21 Old Treasures Lucky People Stumbled Upon
Nathan Johnson
Published
12/30/2021
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You know you're old when things from your childhood can be considered 'lost relics', but hey, it is what it is.
Try to not be jealous, and while not everyone was lucky enough to find an old soda or a pristine pack of Pokemon cards, they did stumble on some pretty cool items from the past.
Try to not be jealous, and while not everyone was lucky enough to find an old soda or a pristine pack of Pokemon cards, they did stumble on some pretty cool items from the past.
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“An electrician found this stack of letters/papers from 1924 in my dining room ceiling while rewiring my old K+T.” -
2.
“When ripping out my ceiling drywall, I found a report card from 1957 a kid must have hid up there. Someone failed the eighth grade...” -
3.
“Original Victorian tiling hiding under carpet in the lobby of our 1889 Welsh miners terrace” -
4.
“1890s Victorian London house. Stripped one room and found walls fully lined with blueprints and local area/architect drawings.” -
5.
“Who has wooden air returns?” -
6.
“Unearthing the original wood shingles on our 120-year-old Folk Victorian in central Texas” -
7.
“Replacing the siding on our 1941-built house and found the original plumber’s sign with a 4-digit phone number.” -
8.
“Found the old windows to my house. Just wiped off the dust and spiders and then lightly adhered this picture.” -
9.
“My mate found these in the back of his grandad’s cupboard.” -
10.
“Additional photos of newspaper found during a renovation” -
11.
“Found a 120-year-old British Indian coin in the attic. 1901 was the year Victoria died and also the last year coins with her bust were minted.” -
12.
“We are closing on our 1890 rowhouse soon. Have a lot to restore, but these little treats make the journey so exciting.” -
13.
“Found my 1930s tile floor hidden in my bathroom.” -
14.
“I found this board in a cabinet signed by a local builder 100 years ago.” -
15.
“Found my late grandpa’s vaccination card from the ’40s today.” -
16.
“Cleaned out my closet and found my unopened Star Wars Trilogy VHS that I bought in 1995.” -
17.
“Just got keys to our 1916 home — pulled up bedroom carpet to find this.” -
18.
“Found an original glass bottle of Crystal Pepsi, with a foam label, while cleaning out my mother-in-law’s place.” -
19.
“Our new-to-us 1912 four-square has hundreds of old books in the attic.” -
20.
“Found some unopened Pokémon cards from 20 years ago while going through my grandparents’ stuff.” -
21.
“Found a check from 1879 for $105 in my dresser that I inherited from my grandfather.”
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