Dave's Pawn Shop and Wunderkammer

David Pescovitz 9:45 am Tue Feb 20, 2007

By way of Cryptomundo, I learned of Dave's Pawn Shop in El Paso, Texas, where antiques and Nazi memorabilia share shelf space with curiosities like a dead Chupacabras, Pancho Villa's Finger, and what may be a baby vampire's heart. From the El Paso Times:

"This morning, someone said they wanted to pawn a mummy," (said owner Larry Baron.) I told him to bring it in so I could take a look at it."

Baron said he didn't know how much he'd offer the mummy owner for the artifact until he actually saw the mummy and did some research. Villa's finger's selling price is $9,500, while the heart is $7,500. When asked to remove the two items from the display window for closer inspection, Baron declined, stating "for the right price, I'll take it from the window."

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UPDATE: BB reader Robert Orenstein kindly reminded me that I've posted about Pancho Villa's finger before. I wonder which is the real finger. Link

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