Hotel Greif
Brass disc fob, room 81
Price variesSeen: $135 · Nov 4, 2026 · via Flying Tiger Antiques. Check the live listing.
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Keys from
The 1890s
The listing says “late 1800s”; the seller doesn’t give a year.
Keys from
The 1900s
A steel and brass key the seller dates to 1908.
Waldorf Hotel
Steel key with brass fob, room 207
Price variesSeen: $375 · Nov 4, 2026 · via Flying Tiger Antiques. Check the live listing.
Keys from
The 1910s
No verified key from this era yet. We haven’t found a dated listing from the 1910s. You can still search.
Keys from
The 1920s
No verified key from this era yet. We haven’t found a dated listing from the 1920s. You can still search.
Keys from
The 1930s
No verified key from this era yet. We haven’t found a dated listing from the 1930s. You can still search.
Keys from
The 1940s
A sold example, listed as 1940s to 1950s. Shown for reference.
Hotel Nacional de Cuba
Key and ring, room 734
Price variesSold: $100 realized at auction · Jun 4, 2026 · via Hibid auction house. Check the live listing.
Keys from
The 1950s
The same Havana key, listed as 1940s to 1950s.
Hotel Nacional de Cuba
Key and ring, room 734
Price variesSold: $100 realized at auction · Jun 4, 2026 · via Hibid auction house. Check the live listing.
Keys from
The 1960s
Seller says 1960s to 1970s.
Hotel Maria Isabel
Key with heavy brass fob
Price variesSeen: $125.99 · Nov 4, 2026 · via Old Souled. Check the live listing.
Keys from
The 1970s
The best-stocked decade in our survey: three listings dated 1970s or 1960s to 1970s.
Hotel Porto Carras
Brass fob, room 2414
Price variesSeen: about $117 (converted from PHP 7,371, an estimate) · Nov 4, 2026 · via an eBay seller. Check the live listing.
Hotel Maria Isabel
Key with heavy brass fob
Price variesSeen: $125.99 · Nov 4, 2026 · via Old Souled. Check the live listing.
Caribbean Gulf Hotel
Key with bronze fob
Price variesSeen: $107.99 · Nov 4, 2026 · via Old Souled. Check the live listing.
Most hotel keys aren’t dated, and sellers often only guess. If the listing doesn’t give a year, ask. See how to spot a real one.
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