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McCray Ice Box Hinge - Hotel Ormond - $30
condition:
fair
make / manufacturer:
McCray
model name / number:
490B
size / dimensions:
4 3/4" x 2 1/4"
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Hotel Ormond opened for business on January 1, 1888 with 70 guest rooms. The hotel, purchased by Henry Flagler in 1890, expanded to 400 rooms by the year 1900.
Guests at Hotel Ormond included, but not limited to: John D. Rockefeller, Prince of Wales, Will Rogers, Henry Ford, Harvey Firestone, Thomas Edison, President Warren Harding, Harriett Beecher Stowe, and Al Capone. Rooms were originally rented for $4 per night.
The hotel has a history of numerous owners, and eventually became a retirement condominium, which was razed in 1992. The hotel is now on the National Register of Historic Places.
Carved by hand on the reverse side of the hinge, is the item number 490B, and 3/4.
Measurements: 4 3/4" (L) x 2 1/4" (W)