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An old building often has a long story, full of secrets that its former residents have left behind. That's one of the reasons why some folks prefer living in the old town—it has an aura. And, every now and then, they resurface.
We at Bored Panda put together a list of pictures people took during their home renovations when they suddenly discovered unexpected treasures. Turns out, things like a locked safe and a 100-year-old Monopoly set can be hiding right between your walls.
All you need to find them is a sledgehammer.
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#1
Collection Of Reference Seeds Found In My Grandad’s Attic
Saico Hipe 3 years ago
That is, without a doubt, one of the coolest things I have ever seen. Wow.
Hayley Hill 3 years ago
I definitely want this thing badly enough to try to find it.
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Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago
Depending on their age and type of plant, many could become part of an heirloom seed bank.
Who Panda 420 3 years ago
You've got to wonder too if it's so old there may be seeds for species that are now endangered or threatened.
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TrippyBanana 3 years ago
My kind of collection. It says they are economic and weed seeds, not sure what that means though.
Brina 3 years ago (edited)
Probably stuff they'd sell in bulk, heirloom.. maybe? My gma said, as long as you have your main staples, you'll have food(corn,beans,rice). Weed seeds, could be wildflowers, of sorts. A lot of em have edible "weeds", roots and leaves. Definitely something to look into, I'd like one of these lol I'm confused and intrigued, I also couldn't read it without my glasses, good eye.
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#2
Restoring My 1880 Victorian House And Found This Vibrant Tile Original To The Home After Partially Removing A Faux Fireplace
Louieeeeee 3 years ago
It’s absolutely beautiful, but I do wonder if it contains scheele’s green, which was an insanely popular green color used in the Victorian era. It was chock full of arsenic.
Cat Schell 3 years ago
Got a good point. Maybe that's why it was covered up? Either way I'd get it tested & if it is bad I bet you could find a way to safely preserve it. Maybe resin. Or putting clear tiles over it. I'm sure there's something that can be done.
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Cat Palmer 3 years ago
I love Victorian fireplaces. Such a shame so many got ripped out or built over in the later part of the 20th century.
Jenna Cottington 3 years ago
That vibrant green color that the Victorian era is so known for usually came from arsenic though.... People died from just sitting in their homes from breathing in the arsenic in the air. I'd get it tested before you even touch it
Nitka Tsar 3 years ago
I don't know. It looks to dark for that. I think they are normal ceramic tiles
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Thomas Ewing 3 years ago
Victorian architecture/ styling is so cool! That, steam trains and Sousa's band is all the world needs.
Chances are, we'll be seeing many more cool finds. According to Houzz's annual Houzz & Home study, U.S. home renovation activity and spending have reached the highest rates since 2018.
More than half of homeowners (55%) renovated in 2021, up from 53% in 2020 and 54% in both 2019 and 2018.
Following 15% growth in median renovation spend in 2020, homeowners reported an additional 20% jump in 2021 median spend, which now stands at $18,000.
#3
I Took A Knife To The Lino In The Bathroom And Found The Original Edwardian Tiles. My Great Great Grandmother Was A Housemaid Here In Cupar In The 1880s
Reinaldo Fuentes 3 years ago
We certainly see it as beautiful, but any form of design is going to age through a period of time where it just looks dated to those alive at that time. These sorts of things happen during that window of time.
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Kayjunmoon 3 years ago
So the OP now lives in a house their G G grandmother cleaned. Now that is an interesting twist on life..
Brian Droste 3 years ago
Did they look like that when you pulled the lino up or did.you have to clean them?
#4
My Wife And I Are Upgrading Our Kitchen. We Found This Fossil Under The Floor Boards
Vonkiedool 3 years ago
Somewhere there is going to be one angry cat at you for finding his stash
Jessica S. 3 years ago
Caveman many many many many years ago- 'I hide fish now, eat later.' Think he forgot.
Hugh Cookson 3 years ago
It could, of course, just be a long discarded kipper, trodden underfoot and covered with detritus in the 1960's .... ;0))
#5
While Tearing Up Their Carpet, My In-Laws Found A Giant Monopoly Board
That other Panda 3 years ago
That’s SO COOL! Restore it and keep it! All you need is the cards and the pieces… :)
Caroline Kimber 3 years ago
Can you imagine the weight you could lose playing this?! Who needs the gym when you have human Monopoly at home!
DennyS (denzoren) 3 years ago
I would restore this and make the cards and pieces for it, that's awesome!
Cat Schell 3 years ago
And the cat not to steal everything not nailed down.
Load More Replies... FrillyDragon 3 years ago (edited)
So cool! I don't like Monopoly that much, but I would refuse to cover that up!
Recent homebuyers, who account for 10% of renovating homeowners, spent nearly double the median ($30,000) in 2021, surpassing the median spend for short-term and long-term homeowners ($19,000 and $15,000, respectively).
Recent homebuyers who had higher-budget projects (the top 10% of spend) invested $175,000, compared with $100,000 for short-term homeowners and $90,000 for long-term homeowners.
Experts say this higher spend potentially can be attributed to the number of projects recent homebuyers undertake at a single time—an average of three to four rooms as well as home systems such as electrical and plumbing.
#6
My 84-Year-Old Father Is Renovating His House. Hidden Behind The Wallpaper He Found These Wall Murals, Which He Believes Are From 1912
ButFirstCoffee 3 years ago
the same idiots who would put linoleum on tiles, that's who!
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Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago (edited)
People are asking who would cover these beautiful features up. Well, not only did people no longer employ a live-in maid to help clean, or clean it for them, this stuff simply went out of style. So people covered it with something more up to date. Hell, people used to cut the beautiful legs off old sofas because low, legless sofas came in style for a minute back in the 1950s. We’re just as guilty. Think about all the beautiful secondhand hardwood furniture people today are giving away or putting on the curb as garbage, that we’re painting over, bedazzling, cutting up, and repurposing as something completely different (like cat beds in old tube TVs that have been gutted). Some time in the future, people will shake their heads—-and maybe their fists too—-at us for that. At least these features were covered, so they could see the light of day once again, instead of removed entirely. We should learn from that.
Cat Palmer 3 years ago
And we now benefit from features which were covered as they would have faded or been destroyed in left out in the open. I recently visited a historic house where two rooms retained Elizabethan (16th century) murals only because they had been covered with panelling in the 17th century and forgotten about. This is something that has been happening for a long time!
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Kookamunga 3 years ago
Murals are sometimes gorgeous and I'm happy to see them in modern homes today. mural-mass...63d668.jpg 
Lyone Fein 3 years ago
That style looks older to me. Lots of American Colonial paintings were done in that style, in the 1700s and 1800s.
