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Awl, Leather

Object number2015.17.2

MediumMetal, wood

Credit LineGift of Florence Chiodo

DescriptionLarge, metal awl with bulbous wooden handle that is flat on one side. Metal tip flattens and narrows to a point and has a oval hole through the metal. Two parallel, horizontal incised lines decorate the neck of the handle and there is a hole through the lower portion of the handle.Dimensions1.75 x 1.5 x 16.5 in. (4.4 x 3.8 x 41.9 cm)
Historical NotesPart of a collection related to the Chiodo family and the Chiodo Tavern. Joe Chiodo came with his family to Homestead in 1927 at the age of 10 from Calabria, Italy. Chiodo helped his father in his cobbler business and then served in WWII. When he got back from the war, the family decided to purchase a new building for the shop at 107 W. Eighth Avenue in Homestead. The building had been a bar so they kept running it as a bar and the continued to do so until Joe retired and sold the building in 2005. Over the years, memorabilia from Joe’s time in WWII, local mills, etc., filled the walls and ceiling of the bar. These items were left in Joe’s house after he passed and were donated on behalf of his wife Florence.

Previous owner Joseph J. Chiodo

Related institution Chiodo's Tavern

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