Hotel McAlpin on the Southwest corner of 34th Street and Broadway, New York City. When it was finished in 1912, it was the largest hotel in the world. The hotel was designed by architect Frank Mills Andrews.Now an apartment building. S1765 in Russell & Erwin Special Hardware ledger. "Knob and plate for McAlpin main lobby area." Click on each photo below to view additional images and information.
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“ MA” (catalogue P-45790) is an antique doorknob recorded in the Public Buildings/Seals category (Category P, Multi-Letters) of the Antique Doorknob Collectors of America archive. It was made by Russell & Erwin, c. 1912. The pattern belongs to the Emblematic school of ornament.
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