The 75 items in this collection consist of insurance policies, correspondence, receipts
and other business and legal papers relating to the Hands Loan Co. pawnshop in Stockton,
Calif. (1922-1938).
Background
William & Ralph C. Hands were Stockton (Calif.) pawnbrokers (ca.1915-1938). Their
correspondence consists primarily of invoices from customers paying debts and requesting
return of their property by mail.