Aunt Riarch 3 years ago
We have made no changes in our house that cannot be put back to the way they were, if anyone in the future wants to
meerkatz007 3 years ago
Probably the owner of the house, an amateur artist ... couldn't be worth a lot.
Load More Replies... Penni Sauer 3 years ago
murals like these have been found in old schools and libraries. what a treasure!
#7
Demo Team Pulled This Out Of A Fireplace In A 1950s House We Are Renovating
Jenna Cornwall 3 years ago
So bad right!!! P.S. "By the way she parked her car sideways that it wouldn't last" wink😉
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#8
Found 83 Gold Coins At The Bottom Of A Coal Container After Renovating The House
A B C the Third 3 years ago
1947 swiss coins with a nominal value of 20 Franc - although the gold itself is about 300€ per coin. OP sold 81 of the 83 they found for a total profit of about 22k €.
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Cat Palmer 3 years ago
For those who can't be bothered to click through and disappear down a rabbit hole: they're Goldvreneli - special issue Swiss francs with a face value of 20 francs, but worth about 300 euro each when this was posted on Reddit a couple of years ago. Now worth closer to 330 euro each.
Amy Stone-Chandler 3 years ago
Damn! I collect gold and silver coons for my kids. Price of gold is very high right now if you need the money! Go to a reputable appraiser and insure them if your keeping them! You don't want to lost the value of these if stolen/lost etc I'm not entirely sure you REALLY know how much this lot is worth! Assuming they are solid(not plated. Go to www.Americanmint.com and find what you have. However, if solid gold, the weight of the gold is worth far more then the coins typically. Congrats!
Amy Stone-Chandler 3 years ago
Today's ask price per 1 Kilo Gold is: $57,669.78.(if solid) you have over 2.3kilos here so could be 115,339.56 again IF solid gold. Math was never my strong suit, but you get why I mentioned appraisal and insurance. Can't tell from pic but they may just be plated. So could be anywhere from $30-120 each. Sorry I can't make out what portrait is on these to help more accurately.
In 2021, the median spend icreased for all interior room renovations.
The kitchen, which remains the most popular option to be upgraded and is the room with the highest spend, saw an bump in investment of 25% ($15,000 in 2021 versus $12,000 in 2020).
Interior rooms with the most dramatic spend increase are guest bathrooms (38%), laundry rooms (33%), living rooms (33%), and guest bedrooms (28%)
#9
Found These (On The Left) Under Old Carpet When We Got Stairs Re-Carpeted. 10 Months After We Moved In Found "Minton" Or Possibly "Pugin" Tiles In The Hallway Under A Laminate
Wandaluzt 3 years ago
Go ask them on Twitter where they posted it over a year ago.
Load More Replies... Penni Friess Bieniek 3 years ago
I'm always amazed at what beautiful things we cover. with ugly stuff
Wandaluzt 3 years ago
Who are you talking to? It was posted on Twitter over a year ago.
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#10
Twitter User Finds A Secret Hiding Place In His Walls While Renovating, Inside Was A Children's Book Of Poems From 1835
Cat Palmer 3 years ago
I like to imagine a kid secretly reading after lights out and eventually leaving it for another child to find one day.
Lily Francis 3 years ago
My ex husband threw away my little red leather book collection that was left to me by my grandma who passed when I was 5 years old because I loved reading them and she knew I loved classic literature. Can you imagine someone being so petty or cruel to throw away something like that and that's all I had of hers because he ruined her collection of bird books that I had. I just cried. I love books.
Mimi M 3 years ago (edited)
How fortunate to be rid of him. May only blessings come your way.
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Katie Lutesinger 3 years ago
I wonder if it's a rare volume? I hope they took it to an expert. :D
Who Panda 420 3 years ago
I know if it's from 1835 they may not have very many examples and even a poor copy could be valuable. I almost hope these people will take like a Harry Potter book and stick it back in the wall for some kid in the future to find.
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#11
Was Helping To Clean Out An Old Mansion In Minnesota And Found This Civil War Letter In The Attic. He’s Saying That The War Will Be Over Soon And He Will Be Coming Home
Mayra 3 years ago
Cursive is so beautiful, I’m glad I’m old enough to have been taught this in school.
Eris Kallisti 3 years ago
I mean, theirs is beautiful. Mine was not. I think their pens were more conducive to that style of writing than ballpoints are.
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Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago
Find the family and return it, donate it to a local history museum, or have it professionally framed and hang it near where you found it so it becomes part of the history of the house.
Kathleen Arnold 3 years ago (edited)
This is a transcription of Lee's General Order No. 9, apparently by Brig. Gen. Walter Husted Stevens, Chief Eng., Army of Northern Virginia! A souvenir picked up by a Minnesota man? See the National Park Service Appomattox Court House for a photo of another transcription, done by a different officer, also on Apr. 10. See also Stevens' Wiki entry. (He was paroled on Apr. 10 at Appomattox.)
Memere 3 years ago (edited)
Yes! One of the reddit commenters transcribed it: Headquarters Army of No. Virginia 10th April 1865 General Order No. 9 After four years of arduous service marked by unsurpassed courage and fortitude the army of Northern Virginia has been compelled to yield to overwhelming numbers and resources. I need not tell the brave survivors of so many hard fought battles, who have remained steadfast to the last, that I have consented to this result from no distrust of theirs. But feeling that valor and devotion could accomplish nothing that would compensate for the loss that would have attended the continuance of the contest. I determined to avoid the useless sacrifice of those whose past service have endeared them to their countrymen. By the terms of the agreement, Officers and men can return to their homes and remain until exchanged. You will take with you the satisfaction that proceeds from the conciousness of duty faithfully performed, and I earnestly pray that a merciful God will
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#12
Found A Suitcase In The Attic Of My Dad's Old Comic Books. Most Of Them Seem To Be Marvel Dated In The 70s
Who Panda 420 3 years ago
Right? This is the perfect time to be having these comics valued.
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Sharon 3 years ago
My collection from 1969 to about 1980 were destroyed when I loaned them to my sister. She let her daughter carpet the basement floor with them. They were just strewn all over the place then she played on them for days. Enjoy your dads, you are very lucky.
Chuck Berry 3 years ago
Lucky you a suitcase! Ours was in paper grocery bags. Silverfish had gone to town
Zeda Ruhl 3 years ago
Oh Wow! Do you have children? If so, put on a pair of rubber gloves take a look at each one very very carefully, then put them back in the suitcase and hide them! Your dad was a very smart man he knew what he was doing! He was looking out for your future, that's what you should do as well!
PurpleUnicorn 3 years ago
As a child I read all my mum's Superboy comics from the 50s. Don't know what happened to them 😢
The percentage of homeowners relying on cash from savings to fund their renovation projects declined by 7 points in 2021 (to 76%), after remaining stable over the three years prior (83% each year).
