London’s weird and wonderful lost and found items

In its 75th year anniversary the London Lost Property Office, which collects items left behind on London’s public transport system has revealed some of the more bizarre item left behind by travellers. A prosthetic arm, a stuffed fox, a pair of breast implants and even a coffin have all been left on over-ground and underground trains, busses and taxi cabs throughout London over the 75 year period.

The Lost Property Office finds more than 184,000 lost items each year and manager Julie Haley told press that returning the lost items to their owners is a great feeling. She said: “returning even the smallest of items can make a big difference.”

Adding that, “I know some people think if they have lost something on public transport they will never get it back, but I would like to encourage them to give us a call. You never know – we might just have it here.”

Ms Haley also talked about the most popular item handed in at the office saying, “In the 1960s, the most popular thing we would get was umbrellas. We would get over 90,000 in a typical year. The number handed in today is around 7,000.”

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