Hood Ornament Allegedly Owned by Al Capone, circa 1930
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This hood ornament - later mounted onto an ashtray - reportedly came from Al Capone's armored 1928 Cadillac. The vehicle, impounded in 1931 after the gangster's arrest, was brought into Presidential service in 1941 following the attack on Pearl Harbor. Morgan L. Gies, a United States Secret Service agent responsible for White House vehicles from 1941 to 1967, retained this memento.
This hood ornament - later mounted onto an ashtray - reportedly came from Al Capone's armored 1928 Cadillac. The vehicle, impounded in 1931 after the gangster's arrest, was brought into Presidential service in 1941 following the attack on Pearl Harbor. Morgan L. Gies, a United States Secret Service agent responsible for White House vehicles from 1941 to 1967, retained this memento.
Artifact
Hood ornament
Date Made
circa 1930
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2011.241.12
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Edward L. Gies in Memory of Morgan L. Gies.
Material
Metal
Plating (Metal coating)
Marble (Rock)
Color
Silver (Color)
Light green
Brown
Dimensions
Height: 6.5 in (hood ornament)
Width: 6 in (hood ornament)
Length: 4.5 in (hood ornament)
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