tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2651641356618861735.post1493536354977368810..comments2024-03-18T00:00:54.023-07:00Comments on The Victorianist: “Picks, Spades, Fire-Irons, Musical Instruments, Cabmens' Whips, Umbrellas — Yes, Even a Tiny Pair of Child's Shoes — Everything.” Or: The Victorian Pawnbroking Trade.The Amateur Casualhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15553683833137054780noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2651641356618861735.post-11141439644918977902014-09-15T03:23:50.832-07:002014-09-15T03:23:50.832-07:00This is a great post it shows some information and...This is a great post it shows some information and best advice I needs for a blog. Thanks and keep on posting. Please visit <a href="http://goo.gl/JDwvME" rel="nofollow">http://goo.gl/JDwvME</a><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09812182670022120085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2651641356618861735.post-36150453986145446312014-02-09T20:26:49.794-08:002014-02-09T20:26:49.794-08:00The idea was that the person or family in want of ...The idea was that the person or family in want of cash would take one of their possessions to the pawnbrokers, and the pawnbroker himself would assess the article. This blog can bring a bit of the nineteenth century to the modern age. <a href="http://www.pawnbrokerstoday.com/pawn-gold" rel="nofollow">Loan against gold</a>petersmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15586425830651645471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2651641356618861735.post-62085840195318173462013-12-11T23:48:43.727-08:002013-12-11T23:48:43.727-08:00Nice demo showing the Pawn brokers shop. I like th...Nice demo showing the Pawn brokers shop. I like the blog.<br />Thanks for showing such an interesting pictures with us.<br /><a href="http://www.pawnbrokerstoday.com/pawn-gold" rel="nofollow">Pawn Shop</a>petersmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15586425830651645471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2651641356618861735.post-57190051863604332442013-10-24T04:27:30.532-07:002013-10-24T04:27:30.532-07:00For the better class customers the modern pawnbrok...For the better class customers the modern pawnbroker provides a comfortable.<br /><a href="http://www.pawnbrokerstoday.com/what-we-loan-against/pawn-art" rel="nofollow">Loan Against Art</a>petersmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15586425830651645471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2651641356618861735.post-6040928994669389882011-10-21T05:13:44.033-07:002011-10-21T05:13:44.033-07:00Insightful post as usual. There is a popular show ...Insightful post as usual. There is a popular show on U.S. telly called Pawn Stars, which demonstrates the brisk trade and big money that still goes on at these shops.The Victorian Timeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10002225049303391481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2651641356618861735.post-83108334660224380532011-10-21T04:31:04.809-07:002011-10-21T04:31:04.809-07:00You're right about people being richer now.
...You're right about people being richer now. <br /><br />Poverty is often pleaded in the UK in this day and age, but the people who used to use the pawnbroker in the nineteenth century would consider modern 'poverty' luxury, one suspects.<br /><br />Thanks for reading and taking the time to comment!The Amateur Casualhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15553683833137054780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2651641356618861735.post-24570709099461543122011-10-21T02:40:49.695-07:002011-10-21T02:40:49.695-07:00What an extraordinary picture of Saturday at the p...What an extraordinary picture of Saturday at the pawnbrokers. Yes, there are still a few around. I suspect they wouldn't do well now because people are generally so much richer, so there wouldn't any demand for an old shawl, even from the poorest people. Can't help feeling they're better than the loan sharks which make such big business out of the poor, in such a ruthless and impersonal way.Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.com