All articles purchased, received and exchanged, pledged, pawned or otherwise taken
into possession by any person maintaining or operating the business of pawnbroker,
secondhand jewelry dealer, or secondhand dealer or the agent thereof, the retention
of which is not otherwise provided for by law, shall, except as hereinafter provided
or otherwise provided, be held for a period of 30 days before being placed on exhibition,
sold, exchanged, removed from the place of business where they were received, delivered
to any person or otherwise disposed of; provided, however, that any such article may
be delivered or returned, at any time, to the true owner thereof or his authorized
agent; provided, further, any furniture, household furnishings, files, desks, chairs,
or other office equipment need not be held for more than five days; and provided,
further, the following named articles: watches, firearms, cameras, projectors, table
model and portable radios, electric drills, sanders, buffers, check protectors, surveyors'
instruments, microscopes, binoculars, field glasses, electric motors, lenses and musical
instruments other than pianos, shall be held for a period of at least 60 days.
