1 50 1 https://omeka-test.library.appstate.edu/files/original/64ec645e9fab036c5bf23a7c49ccd612.pdf 30bde7c2a880b48720489c071d06b6c1 PDF Text Text ASHEVILLE CITIZEN-TIMES, ASHEVILLE, N. C., SUNDAY, MARCH 26. 193!) icked China Now Greatet astonished delegation, that the pasto of the church was listed as pawner of the instrument. It later developed, though, that the thing wasn't as bad as It had first seemed, for the thief had simply given the minister's name instead of his own when he negotiated the loan. Headache of all p awnbrokers are visitations from persons with har luck stories all out of proportion to the value of the articles they have t d offer. Sometimes their acts are so well staged that even men seasoned by years of experience to casting skeptical eye on all such maneuver are "taken in" by them. There was the woman, for Instance, who came Into Mr. Finkelstein's shop not so very long ago with a little boy and some almost worthless article she wanted to pawn. She needed a certain sum of money - a sum several times more than the article was worth-In order to obtain Immediate medical attention for the little bey, who was suffering from epilepsy, she told Mr. Finkelstein. Boy Throws Fit Mr. Finkelstein t h o u g h t smelled a mouse somewhere and just on the point of refu sing 't he whitlh used Joan when the llttle boy fell to the en*ance of floor and began writhing In the most to chicken realistic exhibition of pain you'd pearlng. N ever have the misfortune to witness. here uses t It was all so awe-Inspiring that the Different money the woman asked for, was ent reasons Immediately counted out and the balls ffom "t two left the store. but the mo Mr. Finkelstein discovered a few balls had c days ater that the act was o 1e the eu-l.lrely ..too woman and the little boy had staged The mej;al 1 time after time-and with consistent very annoy! success. There was really nothing at from their all wrong with he child. with consld Mrs. Sender Argentir, whose hus- suspecting -h band owns and operates Uncle Sam's Som Loan shop, Asheville's only other The grad pawn shop, has watched a long and three gold Interesting cavalcade of loan-seekers number of cl come and go tn the score of years she place In pa has stood behind the counter of her decade or t v Biltmore avenue store. And the thing and still oth that has Impressed h er most over But. In s that span of years Is the revolution pawn shop which h as taken place in the senti- small city's ment attaching to marriage vows. museum. T1 "It used to be that we didn't hesl- may not be ~ tate to loan almost any sum of t - · rior c money on a ·.1edding ring, for we ops frbm knew It would always be redeemp..-."·.Dellll concern she recalled. "Now a woman rents room you wi to think no more of pawning--and Ients ot blac never reclaiming-such a ring than platf01'11111 a she would of pawning and leavl~~ a and grandfa cigarette tray or vacuum cleaner from among Sign or The- Times · tlon ot over Another sign of the times, pa .,... hunting boot brokers wlll tell you, is the fact tha t ·- ~ women now visit pawn shops with as llttle feeling of restraint as they would visit a corner grocery. Fif· ' SOMEBODY PAWNED-AND FORGOT-HIM-Gathering dust on the third floor teen years ago the sight of a woman would h ave Leo Finkelstein's Pack square pawn shop is a big black bear on a roller skate platform entering such a placemuch gossip occasioned almost as as somebody back in the dim days of the p ast left at the shop as security for a small loan. the .sight of that same woman pushe bear, at which Mr. Finkelstein is casting a more or less how-did-you-ever-get-here look ing aside the swinging doors of a saloon and step'(Jing ln. the picture above, is only one of a number of "freak" securities which have collected at Pawnbrokers accredit this Change partly to the "new f reedOm" tor pawn shop since it was established more than three decades ago. women and partly to the fact that pawn shops In recent years have than It would be to store ther1. away come to be recognized as honest and or leave them lying around their legitimate business concerns with a homes as a bait for break-In artists," veJY definite service to perform f or 'Mr. Finkelstein explains. the community. The .r~~i~lar tr!Q_.QL o~E_-~~ One of the most regular customerc Mr. Finkelstein has ever had, though, was a certain colored minister of the gospel. Each Monday morning this embarrassed pulpitter are golfers, hunters and fishermen financially who pawn their golf clubs, hunting would bring in his Bible, pawn it for rifles and fishing tackle at the close a dollar, leave it in "hock" throughof each season with almost clock- out the week and redeem it on Saturday afternoon just in tlme to prelike regularity. pare his sermon for the coming