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The Porn Broker Sign was mostly 3 golden balls, the traditional
legend of the three balls was they were part of the coat of arms of
the Medici family, who established the Medici trading and banking
empire in Florence, Italy.
The Medicis were a 15th century Italian family of bankers and
lenders, with considerable fame and fortune. They became so well
known in the finance and lending profession that the other lenders,
wanting to share in their success, adopted similar coats of arms,
signs, shields and symbols.
The three golden balls being the most popular, throughout the Middle
ages you can find many coats of arms bearing three balls, orbs,
plates, disks, coins, and more as symbolic of monetary success.
The Lombards were the first money lenders in England, and those who
borrowed money of them deposited some security or pawn.
Pawn is the Latin pign[us] (a pawn or pledge).
Signs Bookseller
Perfumer
Locksmith Apothecary
Barber Shoemaker
Grocer Pawn
Broker Inn
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