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AGED PEN DEALER LOSES ENTIRE STOCKSeth S. Crocker's Office Was Robbed ThursdayThe office of Seth S. Crocker, the vet- ; eran pen dealer In the Hemenway Building. Tromont st, was broken into last. Thursday afternoon or night and all ofhis fountain pens, valued at between j $1000 and $1200. were stolen, # jThe robber, who e\ identic had pot ac- j qualntcd with the premises, got into the j room by removing a small glass panel in -the door and pushing back the lock. ; Then he put the glass panel back in position. Friday morning Mr Crocker was surprised wrhen he came to his office and found the floor covered with boxes from which the pens bad been removed. Half*a dozen nickels in a box near the slot j telephone were also taken, as wlt;rc - ,postage stamps in a drawer.Mr Crocker said today that he is and hr. * been in business a g-eat many vears! and this is the first time he hasever been robbed of anything, buL his stock certainly was cleaned out.mi have printed on the door. Hours0 *30 to That is a very good Upjtocrooks when to operate, he was told; j '•Yes. that is a good suggestion. I will j have the office hours sign removed, ; said the aged merchant. j1
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Boston Evening Globe
Boston, Massachusetts, US
Sat, May 27, 1922
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