Ultra-Violet Marking
Available in all good stationers and security shops,for
about a pound, are ultra-violet marker pens.
These felt-tip type pens are designed for writing on
your ornaments and audio/visual equipment in an ink that is invisible to
the eye under normal light.
All Police Stations in the country have portable
lights that clearly illuminate the writing on such possessions.
By printing your postcode
followed by the house number, or the first three letters of your official
house name, it is possible to trace an owner from anywhere in the country.
Just a few tips, though. Always mark your items
underneath as the postcode can be slightly visible on non-porous surfaces,
and try to renew every twelve months. Don't worry about an impending move.
Simply postcode your items again. Then the
police only have to make two or three phone calls to make to trace an
owner instead of two or three thousand.
Photographs
For small items like jewellery which obviously cannot
easily be post coded with an ultra-violet pen, a picture is worth a
thousand words!
Photographing all items against a ruler is better
than any jewelers description, making it easier to make comparisons with
found items.
If you have a video camera with a "Macro"
lens (for close-up filming), then video record all your possessions with
serial numbers and your jewellery.
On flatter items like watches, a Photostat machine
takes a pretty good picture.
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