The Family of Rosa Anna Abbott and John Joseph LaValle

Bullwhip from Abbott Ice and Packing Plant

Bullwhip from Abbott Ice and Packing Plant
Bullwhip with Oak Handle, from the Abbott Ice and Packing Plant. 10'9" from the far end of the handle to the end of the leather; 7" string on end; the oak handle is a total of 12" long, with 5-1/2" wrapped with the leather braided whip, and 6-1/2" exposed wood to serve as the hand grip. A resident of Carnegie, who died in 2000 at the age of 93, remembered seeing them drive the livestock down Jane Street from the P. C. & Y. R. R. [Pittsburgh, Chartiers & Youghigheny Rail Road] station to the slaughterhouse. The train station can be seen on the 1897 map - a couple of blocks to the left of the bridge over Chartiers Creek. Janice Garlock Donley Collection.