Show Medici F Family Croft t Now Pawnbroker Sign In America there are but few shop signs reminiscent of on an old day The Theone one most lu In a use Is that of the pawnbroker pawn broker and his sign of three globes With this Is la connected a varying and Interesting background de Medici Medic was a commander command command- er of fighting men under the great Charlemagne During the course of his Itla battles bottles on behalf of ot his overlord be met and slew the giant Mugello Aa As the spoil of war he took the giants giant's club to which for tor effective service In Inaction Inaction inaction action were three Iron balls ball winging swinging upon a short chain It can readily be understood that a well placed blow fn m such luch a club In Inthe Inthe inthe the hands of an angry giant would certainly to use slang make the sing and the tha three three effective additions to the club would complete the picture Therefore might well have added the three globes to the family crest In later years the Medici took to the gentle but effective art of poisoning and ond as a aide side line lIae engaged engaged en Inel In the business of loaning money using the memory of battle battle-az fixtures as their Insignia Kansas City Star Stor |