RCO
Well-Known Member
something about Friday nights this year , also found the 1913 penny and Orange cap on Friday nights this summer . but this Friday I was poking around the site of an old hotel which is near some railway tracks and in a pile of old shingles I saw a piece of metal and pulled this out
I'm no expert when it comes to architectural salvage but everyone I showed it too thinks its really old , I was thinking 1920's or 30's art deco era but I found a local history book that talks about this hotel and its goes back much further to 1890's . also mentions that they specially were targeting the upper crust and used high end woods and such in the hotel design .
it has no markings or anything that indicates who made it or when , its fairly large around 11 inches tall and 2 1/2 wide . the key hole in it is clearly for an older style key .
there is numerous designs on it , including an "owl " , the sun , flowers/plants , vases , a thistle .
I'm no expert when it comes to architectural salvage but everyone I showed it too thinks its really old , I was thinking 1920's or 30's art deco era but I found a local history book that talks about this hotel and its goes back much further to 1890's . also mentions that they specially were targeting the upper crust and used high end woods and such in the hotel design .
it has no markings or anything that indicates who made it or when , its fairly large around 11 inches tall and 2 1/2 wide . the key hole in it is clearly for an older style key .
there is numerous designs on it , including an "owl " , the sun , flowers/plants , vases , a thistle .