Simultaneously, the percentage of homeowners financing renovation projects with credit cards increased by 6 points (to 35%).
#13
Renovation Find
cogadh 3 years ago
That's not a machete, looks kind of like a Mongol saber. Probably still a souvenir or intended to be decorative.
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Dina Anastasakos 3 years ago
Again, take it to a museum and let them date it for you. Could be a very old piece of history!
Cat Schell 3 years ago
Probably just a decorative piece or souvenir. But you're definitely right. I'd take it somewhere to be looked at before having anything done to restore it. Then depending on the answer I'd either have it done professionally or just clean & shine it up. Before hanging it on my wall.
Load More Replies... Thee8thsense 3 years ago
In a similar weapon vein, I was renovating an old house I had, and opened up a wall only to have very old ammunition come pouring down. Lots and lots of bullets.
JessG 3 years ago
Wow! Wonder what the story is there. How old is the house? How old are the bullets? Is it in the U.S.? Civil war maybe? Super interesting
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#14
Took A Radiator Off The Wall To Decorate And Found This Ancient, Alien Invasion Wallpaper
Jason Hatt 3 years ago
The previous owners saved the entire world from an Alien Invasion and nobody knew
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#15
I Was Cleaning My Attic And Found A Doll House TV With The Twin Towers On It
Katie Lutesinger 3 years ago (edited)
OMG I have one of those! It's right here on my desk! Same TV design, same picture, same everything, except that the blue and white are swapped around for some reason. It was indeed part of a dollhouse set my sister owned, which I decided to keep for sentimental reasons. I believe our mother has the rest of it stashed away for the nephew to play with when he comes over.
Who Panda 420 3 years ago
In one of the group homes I worked in they had a very old viewmaster that was made of mostly metal and the things that you could see were them building the empire State building which I thought was cool.
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Tiffi 3 years ago
My heart skips a beat every time I see a picture or a movie made in NYC pre 2000 that icludes the Twin Towers. I often wish they had been built back as they were.
Grace and Lucy 3 years ago
In high school I could see the towers from the bus as they were built. Lived in Jersey.
#16
Day 1 - It Was An Unbelievably Exciting Morning When We Discovered This Gem Hidden Behind Various Layers Of Plaster And Wallpaper In The Master Bedroom
One of the things I was hoping for when purchasing a period property was to find little surprises like this this will become a little project of mine to restore back to its former glory, we are thinking of moving it into the dining area to become a key feature in our living space.
Dee 3 years ago
The chimney may be damaged and the previous owners didn't want to fix it.
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FatKid Games 3 years ago
Technically aren't all properties period properties..they all originate from a time period...sorry but i really get annoyed when people use terms to try and make things sound more special...also that whole "queso" thing....cheese with peppers in it, is not queso...its salsa con queso...queso is just fffnn cheese....
Nimues Child 3 years ago
Wow! That is one beautiful fireplace! I'm so glad you'll fix it up and give it a place of pride.
Amanda Hunter 3 years ago
My mum bought a victorian house in the late 60s and had all the beautiful fireplaces ripped out.
Hiram's Friend 3 years ago
Someone who didn't want drafts in the bedroom.
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It also looks like renovating homeowners want their investments to be safe. They spent 25% more on home security systems in 2021 than in 2020.
Interestingly, outdoor security systems are now three times more popular than they were in 2015 and the second most frequently installed outdoor upgrade (17% ), behind lighting (22%).
Outdoor security system upgrades are most popular among short-term homeowners (21%), followed by recent homebuyers (20%) and long-term homeowners (14%).
#17
We Tore Up Some Carpeting In Our House Expecting Concrete But Instead Found This 70’s Masterpiece
Shiny1 3 years ago
Yes- hurry or you might start collecting troll dolls and wearing bellbottoms
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#18
While Re-Mortaring An Old Brick Wall Inside A Building, I Found A Loose Brick. This Note Was Behind It. 32 Years. Added My Name And Date, Then Mortared It Up Again
Thanatos Charles 3 years ago
When I was in development and home construction we loved leaving little letters in the walls and the roof, under flooring and behind cabinets and fireplaces, I often wonder if one day one of our notes will find its way to the Internet.
Marcus Woodling 3 years ago
I used to do a similar thing, every hardwood floor I’ve ever installed I would leave a special business card that I never handed out to customers underneath it. Doubt anyone is ever ripping out hardwood floors, but one day someone will find my calling card and I’ll smile from the grave.
Abel Gregory 3 years ago
So cool! Would be amazing to know how many people will find the note in the future.
#19
Found An Old Monopoly Set In The Walls Of My 1925 House
Chimera141 3 years ago
Monopoly was one of the ways in which people would stay motivated during world war 1 and 2 and as such you can get “heritage” editions of monopoly from the early stages of the wars
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Vasana Phong 3 years ago
Sometimes I think people put those things in walls for future owners to find
Vonkiedool 3 years ago
OP there is another OP that has a BIG board and in need of these pieces, you guys should meet up, match made in heaven
#20
We Have A 23-19! My Friend Found A Monsters Inc. Door While Doing A Recent Renovation
Hyde and Seek 3 years ago
Contamination via object in human child's room ,used to be very dangerous to monster kind
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Wandaluzt 3 years ago
Who are you asking? It was posted on Reddit 7 years ago.
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Recent homebuyers (those who tackled a lot more projects than the ones who'd been in their home a while), were particularly keen to get help (93%) but hiring was widespread among short- and long-term homeowners as well (88% each).
#21
Found A Floor Safe While Renovating. Trying To Open It Now
$400 for a locksmith later - empty.
Victor Trejo 3 years ago
The locksmith did the job assigned. Why would they lose?
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Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago
Empty BUT reusable by YOU now. Clean it up and get a new lock on it. Modern burglars aren’t necessarily looking for floor safes, just anything left out that they can grab quickly so they can leave before the alarm system gets the cops to the house.
SoftKittyWarmKittyLilBallo'Fur 3 years ago
Damn. But who honestly leaves behind money or treasure?
#22
Found Original Homeowner In The Walls Of A Teardown
Raena Celis 3 years ago
There must be records associated with the number on the tag as to who the original homeowner was. Would be nice to find out and reach out to their family
W Smith 3 years ago (edited)
They do! I have a story. My mom spread my grandmother's ashes in the backyard of my grandma's home after planting one of her favorite trees and building a sitting bench. My mom never told me. Years later, I found a crematorium tag exactly like this in the grass. I freaked out & contacted the place & they told me it was my grandmother 😲
Load More Replies... kcanded 3 years ago
Exactly! I read the caption above the photo (which you see first as you scroll down) and I was thinking 'ugh, bones and maggots and dried flesh, UGH). Thank goodness only ashes.
