#1- The very first pawn shops were thought to have existed in china 3000 years ago.
#2- Centuries ago (in the province of Lombardy, Italy) pawnbrokers used to hang three golden spheres on their shop doors – a symbol that is still used by pawn shops today.
#3- Ray Charles played a pawn shop owner in the 1980 film THE BLUES BROTHERS.
#4- In 2001 a Super Bowl ring (worn by Patriot Brock Williams) was sold at a pawn shop for $60,000.
#5- The average pawn shop employee salary is approximately $23,000 a yr.
#6- The usual time limit given to pay back a pawn shop monetary loan is 30 days.
