Description
This is a Gorgeous ca 1910s Hotel Radisson Minneapolis Room Key Fob.
The first Radisson hotel was built in 1909 in Minneapolis, x000D
Minnesota, United States. It is named after the 17th-century French explorer, x000D
ranger and furrier Pierre-Esprit Radisson. The original Radisson Hotel, founded x000D
by heiress Edna Dickerson, was opened on December 15, 1909 at 41 South Seventh x000D
Street in Minneapolis.
The hotel was purchased in 1962 by Curt Carlson (1914 -1999) x000D and the transformation began to from the international chain we know today. The x000D majority of Radisson-branded hotels are located in the United States. The x000D company's headquarters, as well as the headquarters of the owner, Radisson x000D Hospitality, Inc., are located in Minnetonka, Minnesota, a suburb of x000D Minneapolis, the city where the first Radisson Hotel was built.
Circa 1910's.
SIZE:Approximately 1-7/8" x 1-1/2"
CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS:Nickel plated brass
ATTACHMENT:Loop.
MARKINGS:HOTEL RADISSON MINNEAPOLIS
ITEM NOTES:This is from an advertising collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. VBAX18 LBDEX04/19
CONDITION:7+ (Very Fine+): The fob show moderate wear, some oxidation, overall handsome patina.
GUARANTEE:As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.