Summary
Alternative Name(s): Credit Card
George's store card, used around the 1970s. Georges was an up-market Melbourne department store which operated for more than a century. Its flagship store was at the top end of fashionable Collins Street.
Physical Description
George's store card, rectangular with rounded corners, printed in maroon on white. Front has name of store in large font, card number and user name and address in raised lettering. Back has panel for user's signature and list of actions if it is lost or stolen.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Rosalind Wallis, 10 Jan 2013
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Organisation Named
Georges (Department Store), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1970-1979
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Inscriptions
On front: 'GEORGES / of Collins Street / [card number / user name]'. On back: 'VALID ONLY WITH YOUR PERSONAL SIGNATURE PLEASE SIGN ABOVE / THIS CARD REMAINS WITH PROPERTY OF GEORGES AUSTRALIA / LIMITED, AND MAY BE CANCELLED OR RECALLED AT ANY TIME. / SHOULD THIS CARD BE LOST OR STOLEN, PLEASE NOTIFY / THE / COMPANY IMMEDIATELY. / GEORGES AUSTRALIA LIMITED, / 162 COLLINS STREET, MELBOURNE, 3000. TELEPHONE: 63 0411'.
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