TAMPA FLORIDA HOTEL+ ALLIGATOR Sterling Souvenir Spoon

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I am going to be listing a lot of great silver from now through the holidays (and after), so please check out my other auctions~~ I always run ten-day auctions, so if you check in once a week or so, you will not miss anything! Plus, I have really reasonable shipping, and we ship within 24 hours of confirmed payment. This is a very nice antique solid sterling silver souvenir spoon from Tampa, Florida. The handle has a great figural gator on top. The goldwashed bowl is hand-engraved with a building and the words "Tampa Bay Hotel, Tampa, Florida." The hotel building is still in existence and now houses part of the University of Tampa. This is what is said about it: Built between 1888 and 1891, the hotel was designed to surpass all other grand winter resorts. At a cost of $3 million, the 511-room giant rose to a flamboyant height of five stories, surrounded by ornate Victorian gingerbread and topped by Moorish minarets, domes and cupolas.The rooms that once hosted Teddy Roosevelt and his Rough Riders, Sarah Bernhart , Babe Ruth (who signed his first baseball contract in the hotel's grand dining room), Clara Barton, Stephen Crane, Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant, the Prince of Wales, the Queen of England and many other celebrities of their day, are today classrooms, laboratories, public rooms, academic and administrative offices - the heart of the University that now fans out around Plant Hall. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It is marked "Sterling LDA" on the back of the handle, for L. D. Anderson, makers of fine souvenir spoons back then, mostly with southern subjects. It is about 4-7/8" long. It is in very good condition, with a little bit of very light scratching on the back only. It weighs about 9.3 grams or .33 ounces on my digital point scale. PLEASE EMAIL ANY QUESTIONS! RETURN POLICY: If, for any reason, you are unhappy with an item you have won from me, I have a no-questions-asked full refund policy. If I happened to miss something in the description, please do not assume that I am trying to misrepresent the item; I would never do that. I am only human and do make mistakes occasionally. The item must be returned within 14 days in good condition. I'll be happy to combine shipping on multiple purchases! If you win more than one item from me, please wait to pay until I send you an invoice with reduced shipping. Shipping within the US is your choice, $3.75 First Class in a box, or $5.00 Priority Mail shipped in a box, insurance recommended. Shipping by airmail to everyw else is $6.00. Priority International rates are below. Insurance may not be available to some locations. Payment: We accept Paypal, money orders or checks drawn in US dollars, which may be held for clearance. We also accept Visa and Mastercard through our merchant account. Payment is due within ten days of auction close! If you want to pay some other way, please email us. If the winner of this auction would kindly respond to my after-auction email within three days, it would be greatly appreciated. It is important that you contact me, especially if you are mailing in your payment. Any white, dark or other off-color spots are camera flash or reflection. Please bear in mind that color can vary from monitor to monitor. I always photograph the exact item that I am listing and do not use stock photographs. I almost always have a lot of good antique and vintage souvenir spoons, flatware, coin silver, sterling scrap and other items listed, so, if you care to, please click on "View Seller's Other Items" above, and bookmark my seller id under "favorite sellers" in your My Ebay for future reference. In fairness to all bidders, I will not end an auction early. I know I have possibly lost money with this policy over the years, but I sleep better! IMPORTANT: If you don't hear from me within 24 hours after the auction close, please contact me. Some spam filters have been blocking emails from me and E... read more

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