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Great piece — that ornate “R” key tag is from the
Regency Hotel
Park Avenue & East 61st Street
New York City
This is the classic Regency monogram crest used in the 1950s–1970s, when the hotel catered heavily to diplomats, business elites, and celebrities.
Hotel: The Regency (now Loews
Regency New York)
• Address: Park Ave & 61st St,
Manhattan
• Era: c. 1955-1975
• Material: Cast brass / bronze tone
• Design:
• Raised Regency "R" in a rococo cartouche
• Crown motif at top
• Laurel / scroll flourishes
• Style: Mid-century luxury hotel tag
• Manufacturer: Likely Whitehead & Hoag or Hotel Key Tag Co. (NY)
These were used before plastic or anodized aluminum became standard
- heavy brass
↓
used by top-tier 1
Collector Appeal
This tag is desirable because:
• Prime Park Avenue luxury hotel
• Elaborate old-world crest
• Early brass issue (not later aluminum)
• Strong display piece
“H.A. CO. ROCH., N.Y.”
That stands for Hilborn-Hamburger Co. of Rochester, New York, a well-known early 20th-century manufacturer of hotel and advertising fobs, badges, and small brass novelties.
