^^^ I remember when the first Barclays ATMs were introduced in Sheffield. There were no plastic cards in those days. Each withdrawal needed a non-reusable punch card, which only gave £10 back. So, for example, to withdraw £30 one had to make three separate withdrawals.
The punch cards were posted out from Barclays HQ with just 5 in an envelope, together with a slip which had to be posted back to Barclays to place an order for the next 5 cards. (In practice that meant posting the slip off as soon as one received the pack of 5 cards, in the hope that one wouldn't run out of cash before the next pack arrived).