PHILADELPHIA—Dozens of rare prison artifacts are being displayed for 10 days only at Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia.

The items include a century-old mugshot book, homemade shanks, soap carvings and an inmate wallet made from cigarette packs.

The defunct, decayed and historic prison once housed gangster Al Capone. It was abandoned in 1971 and has since become the city's most eerie and quirky tourist attraction.

The objects have never before been exhibited because there were no climate-controlled rooms in the dank and decrepit facility.

But recent renovations will allow prison staff to temporarily convert a conference room into a "pop-up museum." The exhibit opens Saturday.