Snow globes, pork rinds and pink hammers: unclaimed items at US airports

Pink hammers, snow globes and a suitcase full of pork rinds were among the unclaimed and confiscated items sent by US airports to their nearest state surplus store.

Snow globes among the more unusual items left on planes in New Hampshire. Image by frankieleon / CC BY 2.0

New Hampshire’s state surplus division has agreements with airports in Boston, Connecticut, Rhode Island and New Hampshire to pick up everything from boxloads of pocket knives and scissors to unclaimed luggage. Items at the surplus warehouse in Concord earlier this month included a hoverboard, a walker with handbrakes and an impressive collection of snow globes.

The warehouse is open to the public on Mondays and manager John Supry said buyers line up at the door to be first inside. The state sees about 700,000 US dollars (£485,000) in surplus sales annually.

(Press Association)