Interesting items retrieved from Al Capone's Lexington office suite and hallway

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Interesting Items retrieved from Al Capone's Lexington office suite and hallway.

Elephant fountain pen stand, small pocket watch and red die found behind wall safe beside Al's office at the Lexington.

(Mario Gomes collection)

Al Capone was certainly a man of particular tastes and possibly certain superstitions as was found by my friend Bill Helmer and two other friends who went in the Lexington years before the call was made to destroy the famous/ Infamous Capone hangout.

Before reaching Capone's inner sanctum, there stood an old massive wall safe in the hallway next to Capone's office suite. The three Capone archaeologists went to work on prying the massive safe from the wall with a large pipe. Upon doing so, several interesting items were found lodged in between the safe and wall.

Capone was well known to admire the symbol of the elephant especially with it's trunk in the air. He owned several collections. Amazingly an elephant fountain pen holder, with a trunk in the air was found.

Elephant ink fountain pen found behind safe beside Capone's office.

(Mario Gomes collection)

Al also had several religious medals during the course of his lifetime. These were almost surely supplied to him by his very religious mother Theresa, who always visited St. Columbanus church. I guess it may have been her way of watching over her son and somehow redeem his soul for the obvious life he lead.

St. Christopher's medal found behind wall safe beside Capone's office

(Mario Gomes collection)

She bestowed many while he was in and out of prison. Oddly the other item found behind the safe with the elephant was a St. Christopher's medal. Al had many in Atlanta and Alcatraz as was documented.

Other items found were a gold pocket watch and a red die (dice).

Elephants, St. Christopher, all associated with Al Capone, but could these items have been placed there on orders of Al as some sign of good luck superstition upon him moving into the Lexington in 1928? Or was someone in his entourage, or possibly a cleaning lady wise enough to ferret away these items behind the safe for later retrieval? This may have been done at the time when Al was all over the newspapers or during the time of his trial and prison sentence for income taxes. All great possiblilities.

Red translucent die found behind wall safe.

(Mario Gomes collection)

Pink wall stucco fragment showed Al's taste in decor. This may have faded and might been a brighter reddish pink back in the late twenties. Chip from his famous lavender bathtub in his private suite. White chip from his office bathtub.

(Mario Gomes collection)

Inside looking out of Al's old office. Notice the remenants of the wallpaper on the wall.

Broken windows let the rain, snow and wind thus deteriorating it over the years. To the right looking out notice the Miller Golden Draft on a billboard. Kind of Ironic looking out Al's office and seeing that.

(Bill Helmer collection)

Al Capone's wallpaper from his Lexington hotel office.

He liked to be reminded of Florida during the cold winters of Chicago with this leafy motif. The 220 door number plaque is that from a door taken from the Lexington's second floor. A few Capone gangsters had occupied the second floor of the Lexington hotel. They were used as Al's first measure of protection.

(Mario Gomes collection)

Rocco Fischetti had occupied room 230.

Lexington door tag from room 240.

(Mario Gomes collection)

A lighting fixture taken from Al's chandelier in his office.

(Mario Gomes collection)

Fragment of Lavender trim tile from Al's bathroom

(Mario Gomes collection)

Other items found in the Lexington Hotel

Chauffeur badge 1925, Hat maker badge and St. Christopher badge.

(Mario Gomes collection)

Mechanical pencil and refill lead tube found in Lexington Hotel Lobby.

(Mario Gomes collection)

Another Waterbury mechanical pencil found in Lexington Lobby

(Mario Gomes collection)


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Before reaching Capone's inner sanctum, there stood an old massive wall safe in the hallway next to Capone's office suite. The three Capone archaeologists went to work on prying the massive safe from the wall with a large pipe. Upon doing so, several interesting items were found lodged in between the safe and wall. Capone was well known to admire the symbol of the elephant especially with it's trunk in the air. He owned several collections. Amazingly an elephant fountain pen holder, with a trunk in the air was found. Elephant ink fountain pen found behind safe beside Capone's office. (Mario Gomes collection) Al also had several religious medals during the course of his lifetime. These were almost surely supplied to him by his very religious mother Theresa, who always visited St. Columbanus church. I guess it may have been her way of watching over her son and somehow redeem his soul for the obvious life he lead. St. Christopher's medal found behind wall safe beside Capone's office (Mario Gomes collection) She bestowed many while he was in and out of prison. Oddly the other item found behind the safe with the elephant was a St. Christopher's medal. Al had many in Atlanta and Alcatraz as was documented. Other items found were a gold pocket watch and a red die (dice). Elephants, St. Christopher, all associated with Al Capone, but could these items have been placed there on orders of Al as some sign of good luck superstition upon him moving into the Lexington in 1928? Or was someone in his entourage, or possibly a cleaning lady wise enough to ferret away these items behind the safe for later retrieval? This may have been done at the time when Al was all over the newspapers or during the time of his trial and prison sentence for income taxes. All great possiblilities. Red translucent die found behind wall safe. (Mario Gomes collection) Pink wall stucco fragment showed Al's taste in decor. This may have faded and might been a brighter reddish pink back in the late twenties. Chip from his famous lavender bathtub in his private suite. White chip from his office bathtub. (Mario Gomes collection) Inside looking out of Al's old office. Notice the remenants of the wallpaper on the wall. Broken windows let the rain, snow and wind thus deteriorating it over the years. To the right looking out notice the Miller Golden Draft on a billboard. Kind of Ironic looking out Al's office and seeing that. (Bill Helmer collection) Al Capone's wallpaper from his Lexington hotel office. He liked to be reminded of Florida during the cold winters of Chicago with this leafy motif. The 220 door number plaque is that from a door taken from the Lexington's second floor. A few Capone gangsters had occupied the second floor of the Lexington hotel. They were used as Al's first measure of protection. (Mario Gomes collection) Rocco Fischetti had occupied room 230. Lexington door tag from room 240. (Mario Gomes collection) A lighting fixture taken from Al's chandelier in his office. (Mario Gomes collection) Fragment of Lavender trim tile from Al's bathroom (Mario Gomes collection) Other items found in the Lexington Hotel Chauffeur badge 1925, Hat maker badge and St. Christopher badge. (Mario Gomes collection) Mechanical pencil and refill lead tube found in Lexington Hotel Lobby. (Mario Gomes collection) Another Waterbury mechanical pencil found in Lexington Lobby (Mario Gomes collection)