Pueblo Bonito Motel Pen

Dateca. 1960

Mediummetal

Dimensions5 1/4 × 1/2 × 3/8 in. (13.3 × 1.3 × 1 cm)

ClassificationsTools, Implements & Weights

Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, museum purchase, Director's Discretionary Fund

Object numberPC2000.52.49

DescriptionThis pen was made to advertise the Pueblo Bonito Motel In Albuquerque, New Mexico. The motel was located on Central Avenue on Historic Route 66, across the street from where the University of New Mexico is currently located. The pen is all gold with bits of black text near the top. The text reads "PUEBLO BONITO MOTEL/2424 W. CENTRAL AVE./ALBUQUERQUE. N. MEX." There are black diamond shapes engraved near the center of the pen along with textured grooves that run horizontally around the bottom and top of the pen.

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