Featured How Old Is Big Double-Sided Metal Sign w/4 Old Credit Card Logos? (Uni-Card??)

Discussion in 'Antique Discussion' started by journeymagazine, Aug 23, 2022.

  1. journeymagazine

    journeymagazine Well-Known Member

    Found this at the thrift store today! I know it's old because I'm ...a little older than 60(!) and I barely remember Carte Blanche & Bnkamericard credit cards, but I don't think I've ever heard of Uni-Card?!
    Also why is there no Visa, Mastercard or American Express?
    Could this sign have been used in a different country where these cards are/were more popular?
    Where would this have hung? It's fairly big (30" W x 28" H), and besides being double sided it had a old screw & bolt in one hole, so I'm assuming it hung from a bar or frame & not screwed into a wall only showing 1 side - but as I said it's big so it would have to have hung from a high space - probably outside?

    Any idea of age or any thoughts on it would be greatly appreciated
    Thank You!

    SIGN CREDIT CARDS 2 SIDED 1A_AA.JPG SIGN CREDIT CARDS 2 SIDED 1A_AAA.JPG SIGN CREDIT CARDS 2 SIDED 1AA.JPG SIGN CREDIT CARDS 2 SIDED 1BAA.JPG
     
  2. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    How fab! Early credit cards. (They didn't all survive.) 1960s.

    Debora
     
  3. Marie Forjan

    Marie Forjan Well-Known Member

  4. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    I would suspect it's a restaurant sign. Uni-Card wasn't launched by Chase Manhattan Bank until 1958. BankAmericard wasn't offered by Bank of America outside of California until 1966 so yours (which I assume you found in Florida) likely dates to then or a tad later. At any rate, it can't be earlier than the late 1950s.

    Debora
     
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  5. Bakersgma

    Bakersgma Well-Known Member

    No Visa or Mastercard back then and American Express was mainly traveler's checks. You are not nearly as old as you think, journey. ;)
     
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  6. journeymagazine

    journeymagazine Well-Known Member

    Thank you!
     
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  7. Potteryplease

    Potteryplease Well-Known Member

    Here's a fun song from Albert Collins, 1978:

     
  8. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    And not everyone took Amex, which is still the case in Europe.

    The Visa and Mastercard branding of backbone networks didn't appear till much later - they're bank or provider independent now.
     
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  9. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    Would have been a classy joint. Carte Blanche and Diner's Club were for the well-heeled.

    Debora
     
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