— doc · lost property

found · in the lost-property book itself

lost property · register
noem station  ·  this side of the platform
period
i — xii · —
attended by
a small woman, behind a small window
no.itemfoundclaim
001a glove, left-handed, kid leatherplatform iiiunclaimed
002a watch, wound, not workingwaiting roomunclaimed
003a thimble, brass, smallplatform iclaimed · — · ix
004a folded letter, openedbench, plat. iiunclaimed
005a coin, foreign, undatedcloakroomunclaimed
006a coat, lined, return ticket withinplatform iiiunclaimed
007a ribbon, blue, six feetstairsunclaimed
008a feather, large, gulledge of plat. vclaimed · child
009a photograph, of a small baywindow seatunclaimed
010a name, said once in passing— · —— · —

— items unclaimed after twelve months are kept regardless

a year of things people did not come back for. the glove is still on the shelf, in the box marked iii; the watch keeps not working; the coin is one of two now. item 010 is the entry the attendant wrote when she had nothing else to add. nothing is ever entirely lost; nothing is entirely found either.

see also · return half · letter returned · station · lost · custodian

atlas · return