Early 20th Century Figural Pawnbroker Trade Sign steekote Rewired in-shop

Rewired in-shop

This early 20th century lab stand has been repurposed to hold an industrial task lamp

JM - 020223 - 301155

Tool holder: 1⅛" dia

Each of the drawers slide easily

Early 20th Century Figural Pawnbroker Trade Sign steekote Rewired in-shopAntique 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