On June 1, 1948, the plaintiff placed in storage with the defendant a Persian lamb coat and a Persian lamb hat, which she had bought from the defendant the preceding December for $1,564. A few days later the defendant sent the plaintiff by mail a printed receipt in which the articles were valued at $100. The following provisions of the receipt are material to the present issue:
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