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> Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2000 11:51:03 +0100
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> From: Neil Handley <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Stolen Objects
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> Has anyone any experience of 'publicising' (so-to-speak) the theft of
> objects from their collections (in our case three spyglasses and a pair of
> opera glasses which we had loaned to another venue)? Are there any
> shortcuts or cost-effective means of alerting international dealers etc.? I
> am aware of various trace magazines etc. but the cost of advertising in
> each might ultimately equal the value of any insurance money we received if
> the objects were never to be recovered.
>
> Neil Handley BA, MA
> Curator, British Optical Association Museum
>
> The College of Optometrists,
> 42 Craven Street, London WC2N 5NG
> Tel: 020 7839 6000 Fax: 020 7839 6800
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> web-site: http://www.college-optometrists.org/college/museum
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