The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel Pen, 2000-2010

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Artifact Overview

Hotels and motels often provide guests with small promotional items that are useful during their stay. Guests at New York City's Waldorf-Astoria luxury luxury hotel in the 2000s could usually find a ball-point pen in their rooms. The pens could be taken home--where they became advertisements for the establishment.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Ball-point pen

Date Made

2000-2010

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2011.86.8

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Plastic
Metal

Color

Black (Color)
Silver (Color)

Dimensions

Width: 0.5 in
Length: 6 in

Inscriptions

Printed on side: THE WALDORF=ASTORIA
The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel Pen, 2000-2010