Lost
Brass compass in leather pouch with initials E.J.
Cumberland Valley
Lost
listing
Posted
5 months
ago
Description
Yesterday around 3pm I realized my brass compass was missing after I left the Cumberland Valley Public Library on Main Street. It's a small, brass-colored compass about the size of a matchbook, tucked in a worn brown leather pouch with a short green paracord loop. On the back there are the initials E.J. and there's a tiny dent on the rim from a fall a while back. It belonged to my grandfather, and it has serious sentimental value; I really need it back. If you found it, I'm asking please get in touch—I'd be forever grateful to get it back.
Approximate last-seen location
Cumberland Valley
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