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To raise the funds, police said, some pawned their family assets while others borrowed the money from the employers.

To cover the down payment on the small shop, they pawned Rose’s $400 engagement ring.

It was named for Barney Pressman, who in 1923 pawned his wife’s ring, at her encouragement, for $500 to buy the lease of a small store on Seventh Avenue and 17th Street in Manhattan.

Migrants pawned their jewelry to pay for passage or brought their treasure to new lands.

On 2 September, she pawned three of his rings for £200, the court heard.