, printed in green and white. Marked on recto: “BONWIT TELLER / [graphic of bouquet of flowers] [embossed] 261 70 299 / [embossed] MISS VIVIAN AWNER / [embossed] 890 WEST END AVE / [embossed] NEW YORK NY 10025.” Marked on verso: “[signature in blue ink] Vivian Awner / PLEASE SIGN HERE IN INK / THIS CARD IDENTIFIES YOU AS A BONWIT CUSTOMER. / IT WILL BE HONORED AT ALL BONWIT TELLER STORES, / AND SHOPPING WILL BE SO MUCH EASIER IF YOU / REMEMBER TO CARRY IT WITH YOU AT ALL TIMES.”ClassificationsBUSINESS TOOLS & EQUIPMENT
