The auction also includes a variety of French antiques and tapestries, and a ‘His Master’s Voice’ print Bono once tried to purchase Victor and Shirley Mee with items from the Escape from the Chateau sale A 19th century pawnbroker’s sign, with three gilded balls hanging from their original iron bracket, is going under the hammer at Victor Mee Auctions in October. It’s a rare memento of a profession that was once an important part of daily life. Pawnbrokers offered money in exchange for personal possessions, which could be redeemed for the amount of the loan plus interest within an agreed time frame.
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