Seattle Pawn Shop, All Pawn Shops Originate From Centuries of Trading or Pawning Items or Other Items and Finally Cash
Driving around your town, you may see a Philadelphia pawn shop on nearly every corner since their popularity has been growing steadily over the past several years because of the weakened economy.
Pawn shops have been around for ages and have a rich history throughout the world. The very old children’s nursery rhyme “Pop Goes the Weasel” is suggesting pawning. A weasel is not only a small furry animal but also a term for a shoemaker’s tool and to “pop” is to pawn. “That’s the way the money goes . . . Pop goes the weasel.”
It seems selling gold jewelry has been around since before America was discovered. Spain’s Queen Isabel pawned her country’s crown jewels to finance Christopher Columbus’s trip to America.
The Latin word ‘patinum’, which means cloth, is where the word pawn comes from; the French word ‘pan’ which means blouse or skirt. In the early days the only asset people owned were their clothes and they borrowed money by pawning the clothing.
Centuries ago, the Medici family from Italy along with the Lombards from England, were the main money lenders to Europe. There is a folk lore tale that says that one of the Medici men, working for Emperor Charles the Great, fought a giant and defeated him with three sacks of rocks. The three balls or globes as they are sometimes known as then became part of the family crest and eventually the sign of the pawn broker.
A Seattle pawn shop allows individuals to sell gold jewelry and other valuables in order to receive cash money for unexpected necessities such as emergency medical bills, broken automobiles and an extra large utility bill or simply to put food on the table when there is not enough paycheck at the end of the month.
Today, there are only a few requirements a San Francisco pawn shop has and that is a person must be over 18 years of age, have a valid photo ID and a working phone number. Many states require that the pawn shops keep detailed records of every item in their shop along with the name, address and telephone number and copy of their photo ID next to the item pawn on the record.