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Although their (permanent) luggage loss rate is only .005 percent,
you'll want to ensure that your bags don't visit Paris without you. more »
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A lost and found (American English and Canadian English), lost property (British English), or lost articles (also Canadian English) is an office in a large public building or area where visitors can go to retrieve lost articles that may have been found by other visitors. Frequently found at museums, amusement parks and schools, a lost and found will typically be a clearly-marked box or room in a location near the main entrance.
Some lost and found offices will try to contact the owners of any lost items if there are any personal identifiers available. Practically all will either sell, give or throw away items after a certain period has passed to clear their storage.
History
The first lost and found office was organized in Paris in 1805. Napoleon ordered his prefect of police to establish it as a central place "to collect all objects found in the streets of Paris", according to Jean-Michel Ingrandt, who was appointed the offices director in 2001."Napoleon"> However, it was not until 1893 that Louis Lépine, then prefect of police, organized efforts to actively track down the owners of lost items."Napoleon" />
Organization
Lost and found offices at large organizations can handle a large and varied collection of articles. Transport for Londons lost property offices (which handle items lost on the citys Tube, buses and taxis) handles over 130,000 items a year, including 24,000 bags and 10,000 mobile phones. Among the more peculiar items that have been handed in include a wedding dress, ashes in an urn, a longcase clock, a kitchen sink, and several wheelchairs.
Other large organizations may lack a central lost and found office but have several offices attached to different administrative units. This is the case, for instance, at the University of Illinois, where different campus units have both distinct offices and different unofficial retention and resolution policies (rules for how long to keep items and what to do with them on read more at » http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost+and+found
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