Alongside the daily haul of around 150 mobile phones, the Transport for London office has received a full-size house carpet, a judge’s wig and a hoard of musical instruments, including drum kits.
Aside from the more peculiar finds, thousands of electronic tablets, umbrellas and wallets were also handed in to TfL’s lost property office – described as a wonder emporium by manager Paul Cowan.
Last year, 22% of the 302,714 items handed in were returned to their rightful owners including a brown envelope containing £15,000, and an urn of ashes that had been kept by workers at the lost property office for almost seven years.
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