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What is Old Pawn? Traditionally Native American Indians often used the traders pawn shop or trading posts as a bank of sorts, pawning jewelry that they had made, often for their own personal wear and adornment, for quick cash to get them out of a financial jam. Usually nice items, those made for special occasions or a special family member were pawned for cash, thus the reason collectors get excited about old pawn jewelry! The Navajo and Zuni turquoise jewelry was often never redeemed as planned and the Trader, would be authorized to sell the turquoise jewelry after an agreed upon date. Referring not only to the age of the items, old pawn, or "pawned" jewelry often exhibits long passed craftsmanship, unusual stones and sometimes much wear and tear. In addtion to Old Pawn jewelry, we have a selection of American Indian jewelry from several Estates which means they are usually worn & used although sometimes these pieces have just been locked away in a vault for years and never worn (read the individual items descriptions for details).
Items from the S.G. Pence Estate. Mr. Pence was a trader it the truest of terms. In the early forties Mr. Pence was helping a family member move to Arizona. Near Keam’s Caynon on the Navajo reservation Mr. Pence traded a 30-30 Winchester saddle ring carbine for a Ganado red Navajo rug from the weaver’s husband. Thus began a long career of trading in Indian goods. Read more about this remarkable man and his family . . . |
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