Load More Replies... TrippyBanana 3 years ago
Now I have to ask did you feel like being watched as you prepared the horse for demolition?
Caroline Kimber 3 years ago
This is a little heartbreaking, I wonder why it was left in the walls :(
Nicola Roberts 3 years ago
I was wondering if this could have been the opposite. This may have been where they were happiest.
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Lazy Panda (she/her/hers) 3 years ago
Or maybe a buddy comedy with a ghost!
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#23
I Took A Wall Out Of My Closet And Found A Makeshift Passageway. With A Large, Heavy, Creepy Basket In It. And The Basket Was Not Empty
Katie Lutesinger 3 years ago
Yeah, silverware is useful and you can keep it! Bones have to be handed in to the police.
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Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago
Someone was hiding the silverware. There are a myriad of reasons why. Wonder which it could be.
censorshipsucks 3 years ago
boil in an aluminium pot with bicarb, that silver will clean instantly.
sturmwesen 3 years ago
I would ask a specialist first- some vintage stuff sells best with patina.
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BarBeeGirl 3 years ago
Looks like someone was stealing the silverware from the owner of the house and never managed to sneak it out
#24
My Friend Found An Invite To Walt Disney’s Daughter’s Wedding While Renovating His House In LA
Memere 3 years ago
Diane passed away in 2013, so they were married 59 years! And her husband, Ron Miller, passed away in 2019.
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Diolla 3 years ago
Ah yes, the fifties, when US women lost their name when they got married...... "Mr. and Mrs. Walt Disney".
Brendan Strain 3 years ago
Way to hunt for something to offend you in something that is quite neat! Plus, this is still common on traditional invites today, so I'd shake your fist at "the patriarchy" and loathe that things haven't changed or whatever makes you mad about it.
Load More Replies... Lily Francis 3 years ago
I would try and reach out to any remaining family members and see if they're interested and if not do as you please but I think that's a special piece because of who it represents, Mr. Walter Disney.
Diane Tabbott 3 years ago
That's not an invitation, just an announcement...i.e., you weren't important enough to invite to the wedding, but we're telling you about it in hopes you'll feel obligated to send a gift.
Among the 38% of homeowners who hired construction professionals, general contractors (72%) comprise the largest group, followed by builders (30%), kitchen or bath remodelers (18%), and design-build firms (8%).
The three most popular specialty service pros hired by the 49% of renovating homeowners who brought in this kind of help are electricians (38%), air conditioning and heating specialists (37%), and plumbers (35%).
I wonder if they kept any treasures for themselves...
#25
This Yardstick I Found In My Attic Is Old Enough To Have A 1 Digit Phone Number
christine buckley 3 years ago
My mom was born in 1916 in Chicago. Their phone had 3 or 4 numbers for comparison.
Jeff Johnson 3 years ago
The original owner of Battani Furniture died August 30, 219 at 87 years old. I found the obit for her https://www.ilesfuneralhomes.com/obituary/Mary-Battani/Madrid-Iowa/1856453
Katie Lutesinger 3 years ago
That's an impressive find by any yardstick! ...I'll just be going now.
Amy Stone-Chandler 3 years ago
My grandmother had one for sewing. My grandpa threatened "You want me to get the yard stick?" As a form of keeping us in check. He NEVER hit us though. Back when people actually obeyed the unknown fear of parents and grandparents:)
Lily Francis 3 years ago
I remember when we used the three digit system and still had party lines. And you could dial 0 for the operator and ask for the a letter and the three digit exchange but you were also listening to other people's conversations and they were listening to yours as well! Talk about lack of privacy. I think that's why I appreciate privacy as much as I do but I'm also open because everyone already knew everything. I didn't care. You just never told secrets.
Diolla 3 years ago
In Europe I don't think we ever had this system. I find it so interesting!
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Mary Tonningsen 3 years ago
Here's a little about the former owner of Battani Furniture! https://www.ilesfuneralhomes.com/obituary/Mary-Battani/Madrid-Iowa/1856453
#26
Found A Steam Room And Hot Tub In My Basement, Behind A Wall During Demolition
Remi (He/Him) 3 years ago
Walling off a section of the basement has some serial killer vibes 😬
Teresa Yeates 3 years ago
Yes, because serial killers love give their victims a Sauna and and hot tub to throw them off their real purpose. Lol
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Megan O'Neill 3 years ago
Could have been too difficult to remove from the basement...maybe it was installed when the house was built and it was deemed too difficult to remove for whoever was living there. I'm guessing they thought it was easier to build around it instead of cutting up and removing.
thor 3 years ago
Also not easy to clean since water and mold without proper ventilation.
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David Brown 3 years ago
Must have been done without proper permits and was caught by the inspector before the home was put on the market.
robin aldrich 3 years ago
Much like asking why would you put laminate or carpet over some of that beautiful artwork on the floors... I would ask why would you wall up a steam room and a hot tub?
#27
Renovating My Bathroom And I Found Some Lost Treasures From The '70s
The text says:
"Dear Betty-Jean
A little something for your brain.
Warning: the surgeon general has detected that happiness increases with the amount smoked. Please don't overindulge."
Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago
Betty-Jean was hiding her stash, given to her by her boyfriend (?) from her parents.
𝕜𝕣𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕟ᴛʜᴇ𝕜𝕚𝕕𝕕 3 years ago
I'm more impressed with the hand-drawn note with the monogrammed "D". Bravo, artistic stoner.
Jami Nelson 3 years ago
Man id be afraid to smoke those. I grew up in the 70s. My dad was a big pot smoker. That bud might be so old. I would be afraid i would start trippin or get paranoid.
#28
Refitting Our New Houses Loft (Attic) And Found £500 Of 1981 Currency Wrapped In Insulation
Laura Ketteridge 3 years ago
Whilst these notes stopped being legal tender in 1996, people should still be able to pay them into a UK bank account. If they aren't accepted, then they can be exchanged at the Bank of England counter in London. However, it is also possible to sell the notes, and they are worth more than their face value.
Remi (He/Him) 3 years ago (edited)
Yeah, op should look into numismatics. Probably worth way more than what they could get at the bank Edit: looks like these 50£ notes can be worth up to 180£ each
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Robert T 3 years ago
Yes, though you can't spend them in a shop. You can take them to a bank and have them exchanged for current notes. But as said above, they may be worth more to collectors.
Load More Replies... Adinda Quiel 3 years ago
It's a nice treasure!! But not even that old when you consider she was on the throne for about 30 years by then and not even half her term. She still looks the same to me (I feel the deepest respect for her)
#29
My Dad Is Renovating His Bathroom And Found A Dress In A Walled-Off Secret Closet. It’s Handmade From The Sixties
The house was built in 1965. I tried it on then put it back in the wall. We’re thinking about adding something to the secret closet, but I’m not sure what yet.
