Dictionary of objects?

I am fascinated by archiving - Interpreting different medias as a dictionary, a way of being introduced to a new knowledge. introduced to a new world. 

This article I found in the Guardian is a great example of the kind of archiving i am interested in. Where 10 objects are picked from the Lost Property department at TFL. Similar to the work of Christian Boltanksi. The objects make an obscure but fascinating collection, no-one knows where they have come from or who they belong to - no-one has claimed them but now they seem to have a purpose in this collection of lost objects.