Grimsby museum technician's surprise as 32-year-old wallet discovered behind display
North East Lincolnshire Council are hoping to reunite the owner to a wallet that has been discovered in a Grimsby museum after more than 30 years.
Recently, as maintenance work was taking place to the museum display of the moving trawler's deck at the Grimsby Fishing Heritage Centre, the museum technician noticed something in the dark corner of a void beneath the display.
Much to his shock, it was a man's brown leather wallet - which appears to have been lost way back in 1992.
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Looking inside the wallet, the museum technician discovered a train ticket from 1992, a student nursing card and a letter informing the owner their library book was overdue. A number of other items were also in the wallet, including photos and a beer mat with phone numbers on.
The wallet was lost just one year after the museum first opened to the public in 1991, and a year before the Ross Tiger was unveiled at the museum. It has laid undiscovered for 32 years.
Whilst his library fees may now be astronomical and having definitely missed the train, North East Lincolnshire Council and the team at the Fishing Heritage Centre are hoping the personal belongings can be given to their rightful owner, who should now be in their early fifties.
If you believe the wallet may belong to you, contact the Fishing Heritage Centre on 01472 323345.