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Unclaimed Safe Deposit Items and the Hoarding Impulse
A long discussion on safe deposit boxes and unclaimed valuables outlines how banks preserve contents when owners neglect them. It notes that many boxes contain junk, while some hold gems and rare items that end up in heirs or lawyers’ hands, revealing human hoarding tendencies and posthumous misers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim
Gina Phortietis
Properts
Imple Iim Heide
von Pany Mts
Ustaras
Joe
New York
Paris
Donault Wickard
Dong Ae
Philadelphia Times