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Catalog Number |
96.12 |
Object Name |
Doorknob |
Description |
Bronze Ritz Carlton doorknob with lion and crown logo. The hotel opened in Naples in 1985. In November 1996, the hotel gave away the doorknobs to its 463 rooms located at 280 Vanderbilt Beach Road. They were rendered obsolete by a new computerized safety system which uses key cards. Hotel engineers rescued the doorknobs and transformed them into paperweights with a felt bottom, as a collectible or souvenir. The hotel circulated a press release about the giveaway and the museum inquired to receive one doorknob for the permanent collection. |
Year Range from |
1980 |
Dimensions |
Dia-2.125 inches |
Accession number |
96.12 |