6 RARE Vtg Alexander Young Hotel Silver Plate Mango Forks Reed Barton Tiger Lily
The design is Reed & Barton’s 1901 Tiger Lily silver plate. Each fork handle is engraved with the initials of AYH and Alexander Young Hotel. Mango fork measures 6 1/2 long. Tarnish is present as I have not cleaned or polished the set. Interesting facts about the Victorian Era hotel. Young invested in sugar plantations and eventually became president of the Waiakea Mill Co. He also bought the famous Moana Hotel in Waikiki and the original Royal Hawaiian Hotel which was not in Waikiki, but instead at Hotel and Richards Streets near the Iolani Palace. The Young Hotel was used by the military in both World Wars. During WWI, the U. Army used the second floor. During WWII, the military occupied most of the hotel. In 1964, the hotel was converted to offices. In 1980, the building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, which did nothing to protect it from demolition the following year. The item “6 RARE Vtg Alexander Young Hotel Silver Plate Mango Forks Reed Barton Tiger Lily” is in sale since Wednesday, June 07, 2017. This item is in the category “Antiques\Silver\Silverplate\Flatware & Silverware”. The seller is “jmgsls2005″ and is located in San Jose, California. This item can be shipped to United States.