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A few
years ago we found a Broadmoor Pottery Baldpate Inn ashtray on eBay.
It was unmarked so we didn't know if it was from the Springs or Denver
operation. Most Broadmoor Pottery advertising items were made in
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On a
visit to the Inn we found three Broadmoor Pottery ashtrays in
their Key Room. A blue
ashtray with a metal matchbox holder
like ours (below) and two without matchbox holders.
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Their
bisque and red glazed ashtrays are especially nice
because they crisply
display the keys impression along with "Rocky Mountain National Park".
The
red ashtray also has a very
faint partial Denver
ink stamp on the bottom!
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our
ashtray with matchbox holder.
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The Baldpate
Inn is a characterful lodge on the road to Wind River Pass
seven miles south of Estes Park, Colorado. It derives its name from The Seven Keys To Baldpate, a novel
by Earl Derr Biggers.
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Only
the second family to own the Inn since 1917, the Smiths have
operated it since 1986. Check
out the history(pdf)
of the place on their web site. If you book a stay
try to get a room in the main lodge. Their
fine restaurant is also well known in the Estes Park area. |
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early
post card
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Baldpate
Inn today
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old
Key Room postcard
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Nancy
in the Key
Room
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