Blackjack
Object number2008.37.7
MediumLeather; lead(?) or some type of metal(?) or stone(?)
Credit LineGift of Gerald Price
DescriptionBrown leather blackjack. One end heavy with concealed object inside leather, wrapped at end with black leather; woven band; loop handle on opposite end.Dimensions1.25 x 15.5 in. (3.2 x 39.4 cm)Historical NotesOwned by donor Gerald Price's grandfather Peter Grillo, who claimed to use the blackjack as a means of defense against the Italian Mafia, which ran most of the Mon Valley during his time. Part of a collection of items related to donor Gerald Price's Italian-American family, one of the earliest to settle in Wilmerding, Pennsylvania.
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Peter Grillo
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