day. And, without once looking at a His patronage continue for several or consul tirrg a U:a· Icalendar Mr. Fllkelstein would be months, and never once during that Jll\[l\fiE SCHUL'l'Z mometer, time did the good fellow miss his big black bear on the roller able to tell, with almost scientific weekly Monday and Saturday visits platform seemed just a little accuracy, when warm weather ar- to the p awn shop. c! in its environment rives and makes its departure in Another colored minister, through LVan~,a-s•z;ea radio sets and assort- Asheville. The arrival is marked by Instruments. But so, for a deluge of overcoats and winter no choice of his own, also slipped into the picture once. A sewing ma, did the pair of barber's furs, which are usually left In "hock" the the grandfather clock until the first chilly !breezes of late chine was accepted at next shop one afternoon. Early the mornin[ b arely discernible among fall begin to whip around street a delegation of incensed "sisters" o1 n~~~~:~~~;~ confused agglomera.tion corners. one of the city's negro church es de1-> fishing tackle, hunting Some Wealthy Pawners scended on the establishment and and watches. Some of these coats and winter complained that the machine had the dark brown eyes of Leo wraps are pawned by persoru with been stolen from the Ladies Aid however, there was no more money jingling in their pockets ~ewing room of their church. In the variegated spec- than there Is In Mr. Finkelstein's Barrowed :!\arne Also During almost a score of years cash register. Mr. Finkelstein dug out the pawn the pawnbroker a;ge business he "They've decided It's cheaper and ticket which had been issued for the learned to expect almost any under the sun- and a few ~~~~~u2~~ ~:e ~~;::;r ~~~;~ l~!~n~~~ch.:;;d a~c~~~,;.~~o,~e~~d, t;~ besides that- t o be brought Pack square shop as security Joan. And his exp ectation s been in va.tn. · third floor of the sliop his establish ed more than a quara century ago are enough and curious pieces of merto start a miniature mu· j without once drawing on out_s.our~~or specimens. Mr Fin- awnsh Ops H ere C Ould . Furnlsh Good Museum ================== Things Put Jn Hock By Seekers Of Loans I � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Leo Finkelstein Papers Description An account of the resource This collection contains materials relating to Leo Finkelstein, resident of Asheville, North Carolina, the Asheville Lions Club, and the Beth Ha-Tephila Cemetery in Asheville. It contains computer discs, notes, scrapbooks, book drafts, correspondence, photographs, programs, fliers, and other materials related Leo Finkelstein, his wife Sylvia, and the Lions Club, Elks Club, and Jewish Community in Asheville, North Carolina. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Finkelstein, Leo, 1905-1998 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Pawnshops Here Could Furnish Good Museum (Newspaper Article) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1939-03-26 Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 107_cd1_01_bear Description An account of the resource This Asheville Citizen-Times article featuring Leo Finkelstein reports on the life of a pawnbroker, including bizarre items (such as a stuffed bear), rich clients who pay interest just to keep their winter coats safe over the summer, con artists, and a minister who scraped by pawning his Bible every Monday and retrieving it every Saturday evening. Subject The topic of the resource Pawnbroking--North Carolina--Asheville Pawnbrokers--North Carolina--Asheville Finkelstein, Leo, 1905-1998 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title=" In Copyright - Rights-holder(s) Unlocatable or Unidentifiable" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-RUU/1.0//" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> In Copyright - Rights-holder(s) Unlocatable or Unidentifiable </a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a title="AC.107 Leo Finkelstein Papers" href="https://appstate-speccoll.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/192" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> AC.107 Leo Finkelstein Papers </a> Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. <a title=" Leo Finkelstein Papers" href="https://omeka.library.appstate.edu/collections/show/27" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Leo Finkelstein Papers </a> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Schulz, Jimmie Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. https://www.geonames.org/4453066/asheville.html Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Image Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1930s Asheville bear Bible coat epilepsy interest minister money museum pawnbroking sewing machine wealthy