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Pattison's Irish Whisky Dispensing Urn & Hotel Key

Currency:CAD Category:Collectibles Start Price:25.00 CAD Estimated At:500.00 - 800.00 CAD
Pattison's Irish Whisky Dispensing Urn & Hotel Key
C. 1897 (Pattison's was in business from 1896-1898). Painted clear glass dispenser. Dispenser bears acid-etched mark "This Urn is the Property of Pattison's Limited, Leith - Rd No. 97380 J.A Cox Maker SOHO London, NW". As the story goes, "two brothers from Ancaster stayed at the Commercial Hotel in Guelph - they left in the middle of the night with this urn and hotel key. They remained hidden in an attic since. (key included as photographed) Key fob marked Commercial Hotel 10 "A. Stafford Patent Dec 31, 1867". Condition: Very Good. Dispenser missing metal lid. 22" x 11" x 11"