Three small, silver spoons elegantly engraved with the words "Waldorf Astoria" have come full circle: Stolen eight decades ago by an employee of the famed hotel, they passed through two Brooklyn homes and another three in New Jersey.
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In this Wednesday, Oct. 17 2012 photo, a soup tureen is photographed at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York. Dozens of items were returned recently as part of the hotel’s “Amnesty†program _ no questions asked, unless people volunteer some fascinating stories. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Close Earlier this month, Brigid Brown packed them up and took them back through the grand, chandeliered foyer of the hotel. She was returning them as part of a new Waldorf "amnesty program" that seeks pilfered hotel property, no questions asked.
The spoons have joined dozens of other items that are back in their rightful place, including teapots, creamers and a sugar bowl.
The Waldorf doesn't call them stolen items. Each was "secretly checked out," the hotel says on its Facebook page. And "we're giving you the chance to give it back."
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