Mr. Gold Pawnbroker & Antiquities Dealer

Mr. Gold Pawnbroker & Antiquities Dealer is a location featured on ABC's Once Upon a Time. It first appears in the fifth episode of the first season.

During the Curse
After the casting of the curse, the town of Storybrooke is created, and within it, the former residents of the Enchanted Forest live in it. One resident, Mr. Gold, becomes the town rent collector, and also owner of the pawnshop. He collects various antiques and items; many of belongings that were once owned by the former residents of the Enchanted Forest. By chance, town newcomer Emma Swan hears the woeful tale of a pregnant woman, Ashley, who is not optimistic about her baby's future because everyone has told her she can't take care of a child. Emma tries to help Ashley take the reins of her future by stressing no one can decide what she wants except herself. Ashley takes Emma's words to heart, and breaks into the pawnshop to steal back the adoption papers she previously signed in agreeance to give up the rights of her baby to Mr. Gold. While taking the papers back, Mr. Gold stops her, but she drizzles his eyes with pepper spray and runs away. David Nolan is still having trouble adjusting to his life after waking up from a coma. His relationship with his wife, Kathryn, doesn't feel right, and he struggles with intense feelings for another woman, Mary Margaret. He finally declares to Mary Margaret his intent to leave his wife for her, and asks to meet her tonight at the Toll Bridge. Flattered and overwhelmed, Mary Margaret decides to accept David's offer as she, too, has a strong attraction to him. She waits for him at the toll bridge as planned. On his way to the bridge, David gets lost and happens to ask the nearest passerby, Regina, for directions. Instead of giving him the route to the bridge, she directs him to the pawnshop. He goes inside with the intent to ask yet again for directions, and sees a miniature windmill that is reminiscent of the one in front of his house. Confused, yet recognizing the windmill, he spins it, and his memories of his life with Kathryn return. He leaves for the toll bridge, and regretfully tells Mary Margaret he is going back to his wife. Due to the unexpected death of town sheriff Graham Humbert, Regina wishes to appoint her lackey, Sidney Glass as the new sheriff. She fires Emma and takes away the sheriff badge Graham gave to her, and holds a press conference introducing Sidney as the new sheriff. It is put to a stop by Emma, who points out it is against the town clause rule to appoint a sheriff, but not against the rules to appoint an candidate for an election. Thus, Emma begins to run for sheriff against Sidney.

Regina confronts Mr. Gold in the pawnshop accusing him of giving Emma the clause about it being against the rules to appoint a sheriff. Ignoring her accusations, Mr. Gold comments what a shame it is that Graham passed. Regina questions if he is going against her, and he replies he is not; at least not directly.

Emma is furious at Regina's dirty tactics in swaying public opinion in the election; as her juvenile record is printed in the town newspaper, the Daily Mirror. She pays a visit to Regina in her office, and the two argue over it. A fire breaks out, and they are unable to find the exit. Emma grabs a fire extinguisher and helps Regina out of the burning building. Outside, everyone witnesses Emma's heroic act. Suddenly, Emma spots a rag on the floor, and begins to suspect someone--namely Mr. Gold--purposely set the fire. She goes to speak with Mr. Gold about it, and does not admit to the crime, but says if he did, it was not so Emma could win the election unless she proved herself worthy. She does not want to go along with the scheme, though Mr. Gold warns if she exposes him, she will also be walking away from the election. Orphan siblings Ava and Nicholas have been living on their own without a legal guardian since their mother passed away. Emma attempts to track down their biological father through a compass Ava possesses. She asks Mr. Gold if he knows anything about the compass, and he tells her a man bought it from his shop. He doesn't recall and pulls out an index card out, and reads the name of the person--Michael Tillman. In actuality, the index card is blank with no name on it, and Mr. Gold said the name from memory.

"The Price of Gold"

 * Ashley's baby adoption papers
 * Chess set belonging to Snow White's father, King Leopold
 * Geppetto's father and mother in marionette form
 * Glass unicorn mobile

"The Shepherd"

 * David's house windmill
 * Rowboat
 * Tea set
 * The Genie's lamp

"Desperate Souls"

 * A Mickey Mouse telephone

"Skin Deep"

 * The Chipped Cup

"Heart of Darkness"

 * The Seven Dwarves' beer steins set

"The Return"

 * A skull of an unknown animal
 * Antique shoe shine box
 * Baelfire's kickball
 * Bikes
 * Oil cans
 * A picture with a ship painted inside
 * Mad Hatter's Hat's box

"The Stranger"

 * Geppetto and Pinocchio's clock

"A Land Without Magic"

 * Prince Charming's sword
 * Three Crystal Balls

"Broken"

 * Wraith's Medallion (formerly)

"We Are Both"

 * A ship
 * Swords
 * Cora's spellbook
 * Tracking potion

"Into the Deep"

 * Rumplestiltskin's Spinning Wheel

"Queen of Hearts"

 * Fairy Godmother's Wand
 * A random Wand

"The Cricket Game"

 * The Dream Catcher

"The Outsider

 * Baelfire's shawl

"In the Name of the Brother"

 * The Globe

"The Miller's Daughter"

 * Enchanted candle
 * Invisible Chalk

Appearances
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