Collections Spotlight
Cash or Credit: A Look at Payments for Goods and Services on Main Street
from the 18th Century to the Present
from the 18th Century to the Present
with Collections Manager Kelsy Sinelnikov
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Wednesday, November 6, 2019
11 am to 12 noon Suggested donation of $5-10 Florence Bank and Greenfield Savings Bank |
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Join collections manager Kelsy Sinelnikov for a look at objects in the collection related to banking and commerce. Discover what you could buy in exchange for a cord of wood or maybe a chicken in 1869 by looking at local account books. Examine 18th and 19th century paper money issued by local banks before a national currency took its place. Finally, discuss the rise of credit cards through a look at their predecessor, the charge plate.