New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-10
RETURNING LOST KEYS.
SYSTEM BY WHICH THE LOSERS ARE ABUND-
ANTLY PROTECTED.

A SYSTEM BY WHICH THE LOSERS ARE ABUND-
ANTLY PROTECTED.
great many people lose their keys" said yes
tcrday man who makes business OF returning
lost keys to their owners " | suppose we return on
an average one bunch n day the year round
There's no money in the business to us, and, indeed
we don't care 10 make money out OF it, but do it to
accommodate customers and friends.
"The system is extremely simple man who
fears that he is likely to lose his keys is in greater
fear lest the finder discovers who the owner IS and
Uses the keys to effect robbery II is bad plan
To advertise for lost Keys for generally to do 50 is
dead giyeaway' orr system removes all trouble
on that score. man comes here and buys Tag
for % cents stamped with our name Oh one side
while on the other IL an agreement To pay III LOT tle
return Of the keys to which the tag is attached
The tag is numbered and a corresponding number IS
taken down on card which RYE we LOCK III reP n 81
one that If the Keys are lost they VIII 10 iounu
here ~
Well ycs We have been selling them for four
years and have disposed of over 5000. The adj
vantage of the system 10 that there no possibility
OF the finder ever learning to whom the KEYS he
long lie therefore, even II he were so disposed
comld not use them to his own advantage and IL
glad to get dollar for the trouble OF bringing them
70 ny. We keep them till the owner calls and pays
his dollar.
ave have to he careful about giving them out
for there have been attempts TO deceive Us. The
owner is rruuIred to identity himself and give an
accurate description of the keys before we let them
20 Then again parties have cOuntorlcted the tags
and attaching them to useless keys return them and
Get their dollars The remedy tor thus - to refuse
ON some grounds other to receive the keys till we
can notify the owner Of the corresponding number.
II he has not lost his bunch we know that We are
being imposed on by the cOunterieter Some men
would not lose their keys for five ten or twenty
dollars aud we are often called upon 70 stamp tags
with an agreement to pay those amounts to the
finder Incy cost no more than the one dollar tags.
Bv our key system We discovered an assault and
attempt at robbery some time ago. merchant III
Canal-St had been doing some night work ana was
locking his door to 20 home when he was knocktd
seiselcSs to the ground and when he recovered his
KEYS were gone lie immediately informed us ana
requested that we arrest any person who should re-
turu his KEYS. OF course tue store was closely
watched after that aud the fellow had no chance Ia
get m Several week, had elapsed when one morn,
ing sure enough, "A boy appeared with the key AMI
asked for the - which was the aln1unt ON the tag
We detained HIM and made HIM tell who had sent
him The man was arrested aud dealt with accord
ingiy OF course he must have been "A green hand
or he would never have returned the keys.
KEYS are lclt N public places frequently and arc
found nudlstuihcd | knew man " no lett ms
KEYS IN the lnck of his p0st-0iico box for twenty,
four hours and found them thcro-and his mai too"