Wandaluzt 3 years ago
It was posted on Reddit 3 years ago. You're not replying to them.
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It was posted 3 years ago on Reddit. You're not replying to them.
Load More Replies... Wandaluzt 3 years ago
It was posted on Reddit 3 years ago. Too late, wrong website.
Load More Replies... Stephanie M Machado 3 years ago
This outfit would look very lovely with a nice leather belt and a pearl necklace/earrings😊
#30
My Grandfather And I, Found A WWII Purple Heart While Renovating A House He Just Bought
Cody 3 years ago
More info from OP on Reddit: "Kind of a tragic story, and this happened a while back. We contacted the son, who owned/sold the house to my grandpa. When we told him, he was elated (it was his father’s Purple Heart), like in tears on the phone. But he never showed up to collect it. Grandpa tried to contact him a few times over the course of about 3 months, but got no response. We eventually found the son passed away not two days after my grandfather spoke to him. The son was a hoarder and an alcoholic, so he lost a lot of stuff in his piles. My grandpa ended up donating to to the WW11 museum in New Orleans."
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Jayne Kyra 3 years ago
From Reddit: "Kind of a tragic story, and this happened a while back. We contacted the son, who owned/sold the house to my grandpa. When we told him, he was elated (it was his father’s Purple Heart), like in tears on the phone. But he never showed up to collect it. Grandpa tried to contact him a few times over the course of about 3 months, but got no response. We eventually found the son passed away not two days after my grandfather spoke to him. The son was a hoarder and an alcoholic, so he lost a lot of stuff in his piles. My grandpa ended up donating to to the WW11 museum in New Orleans."
christine buckley 3 years ago
Yes. Anyone who sheds blood for all of us deserves infinite recognition.
Lyn Moffett 3 years ago
Contact the veterans society. They are numbered and can be given to the next of kin.
Paul Werner 3 years ago
Use this now that you found it https://www.military.com/history/military-heroes/purple-heart/what-do-find-purple-heart/amp
Jami Nelson 3 years ago
Oh i hope you find the owner of that very impotant medal. My dad was a Vietnam Vet. Im a Persian Gulf vet. I know if that was ours our family would definitely want it back. They would probably be so grateful.
#31
Renovating A 100-Year-Old House, Found What Looks Like A Samurai Sword Under A Section Of The House That Had A Dirt Floor. Still Sharp And Heavy
Mario Strada 3 years ago
That looks like Imperial Japanese army. Looks like the leather grip is gone, otherwise it looks a lot like a Noncom or lower rank officer Katana. Probably a war souvenir.
Henry Crank 3 years ago
Yup. My grandfather had a wakizashi (short sword) from WWII. It has iguana skin covering the wrapped the handle.
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Sean Sean 3 years ago (edited)
Japanese sword collectors use the term "gunto" to refer to mass produced, mostly machine made or assembly line production, blades of the WW II era. It is a term of derision. "Gunto" are thought of as low class, poorly made swords having no artistic value and of interest only as war relics. Even in Japan, this term is used to describe swords of no value. According to current Japanese regulations, "gunto" are not allowed to be imported into the country either for sale or restoration.
Randolph Croft 3 years ago
I bought one of those in Hawaii back in the early 80's. It was $50 USD then. NCO sword, mass-produced, etc. Apparently, a lot of them came back to the US just after the war. Only of interest as an actual piece of WW2 memorabilia.
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"Gunto" have no real value to Japanese sword collectors.
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Randy Klefbeck 3 years ago
The handle has been stripped unfortunately. The length of the blade suggests that it is the Wazhakazi (my spelling may be off on the word) which of the two swords carried by the Samurai, was the more ornate of the pair. Usually these were carried into court when visiting a dignitary or retainer. The handles frequently were wrapping in shark or ray skin leather, held on multiple layers of crossed woven gold and silk thread.
#32
Found Old Newspapers Used As Insulation In The Wall Of A 130-Year-Old House
Lily Francis 3 years ago (edited)
The paper material did but history didn't go the way they wanted it to but that was due to Hitler's own battle with extreme mental illness. As much as I didn't agree with what he stood for he was one of the greatest tacticians ever and if not for his mental illness, he probably would have succeeded. As a former medical and mental health specialist I struggle with that because of what I have studied throughout my childhood and adulthood and my career and how I believe people should be treated. I don't believe in racism, violence or hate but I've worked to treat mental illness so I'm conflicted. Was he insane or was he evil? The things he did were but was he? It's not my place to judge anyone so I struggle. I'm just glad he didn't succeed and we need to stop destroying history so we don't repeat it. Just my humble opinion.
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Annie Bieber 3 years ago
We moved into a farmhouse whose 'insulation" was1912-1914 newspapers. A cruise from San Francisco to Ensenada was $75.00, a car $200.00 and a sewing machine $12.00.
Nimues Child 3 years ago
When I helped my brother refurbish an old house in Maine (US) that he got at auction, we discovered that the entire attic had been wallpapered in 1902 with newspapers. We are both history buffs and lost the rest of the day just reading those old papers.
Seadog 3 years ago
2018 we bought a 1920 bungalow. It had been converted to apartments in the mid 40's. Laying on a shelf at head level were 2 sale papers from 1946 for a local store that's been gone since the 50's. Not sure how many tenants have occupied that apartment in those 72 years but for none of them to even move that paper is amazing. Time and silverfish havn't done them any favors but between the 2 we can view the entire 4 page ad.
Gregg Bender 3 years ago
I was cleaning off some of shelves in the basement of a rental we were in and I found WW II era newspapers used to line the shelves!
#33
Found This Baby In The Attic. It's Going On The Wall Right After I Press Submit
#34
Beautiful Drawing Found Behind A Wall While Renovating Our Bathroom
Tim Douglass 3 years ago
I vaguely recall a similar scene that was readily available as a tub surround maybe 40-50 years ago.
Meredith Robinson 3 years ago
This is a reproduction of Antwerp harbor by Albrecht Durer cir. 1520
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Shabbir Yamani 3 years ago
People can be cruel sometimes, maybe it's gonna take you to little whinging or diagon alley ...
#35
Renovating My Bedroom And Found This
#36
Found A Hidden Attic While Doing A Renovation. It Was A Door To A Hidden Room With Old War Time Newspapers, An Old Bed And Old Photos On The Walls
Cerridwen 3 years ago
Sadly this is the most likely of all of the suggestions. Disappointment rooms are very common.
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Charly 3 years ago
It could be used for refugees or hide Jews. Don't know which country this is?
SarahBee 3 years ago
The newspaper is written in English, so that narrows it down.
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Emma Starr 3 years ago
Two things I never want to hear about in an attic or basement: hidden room. Yikes!
Rost it 3 years ago
Paper says 1942. So this find is far newer. Underground railroad was long over by then.
