{"id":417,"date":"2020-02-26T16:01:46","date_gmt":"2020-02-26T16:01:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pawndetroit.com\/?page_id=417"},"modified":"2024-05-14T13:47:06","modified_gmt":"2024-05-14T13:47:06","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pawndetroit.com\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"417\" class=\"elementor elementor-417\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6fdc3c59 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6fdc3c59\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e792ae\" data-id=\"9e792ae\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ef4fd01 h1title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3ef4fd01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">HISTORY<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c7384e0 elementor-section-full_width somi elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c7384e0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5a714df4\" data-id=\"5a714df4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-50c3b387 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"50c3b387\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e98869e\" data-id=\"4e98869e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ecc89ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4ecc89ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The History of the Pawnbroking Industry<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41bb370f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"41bb370f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-09d9505 elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"09d9505\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4be5f0a\" data-id=\"4be5f0a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d6f20b elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d6f20b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Pawnbroker [pawn-broh-ker] (noun):<\/strong> <em>A person whose business is lending money at interest on personal, movable property deposited with the lender until redeemed.<\/em><\/p><p>Before banks or credit cards, there was pawnbroking. For over 3,000 years, pawnbrokers have provided short-term loans and cash in exchange for valuable items. These items are then held for a period of time (for example: three months). The owner can repay the loan with fees (interest and storage) and receive their item back. If the owner is unable to repay, the pawnbroker takes ownership of the item and sells it. Pawn loans are a quick, easy, and confidential way to borrow money with no credit check required. And, because pawn loans are collateral loans, they do not impact your credit score and do not impact your future ability to borrow, should you be unable to pay the loan for any reason.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5397da8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5397da8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-babb819\" data-id=\"babb819\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45ebb34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"45ebb34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"863\" src=\"https:\/\/pawndetroit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/img2-e1611080928442-1024x863.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1098\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pawndetroit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/img2-e1611080928442-1024x863.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pawndetroit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/img2-e1611080928442-300x253.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pawndetroit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/img2-e1611080928442-768x647.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pawndetroit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/img2-e1611080928442-1536x1295.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pawndetroit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/img2-e1611080928442.jpg 1617w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0219241 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0219241\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0fcb0f5\" data-id=\"0fcb0f5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3343de elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a3343de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Pawnbroking was the primary form of consumer credit until banks and credit cards emerged. Now, with over 68 million adults in America disconnected from a financial system in some way (little or no credit or without a bank account, etc.), pawnshops continue to serve as a go-to option to provide financial support.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-18b38714 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"18b38714\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-75fd244b\" data-id=\"75fd244b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f07f6b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5f07f6b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">American Jewelry and Loan<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bab57d9 vh3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bab57d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At American Jewelry and Loan, we specialize in providing customers with short-term pawn loans with affordable interest rates and storage fees. And as the premier pawnshop in Michigan, customers can also sell and purchase unique merchandise at any one of our locations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2560aef vh3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2560aef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1978: First American Jewelry and Loan pawnshop opens, Oak Park, MI<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1993: Oak Park location moves to Detroit, MI. Established as the flagship location<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2010: <i>Hardcore Pawn<\/i> television show debuts<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2011: Pontiac location opens<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2013: Les Gold publishes his autobiography,<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> For What It\u2019s Worth.<br>Business Wisdom From a Pawnbroker,<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> making the &#8220;New York Times Best Seller list&#8221;&nbsp;twice.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2016: Hazel Park location opens<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2021: Southgate and Lincoln Park locations open<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n    <div class=\"xs_social_share_widget xs_share_url after_content \t\tmain_content  wslu-style-1 wslu-share-box-shaped wslu-fill-colored wslu-none wslu-share-horizontal wslu-theme-font-no wslu-main_content\">\n\n\t\t\n        <ul>\n\t\t\t        <\/ul>\n    <\/div> \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HISTORY The History of the Pawnbroking Industry Pawnbroker [pawn-broh-ker] (noun): A person whose business is lending money at interest on personal, movable property deposited with the lender until redeemed. Before banks or credit cards, there was pawnbroking. For over 3,000 years, pawnbrokers have provided short-term loans and cash in exchange for valuable items. 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