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Tablecloth

Object number2015.17.7

Manufacturer Best Manufacturing, Inc.

Date1947-2004

OriginNew York, NY

MediumPolyester/cotton, thread

Credit LineGift of Florence Chiodo

DescriptionSquare, red and white checkered four leaf clover patterned tablecloth.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 52 × 52 × 0.125 in. (132.1 × 132.1 × 0.3 cm)
InscriptionsStamped in two corners in black ink: "PROPERTY OF / MOHENIS / RENTED / NEVER SOLD".
MarksPaper tag has text on front "BETTER / YET / BY / BEST / A / VISA / PRODUCT" and back "52 / BEST / MANUFACTURING, INC. / NEW YORK, N.Y."
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.

Related institution Chiodo's Tavern

Related person Joseph J. Chiodo

Previous owner Mohenis Services, Inc.

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