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Justacrow 3 years ago
Where was this? Paper is in English but I can't tell if it was the UK, US or Canada. Given the era they could have been hiding a jew or immigrant from somewhere less welcome
egracec 3 years ago
Guessing US since paper in the fourth pic says Baltimore.
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TrippyBanana 3 years ago
Looks like a shelter in case they needed to hide from invasion forces.
#37
Found A Marriage Certificate From 1895 In A Flooded Cabin We Renovated
Kookamunga 3 years ago
It lists the witnesses on the bottom left and the name of the Minister on the right. Pretty sure the photo is of the minister. Hope it was a long happy marriage for Cornelius and Dora!
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Donna Kinkopf 3 years ago
My husband is a Baker,I decided to look into this to see if there is a connection in family tree.they stayed married had 2 children he passed in 1953,she passed in 1947. Btw she is my husband's 7th cousin 4 x removed. Crazy! Now I'm going to look into the minister,he looks like my dad's kin.
Nimues Child 3 years ago
If you cannot find the family, perhaps give it to the local historical or genealogical society. That's a special heirloom
Lynn Fitzpatrick 3 years ago
What an Awesome idea!!! Much nicer than just a form with just writing on it
#38
There’s A Dried Flower In This 165 Years Old Latin Book I Just Found In Our Attic
similarly 3 years ago
Interestingly, (and I could be wrong here), this looks like a Latin textbook written in Italian.
niinque (they/them) 3 years ago
I'm Italian and I can confirm that it is, indeed, an Italian textbook. Funny to see some outdated terminology in there!
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Marilyn Russell 3 years ago
I have a birthday book from 1899 that belonged to someone in my grandma’s family and it has a tiny flower pressed in it too.
Roy Phillips 3 years ago (edited)
Reminds me of these lyrics from the song McArthur's Park, by Webb Jimmy L. For non-commercial use only. "Spring was never waiting for us, girl. It ran one step ahead As we followed in the dance, Between the parted pages and were pressed In love's hot, fevered iron, Like a striped pair of pants."
Shabbir Yamani 3 years ago
Plz don't recite anything you don't understand... It might awaken the clover demon. Or fairy And the dried flower can be carbon dated and given for research
Zoni Underwood 3 years ago
You are aware that people didn't speak Latin 165 years ago, right? This, like Latin books today, would be academic.
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#39
Found A Beehive While Renovating An Old House
Katie Lutesinger 3 years ago
The guy next door had a beehive in his roof cavity, which he discovered when he noticed bees flying out from under the eaves. His idea of a solution was to stand there in the window patiently spraying them one by one as they emerged. Something tells me it didn't work as a long-term solution.
Kayjunmoon 3 years ago
No need to kill bees. Experts can persuade them to move on.
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Enigma wrapped in a paradox 3 years ago
I would so want that as a feature wall! Box it in with plexiglass or something so I can watch them 😻
Martin John 3 years ago
Renovating the raised, enclosed porch on the back of my house. Started pulling old insulation out of the floor and found a wasp nest (thankfully, no longer active) that was about 4 feet long and a foot wide--looked like a big piece of tiramisu! lol
#40
Found Perfectly Preserved Cans In A Wall I Was Demolishing
Missi Boness 3 years ago
I'm old enough to remember these cans, particularly the Pepsi and Canada Dry. Good times, good times. 😂
Load More Replies... Randy Klefbeck 3 years ago
I cannot remember ever seeing Grape Crush. I remember the steel cans. You had to use a can puncture opener. These only have the metric measure so I would guess these were euro or Canadian.
Benjy McDannell 3 years ago
I Remember Putting Lots of Bottles, cans & Old Wrappers and chip bags into houses That we were building & my dad said my grandfather did the same in the houses he built over 40 years before that and that was in the 80's. Lol so now the stuff my grandfather put into walls is over 80 years old some 90 years ago since my father is 75 years old already.
#41
Found In A Wall In Vermont
Shabbir Yamani 3 years ago (edited)
I see you poured yourself a cuppa before clicking the pic... How does a 300 year old pirates rum taste? The bottle itself would be priceless today
Megan Boomershine 3 years ago
Contact the Masonic order local and ask if they would like to see it.
Marianne Armstrong 3 years ago
If this is as old as it looks they could be looking at a small fortune.
#42
I Work For An Apartment Management Company. I Was Working On Some Dry Wall And Found This In A Pile Of Debris. From 1979
#43
My Sister Bought A House About A Year Ago And Has Been Doing Renovations. She Just Recently Found This Behind One Of The Walls
Hubert Martin 3 years ago
I mean, if that's not an alibi I don't know what is
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Ryner 3 years ago (edited)
Not strange, but unsafe. If it were somehow still loaded with old bullets it could definitely discharge with a slight touch. Edit: It also pointed straight at herself.
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Who Panda 420 3 years ago
My buddy found an old Smith & Wesson in a house he was cleaning it was from the 1950s 22 six shooter awesome. I bought it from him thinking I could make it legal but since I didn't buy it from a previous owner there's no way I can register it. I thinking of turning it into the police station. By the way it's not uncommon to find guns in this area because there was a Smith & Wesson factory here until very recently so I'm sure a lot of people at least brought one home. But our gun laws have become much stricter since the fifties.
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#44
Getting The Kitchen Floor Redone. Here Are All The Floors Since The House Was Built In 1880
Scooter 3 years ago
I put down new flooring after I bought my new house and found asbestos tiles. Just don't mess with them. I covered with new flooring and all is fine.
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Henry Crank 3 years ago
In the US, If they're 9 inch by 9 inch they are asbestos. Gov regulations made it illegal to produce 9x9 in² tiles so asbestos times could be instantly identified. Measure and if they're 9x9 call a guy because you don't want to touch them.
christine buckley 3 years ago
Aarrrggh. Worked with lawyers who did asbestos litigation. Vacate, call experts.
Amy Stone-Chandler 3 years ago
Misconception that asbestos was only in ceilings and walls. Between 1920 to 1960 its likely the tiles have asbestos. Between 60 and 1980 there's a lower chance. That's in North America. Many places still have it I'm sure. You just need to wet the tiles and wear proper gear. Disposal regulations though..look in it. Can only imagine was a germ swab culture would show 🤢
DDmaybeandor 3 years ago
What looks like the “original” floor is exactly the same as what was in our house that was built in the 1930’s. It is asbestos, so we just covered it, but my point is that I think the time periods here may be off. Maybe the “original floor” was wood or was pulled up? I can’t believe the layer closest to the door was laid in the 1880’s.
