Which of the following Chicago mafia artifacts were the first to sell at auction?

a) The vise used to crush Billy McCarthy’s head
b) A bottle from McGovern’s Saloon and Café
c) A baseball from the Arnold Rothstein–fixed 1919 World Series
d) Bricks from the warehouse wall at 2122 North Clark Street

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Answer: d. In 1967, Canadian businessman George Patey bought, for an undisclosed sum, the wall against which the seven victims of the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre were lined up and shot. He installed the bricks behind a plexiglass barrier in the men’s room of his bar, and encouraged patrons to urinate on the bullet holes.

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