Early 20th Century Figural Pawnbroker Trade Sign wll cabinet MM - C-6754 - 122923

MM - C-6754 - 122923

and broken china

MM - C-9993 - 071924

unused adhesive strips

MM - 11717 - 110424

Early 20th Century Figural Pawnbroker Trade Sign wll cabinet MM - C-6754 - 122923Antique wood and wrought iron figural trade sign for a pawnbroker. This piece takes the form of the classic "three ball symbol" used by pawnbrokers. The design can be directly attributed to the Medici Family in Florence, an Italian banking family and political dynasty under the House of Medici, founded in 1230. The three ball symbol, associated with pawn shops, traces back to Lombardy, Italy, where pawn banking began as "Lombard banking." The golden