Marianne Armstrong 3 years ago
The rectangle shaped looks like 70's? The other stuff looks like 80s and 90s. Nothing close to the 19th century
#45
This Confederate Currency I Found In My Uncle's Attic
Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago
Be careful, though, as this bill looks too well preserved to be 169+ years old. A lot of reproductions of Confederate currency have been made since the end of the Civil War. A lot of the real stuff didn’t survive, as it became so devalued it was used to line walls and light fires in cookstoves, or given to kids to play with and therefore tear up. What isn’t in museums or private collection is either long gone or undiscovered—-or reproductions. Have an expert check it over.
Wilf 3 years ago
Not just modern fakes, but it was massively faked by the Union during the war! They printed millions to undermine the value of the 'real' currency.
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Susan S 3 years ago
Did they put slaves on the money since they were the backbone of the South's economy?
Evil Little Thing 3 years ago
And they were fighting to continue enslaving people for profit, yes.
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Someone Somewhere 3 years ago
I wonder if the people who fly the confederate flags would take that instead of money from the US mint. I mean it is their heritage, right?
temanthery@yahoo.com 3 years ago
Is it real or a copy? Some places made authentic looking copies as souvenirs, I have a full set.
The Idaho Potato 3 years ago
It's not authentic, the colour is entirely off, even considering how it was stored. I wouldn't pay anything for it.
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Diggitt McLaughlin 3 years ago
My Granddad grew up in Florida after the Civil War and we had a drawerful of these around in the 1950s. As a little kid, I didn't find them very interesting... I wonder how I'd feel about them now. My mother and grandmother viewed them with some distaste (in Ohio).
#46
I Found A Suitcase Inside A Wall
Skylar Jaxx 3 years ago
This lady was storing the shoes she probably wasnt suppose to have. So many shoes. Hubbie probably was like no more shoes. And of course a lady with shoe addiction will just hide a pair or two here and there.
#47
My House Is Built On An Indian Burial Site. I Am Replacing The Furnace, And I Found This Under The Old Furnace
Agfox 3 years ago (edited)
"My House Is Built On An Indian Burial Site" - I've seen enough horror movies to know that this isn't good!
FlickeringLight 3 years ago
Here's the follow-up post. It was a genuine artefact. https://imgur.com/gallery/m6Ws9
kcanded 3 years ago
I hope they did the right thing and returned it to a local tribe. That's happening more often these days, from Native American artifacts to art stolen from Jewish people under the Nazis and art removed from museums as well.
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Lily Francis 3 years ago
Were you aware your house was built on top of an Indian Burial site? That's like building in a cemetery.
Amy Stone-Chandler 3 years ago
Please be respectful of this. Look and see which tribe was buried/lived there, then RETURN to the tribe Elder. It is VERY important. It doesn't belong to white folk. Nor does North America. Please show respect to the natives(not a native museum unless owned by the tribe either)
#48
Found This While Renovating. Any Idea? Bomb Squad On The Way
Alexandru Bucur 3 years ago
Ha. I remember I did the identification when this one popped up on reddit back in the day - it's a British WW1 QF 4.5-inch Howitzer (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QF_4.5-inch_howitzer) shrapnel shell, with a N°80 fuze. UXO (unexploded ordnance) but unfired so low risk. OP called the bomb squad which confirmed it was live and removed it.
Seadog 3 years ago
I remember back in the early 90's some guys were burning down an old barn, unbeknownst to anyone there was live ordinance in the barn. Neither of them survived. Luckily there wasn't anyone around just watching it burn other than them.
Load More Replies... Sandra Slingerland 3 years ago
My dad (an engineer) would collect unexplored bombs and grenades during WWII as a teenager in the Netherlands. My uncle told me he hung a bomb from a tree and rigged it so he could trigger it to drop. It exploded and blew out all the windows in the house. Oops.
Celia McReynolds Tinsley 3 years ago
Thank you for sharing! I started laughing thinking I could see my boys doing the same thing when they were young.
Load More Replies... Edgar Rops 3 years ago
That's a shell all right. Looks unfired rather than unexploded. Anyway, it is for the bomb squad to deal with.
Farid Red 3 years ago
Other people will abandoned the bomb-look-a-like instead of pick it up and put it nicely on flat surface nearby and continue working on the site.
Bubbles and sparks 3 years ago
Showed it to my hubby, first thing he said was: "That's a live grenade! Dangerous as f*ck! Call the bomb squad!"
#49
1977 McDonalds' Christmas Trash Found In The Wall Of Our House
BakedKahuna 3 years ago
I have to laugh so hard at this 😂 Yes, it's an interesting find. But who does something like this? 😂😂😂
Dean Bernales 3 years ago
In my 20+ years of building houses, nearly all tradesman are slobs and leave their garbage in the house thinking that no one will ever find it. Sad. But nice find.
Load More Replies... Skylar Jaxx 3 years ago
Hey exterminator sir? Where did the rodents come from? Inside my house is so clean. Have u check IN your walls?
Shannon Dasher 3 years ago
Notice the foam/plastic? A lot of local businesses are *still* using those. Even local grocery stores stopped using paper bags & now it's heavy duty plastic bags. Seems very backwards & they are pushing for a "green" environment.
#50
Found This Locked Safe Under The Carpet Of An Estate Home I Recently Purchased
Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago (edited)
But now the new homeowner has a safe for their valuables. Redo the carpet, make sure there’s a cutout for the safe, then put a couch or something over it to hide the cutout.
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Wandaluzt 3 years ago
Why are you asking here? The post is 4 years old copied from Reddit.
Load More Replies... Amy Stone-Chandler 3 years ago
My grandmother kept one in her closet floor. Older folks don't trust banks
Wandaluzt 3 years ago
They didn't. Bored Panda copied the 4 year old post from Reddit. Click the link under the pictures.
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The thrill of uncovering hidden treasures during home renovations can be akin to stumbling upon long-lost memories or friends. Imagine the surprise and joy when a simple home improvement project reveals a piece of history.
This sense of uncovering the unknown is reminiscent of reuniting with old friends unexpectedly, like in the story of the unexpected reunion between the Uber driver and his long-lost friend.
#51
A Mural In A Kids Bathroom I’m Renovating From The 50’s
Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago (edited)
Keep it. Clean it up and seal it first, but definitely keep it. Beats the s**t out of paint and any wallpaper you could find. Bet the dogs in the mural were the artist’s pets, so past residents of the house.
#52
Found This Class Picture From 1911 In The Walls When Redoing Our Kitchen. The Back Says Vivien Gilbert, June 1911
Rebecca O’Donnell 3 years ago
Nobody is smiling. Don’t want to imagine the atmosphere in that classroom.
Anyone-for-tea? 3 years ago
It’s because the photos took so long to take, smiling for photos wasn’t popular until about 1920s onwards.
