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Paymaster Corporation

Paymaster Corporation was a Chicago-based company that manufactured and sold the Paymaster mechanical check writers, which could be found at post office branches, financial institutions, and small businesses in North America throughout the twentieth century.

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Founded
June 1, 1917; 109 years ago (1917-06-01)
Founders
G.W. Willis · T.B. Hirschberg
Industry
Check Writer, office machines
Headquarters
Chicago, U.S.
Area served
U.S., Canada, Mexico
Predecessors
Checkometer, American Check Writer Co.

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Paymaster Corporation

Nodes23
Edges22
Triples55
Avg. degree1.91
Density0.086957
Components1

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Paymaster Corporation

Top relations

related to Origins · 22
Paymaster Corporation → After, American Check Writer Company, At, Checkometer, Checkometer Sales Company, Chicago, Chicagoan George, Co, Flavan Bayad, He, Hirschberg, Hirschberg Jr, Hirschberg Sr, In, Inc, Manhattan Building, Paymaster, The, Theodore, Theodore Hardy
related to Business model · 19
Paymaster Corporation → Accounts, Although, Bernard, Canada, Check, Chester Johnson, Collection, ESQ, If, Johnson, Mages, Paymaster, Reliance, Reliance Finance, Reliance Finance Company, This, Typically, United States, Wabash
Founders · 2
Paymaster Corporation → G.W. Willis, T.B. Hirschberg
Area served · 1
Paymaster Corporation → U.S., Canada, Mexico
Founded · 1
Paymaster Corporation → June 1, 1917; 109 years ago (1917-06-01)
Headquarters · 1
Paymaster Corporation → Chicago, U.S.
Industry · 1
Paymaster Corporation → Check Writer, office machines
Predecessors · 1
Paymaster Corporation → Checkometer, American Check Writer Co.
Trade name · 1
Paymaster Corporation → (PMC) (defunct)
Type · 1
Paymaster Corporation → private corporation

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Important terminology

company paymaster check hirschberg office corporation chicago machines checkometer willis sales success new sold writers financial writer american checks machine

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Paymaster CorporationArea servedU.S., Canada, Mexico1.00infobox
Paymaster CorporationFoundedJune 1, 1917; 109 years ago (1917-06-01)1.00infobox
Paymaster CorporationFoundersG.W. Willis1.00infobox
Paymaster CorporationFoundersT.B. Hirschberg1.00infobox
Paymaster CorporationHeadquartersChicago, U.S.1.00infobox
Paymaster CorporationIndustryCheck Writer, office machines1.00infobox
Paymaster CorporationPredecessorsCheckometer, American Check Writer Co.1.00infobox
Paymaster CorporationTrade name(PMC) (defunct)1.00infobox
Paymaster CorporationTypeprivate corporation1.00infobox
banksinstance ofand by financial institutions0.80text
checking exchangesinstance ofand by financial institutions0.80text
and savingsinstance ofand by financial institutions0.80text

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