The Ballantyne Hotel Pen, 2000-2010

THF151513 / The Ballantyne 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 Charlotte, North Carolina's, Ballantyne Hotel & Lodge 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

2011.86.10

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Plastic
Metal

Color

Black (Color)
Gold (Color)

Dimensions

Width: 0.5 in
Length: 5.25 in

Inscriptions

Printed on side: THE BALLANTYNE / HOTEL & LODGE / CHARLOTTE / (704) 248-4000
The Ballantyne Hotel Pen, 2000-2010