Museum Collections
Luce Center
Ohrbach's charge card
Description: Black, plastic card with rounded corners, printed in white on recto; on verso, white [discolored] printed in black. Marked on recto: “OHRBACH’S / fashion plate TM / [embossed] 59 24 11224 / [embossed] OSCAR L AWNER.” Marked on verso: “This card remains our property. It may be revoked without / notice to you or repossessed at any time, and must be sur- / rendered upon demand. By signing or using this card, within the limits established by / law, before the card is surrendered to us or we have received / notice that it has been lost or stolen. / [signature in blue ink] Vivian Awner / [in oval] KIRK.”
This charge card was issued by Ohrbach's, a New York City department store open from 1923 to 1987.