The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-25
THEY PAWN EYES,
TEETH AND HAIR
Others i'm Need of Such Articles
Come Along in Due Time
and Buy.

Got any false teeth. bridge work or
| sold crowns you don't want? Have you
| no further need Tor that glass eye you
have been wearing for years. or that
false limb which has been your unrheu-
! matte support?
II So YOU would better hurry your
! ware to u Main street pawnshop and get
| rid OF IL. These things are in demand
at loan offices. People are every day In
! quiring for such things, and they are not
! always able to get we'll fitted with them.
! person who Is willing TO wear second
/ hand goods,
or II YOU have decided that you no
/ longer need to appear young or beau
! tiful, pawn your wig or switch, Your
! wife or husband Is now aware that you
wear these things, and what is the use
! Ting down? Many Wig has chansed
| heads and many a switch has switched,
in tho Kansas City pawnshops Many
! a brunette has become q blonde Ia
minutes time by swapping wigs at q
loan office and II was not necessary
| for her to get bottle of peroxide at n
drug store. There need be no money In
the transaction. and still she is blonde.
Many a man or woman has been able
TO appear With a brand new set OF teeth.
which really looked, like their own; by
throwing the right change over the shop
worn case, or has secured gold crown.
which they afterward have put In by
a dentist. and save several dollars,
Glass Eyes and False Legs.
All OF this is easy enough TO under
stand If you take a look at case In
certain Main street pawnshop, The
broker who says he has become so
wealthy at this business that he Is now
ready To retire and allow his successor
To buy the teeth out OF patrons mouths;
has one of the finest displays OF gold
crowns, false teeth and brldSeWorK- as
well as of wigs and switches OF All shapes
and colors that can he found in Kansas
City. IIe also has a few glass eyes and
q dozen false limbs.
\ young man walked into his shop yes
terday, and. snatching glass eye
you give Inc on thiss'
The broker looked the eye over and
gave. the man his price which was
walked out apparently well satisfied with
1t was but a short time later when
stated that he had lost his glass eye
and wondered II he could buy. one at
reasonable figure, Certainly" said the
pawnbroker He pulled out tray OF
looking them over. He could not md
a blue one in the lot and, as his eye
was blue. he wished one to match It.
grays." said the broker.
well, I will take this one and later
III trade IL to some other broker Tor
u blue" said the customer as he picked
UP d brown eye and. handing the price
to the broker, walked out OF the store.
Sold His Gold Teeth.
But n few days ago customer walked
into this same pawnshop and asked what
the broker would give for gold crown;
Got one you want TO SELF inquired
sure broke one off the other day
and want TO get rid OF II. ] paid q
dentist SO for It and ] don't believe II
is worth much to me now. I've been mar
ried since and my wife don't care how
/ look, so I'm going 10 sell.
The broker gave his price and received
the crown, II was brushed up with
little gasoline and put In the case TO be
sold to the next customer who wanted
TO beautify the appearance OF his teeth
by crown and without paying dentlst
u large sum for new one,
Another customer who called on
pawnbrokcr recently was young woman
with dark hair and blue eyes.
II got the eyes and I'm goin to be
real blonde, sce?" said the young woman.
II want a real blonde wig and II sou
get one IL saves me the trouble of buyin'
peroxide and bleaching me top Come
across with d good lookin' wig with plen
~ of good loollin', yellcr hair on 1t and
you set the price
the broker He handed her n wig like
she asked for that had hardly had time
20 cool since it had been pawned.
Just the checker ,h Hind %11d% been b,Io Iookn 5e
price and departed.
Pawn Cats and Cows.
And these are but a few OF the many
things people pawn and buy from
pawu shop. Pawn brokers' say IT. is
common occurrence 10 have people pawn
teeth TO them and the gold or material
in the teeth is generally sold to factories
or dealers Wigs are also sold TO deal
crs. Legs aud eyes are generally taken
out of pawn by the original owners. but
some are never redeemed and these gen
orally find owners before they are In
pawn any length OF time
Horses, cows. cats and dogs are also
offered TO brokers every day, as well AZ
all kinds Of clothing. \ broker saio
Yesterday he had seen men go into A
pawnshop take off fine suit OF clothes.
pawn u and wear q suit OF overalls away.
He also stated that men had gone 40
far as To pawn tine shoes and go away
barefootcd. being In need of money for
food or drink. When they pawn hat
they wear a cheap cap away or go away
barcheaded. Anything from n paper OF
pins 10 a fine horse is otlered.-kansas
City Journal.