Assuming this is a lugage tag......

[DirtyMike]

I googled the hotel and its still in operation and is quite the nice hotel. Would anyone know how to find an approximate date and value of something like this.

 

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[intimer]

try putting it in the "todays finds" section of tn. more people will see it.

also i can't read the letters so write them out to help any research.

 

[PBK]

Is there any lettering on the bail, above the slot?

also i can't read the letters so write them out to help any research.

HOMESTEAD
HOTEL
59
HOT SPRINGS
VA​

 

[DirtyMike]

Is there any lettering on the bail, above the slot?

also i can't read the letters so write them out to help any research.

HOMESTEAD
HOTEL
59
HOT SPRINGS
VA​

Sure is. All I can make out is Boston.

 

[PBK]

My first guess would be...

J. C. ROBBINS, BOSTON, early 1840's - about 1890. One of the major baggage tag makers.

As a second choice...

SHERBURNE & CO. BOSTON, 1865 - early 1900's.

 

[DirtyMike]

My first guess would be...

J. C. ROBBINS, BOSTON, early 1840's - about 1890. One of the major baggage tag makers.

As a second choice...

SHERBURNE & CO. BOSTON, 1865 - early 1900's.

Its J.C. ROBBINS. Your awesome. Thanks a million. Are these tags valuable?

 

[PBK]

Are these tags valuable?

They can be, although most aren't as valuable as, say, railroad baggage tags. I've seen a few Eastern and Southern states hotel tags sell for as much as $100, and even more for those that could definitely be dated to the Civil War period. (Some of the tags from Western ghost towns can go for $500+.)

Yours is a bit rough; but then again, the hotel is a well known one with a long and interesting history. The main thing is, you've just got to find the right collector.

If it were mine, I'd keep it. It's a great relic!

 

[DirtyMike]

Are these tags valuable?

They can be, although most aren't as valuable as, say, railroad baggage tags. I've seen a few Eastern and Southern states hotel tags sell for as much as $100, and even more for those that could definitely be dated to the Civil War period. (Some of the tags from Western ghost towns can go for $500+.)

Yours is a bit rough; but then again, the hotel is a well known one with a long and interesting history. The main thing is, you've just got to find the right collector.

If it were mine, I'd keep it. It's a great relic!

I am definitely keeping it. I have never sold a find. The hotel is about 3 1/2 hours away from the homesite it was found at. Thanks again! Mike

 

[allen]

good i.d on that tag PBK !