Description: HOTEL TAFT NEW YORK CITY ART DECO SQUARE GLASS ASHTRAY AND UNUSED POSTCARD. CIRCA 1945 THIS BEAUTIFUL ART DECO CLEAR SQUARE GLASS ASHTRAY MEASURES APPROXIMATELY 3-3/4” SQUARE AND 1” THICK THE UNUSED HOTEL TAFT POSTCARD MEASURES APPROXIMATELY 3-1/2” x 5-1/2” IN SIZE. IN THE CENTER OF THIS CLEAR GLASS ASHTRAY ARE STRONG BLACK GRAPHICS AND LETTERING. IT DEPICTS A CIRCLE THAT HAS A COAT OF ARMS IN IT. THE WORD; “TAFT” APPEARS IN OLD ENGLISH LETTERING. UNDER THE CREST INSIDE A RIBBON ARE THE LATIN WORDS; “FIDES ET AUDAX” , WHICH TRANSLATES TO; “FAITH AND COURAGE “. WRITTEN AROUND THIS CIRCLE ARE THE WORDS; “HOTEL TAFT NEW YORK 7th. AVE. 50th. St. THE ASHTRAY IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH NO DEFECTS OF ANY KIND. ( SEE PICS). THE POSTCARD IS UNUSED AND IN VERY GOOD CONDITION AS WELL. THERE IS NO WRITING NO CREASES OR BENDS. THE EDGES ARE SHARP AND CRISP. (SEE PICS). BUILT IN 1926 AS THE MANGER HOTEL, THIS SPANISH RENAISSANCE STYLE BUILDING CHANGED HANDS IN 1933 AND RENAMED THE HOTEL TAFT. OVER 2,000 ROOMS AND ATTACHED TO THE INFAMOUS ROXY THEATER. IN THE TIMES SQUARE SECTION OF NEW YORK CITY A GREAT ADDITION TO ANYONE’S ASHTRAY, POSTCARD OR NEW YORK CITY COLLECTION. A REAL PIECE OF NYC HISTORY. *PLEASE VIEW MY OTHER LISTINGS OF NYC MEMORABILIA FOR SALE *
Price: 70 USD
Location: Brooklyn, New York
End Time: 2025-02-08T05:47:51.000Z
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Brand: Hotel Taft New York City
Type of Advertising: TABLE ASHTRAY & POSTCARD
Color: Clear Glass Black Graphics
Date of Creation: 1945
Theme: Hotel & Motel
Original/Reproduction: Original
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States