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The service was offered on things like trains and cruise-ships and of all the miraculous things, you could send actual money through it as well. Sounds like a p
by kristopolous 9y ago
The service was offered on things like trains and cruise-ships and of all the miraculous things, you could send actual money through it as well. Sounds like a pretty magical service for the 1930s. There were even photos and drawings over it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wirephoto https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wirephoto
- qubex 9y agoHence the idiom ”to wire [money]”.
- 24gttghh 9y agoIn general terms, transferring funds via ACH is over a wire (or perhaps more specifically, a fiber optic filament) as well.
- theandrewbailey 9y agoEver heard of Western Union, the company that does money orders? They were the big telegraph company a century ago. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_union https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_union