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Television Sun May 02 2010
Made in Chicago!
I love the show "Pawn Stars". In fact, I know someone here in Chicago who grew up in Las Vegas, and when she went back there to visit, I asked her to take a picture of the pawn shop that's featured in the show. But, unfortunately, she didn't have time to do that. Otherwise, I'd post the picture here.
The picture you see here is from a "Pawn Stars" fan site. It's a coffee grinder proudly made in Chicago. Even on the show, Rick (one of the owners) said that Chicago was the center of the world for iron production, which lasted until the 1970's. Products were so well made that they lasted for a very long time. And this coffee grinder is no exception: all it needed was a few minor repairs and some paint to restore its beauty and functionality.
I'm sure I'm not the only person who wishes Chicago would return to its iron-glory days. But just like a lot of other American cities, we've been affected by global commerce.