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How Do Quilts Become Missing?

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Quantity How Lost
130
(+ 200)
Stolen from a vehicle (car, van, U-Haul, etc.)
90
(+ 60)
Lost by shipping company

50 (+ 60) lost by United States Postal Service
24 by UPS (United Parcel Service)
4 by unidentified company
4 by DHL
3 by Australian Postal Service
2 by FedEx
2 by European Postal Service
1 by Canadian Postal Service
84 Stolen from quilt show or display
76 Stolen from home (or nursing home, storage space, etc.)
64 Lost / dropped in a public area (hotel, restaurant, airport, park, zoo, etc.)
58 Stolen / missing from quilt store
50 Lost by someone else (friend, dry cleaner, etc.)
47 Lost during move
27 Sold or sent to thrift store / bazaar / estate sate
26 Stolen from a public area (airport, park, etc.)
25 Missing from relative's estate
24 Unknown
14 Missing from a round robin exchange
9 Thrown or given away
2 Lost in Tornado


Detailed List

Quantity How Lost
130
(+ 200)
Stolen from a vehicle (car, U-Haul, etc.)

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90
(+ 60)
Lost by shipping company

49 (+ 60) lost by United States Postal Service
24 by UPS (United Parcel Service)
4 by unidentified company
4 by DHL
3 by Australian Postal Service
2 by FedEx
2 by European Postal Service
1 by Canadian Postal Service

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84 Stolen from quilt show or display

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76 Stolen from home (or nursing home, storage space, etc.)

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64 Lost / dropped in a public area (hotel, restaurant, airport, park, zoo, etc.)

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58 Stolen / missing from quilt store

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50 Lost/stolen by someone else (friend, dry cleaner, etc.)

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47 Lost during move

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27 Sold or sent to thrift store / bazaar / estate sale

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26 Stolen from a public area (airport, park, etc.)

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25 Missing from relative's estate

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24 Unknown

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14 Missing from a round robin exchange

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9 Thrown or given away

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2 Tornado

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Last updated May 3, 2001.

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