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Tara Moov 3 years ago
The girl on the far right, white/light smock dress, staring directly at the camera, is the only student to have anything on her desk. Can anyone tell what it is? The corners appear too rounded for a book.
gotham-panda 3 years ago
I think it MIGHT be a pencil box. My dad has one that looks similar from around that time.
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After A Recent Flood We Found External Walls Inside Our Walls. House Built Around 1900
Carla McDonnell 3 years ago
My goodness! I would try to incorporate that into my decor. It's important to preserve history, especially excellent carpentry work! ;-)
Little Wonder 3 years ago
One wall of my laundry is an external wall which is inside now. laundry was tacked on in 1970 and it wasn't worth lining the wall to pretend it was always inside.
Poultry Geist 3 years ago
Was this in Montana? My daughter just sent similiar pics from her mol’s cabin in Montana! They added onto a camper so you can see the side of the camper in her pic
#54
Found A Bottle Of "The Mixture" During Renovations
Someone Somewhere 3 years ago
I gots ghosts in my blood, I need that liquid cocaine
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Lynn Morello 3 years ago
Many years ago, My husband and I moved into his parents house, as we had had to move out of the rental we were in and couldn't find another. I cleaned out her Medicine Cupboard, It had one of these in there, It stripped the paint of the door when I tried to get the lid off and the top of the bottle broke off, spilling the contents all down the door. taking the paint with it.. She stopped harping on at me for tossing out "Good Medicines".
Carla McDonnell 3 years ago
Probably old school Laudanum. It was quite popular in Victorian times. If would still be quite popular today and someone would be a trillionaire from pushing it!
#55
I Found An Old Notebook From 1856 In My Attic
Susan S 3 years ago
Since kids nowadays are not taught cursive handwriting, would they be able to read this at all as adults?
just a random panda 3 years ago
we are taught cursive! this writing is hard to read for anyone. adult or no, none of us were alive in 1856.
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Carla McDonnell 3 years ago
Call me crazy but I think it is nuts to have quit teaching cursive writing! I mean, I know most everything becomes obsolete but many of our historical records are written in cursive. Good way to hide our history from the next generations huh? And no, I'm not wearing a tin foil hat! LOL
Shyla Clay 3 years ago
This would be very interesting to read, at least if I knew more than a handful of German.
Teampandas GF 3 years ago
I'm 33 and able to read it. But the quality of the photo is uncompfy
#56
Found This Book From 1916 Inside The Wall Of My House
Katie Lutesinger 3 years ago (edited)
I looked it up and found some information: "Stories of Achievement Five Book Set, circa 1916 Profiles of numerous personalities from modern day to the long past; from Ben Franklin and Lincoln to John D. Rockefeller to Robert the Bruce and David & Goliath. The themes are: Inspiration and Suggestion Warriors and Statesmen Orators and Reformers Authors and Journalists Men of Affairs"
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#57
While Renovating My Grandma's House, I Found The Prosthetic Leg Of My Great Grandfather In The Attic
Panda For Scale 3 years ago
Does that mean that you have *leg up* on your neighbors? I'll see myself out...
Kristie French 3 years ago
That thing is for sure haunted. You’re going to wake up one night and it’ll be kicking the s**t out of you.
#58
A Pay Stub We Found While Renovating Our Home
Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago (edited)
A Packard autoworker’s pay stub from 1939—cool! Though they got paid so little to make cars meant for wealthy f*****s to ride around in.
Johnathan Corlett 3 years ago
That’s $46 dollars in 1039 money, which is worth around 1k today. So, actually getting paid quite a lot
Load More Replies... censorshipsucks 3 years ago
I am always fascinated by how low salaries were. I mean if $45 was a salary, what was a loaf of bread? $ 0.00001?
Saico Hipe 3 years ago (edited)
I was curious so I looked it up. Reference.com says a loaf of bread was $0.09. Google says the buying power of $46 in 1939 is comparable to about $980 today, or about 21.3x as much. So that would be like buying a loaf of bread for $1.92 now, which is roughly the cost of a generic crappy white loaf in my part of the US. Then again, many factory workers in the US don't earn close to 1k/wk now, either...
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I Found A WWII British Gas Mask In The Attic Of A House We Are Renovating
#60
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, So This One's Special
#61
I See Your Tiny Coffee Cup And Raise You This Tiny Little Fork I Found During My Home Renovation
#62
Beer, Cola And Note Found In House Walls During Renovation
#63
Renovating A Bathroom And Found A Newspaper From 1944 In The Wall
Nicola Roberts 3 years ago
I don't want to rain on someone parade, but I do wonder how many of the newspapers are reproductions? To be fair, this one doesn't seem to be the usual headline. However, there seemed to be a lot of people renovating the homes during the 1940s - maybe it was because they had to?
Teampandas GF 3 years ago
Friends of mine have been living in an old house in Freiburg (Germany). It belongs to an old brewery, there is a bar on the ground floor, and apartments on top. The windows in the roof are broken and stuffed with newspapers. Why would anybody reproduct anything as cheap? I mean if the house is older than the paper I don't see why it wouldn't be a true timepiece.
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Found In My House During A Kitchen Renovation
#65
My Mate Accidentally Put A Hole In His Wall And Found An Old Hidden Safe
Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago
So many new homeowners who now have built in security for their valuables.
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#66
Schlitz Beer Found In The Wall, Dated 1937
Chris Kane 3 years ago
dont think they put sell-by dates on them back then, so that means its okay to drink right?
Teampandas GF 3 years ago
For sure! But first: think about what you're gonna tell the doctor...
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#67
1933 Erotic Magazine Found In Wall Of House Being Remodeled
#68
Found This Key While Renovating
Kiss Army 3 years ago
It looks like jewelry we were given at graduation for some reason. I forgot all about it until I saw this. It had our school crest in our school colors.
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Bought A House 10 Months Ago. Found Today While Working On The Basement
Its a copper pipe from the toilet upstairs.
#70
My House Was Built In The 1930s. We're Renovating Our Bathroom, And Found This Guy Hidden In The Floors
#71
While Renovating My More Than 100-Year-Old Home, I Found This Almost Perfectly Preserved Baseball Catalogue
Enigma wrapped in a paradox 3 years ago
I used to live near Copper Cliff! That's pretty kewl 👍🏻
#72
Found In A Wall Of My 100-Year-Old House
#74
We're Renovating Our Home And Had To Take Down The Covering On The Wall That's Been There Since It Was Built In 1980, Found This Gem Underneath
Katie Lutesinger 3 years ago
I was lucky - my parents introduced me to all the classics when I was just a little girl. :D
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Found Inside A Wall At My Mother In Law's 1880's Queen Anne Victorian House
Kayjunmoon 3 years ago
I was just wondering how a Victorian house can be Queen Anne when they were two distinct monarchs and very different style houses.
Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago (edited)
Queen Anne was a particularly gingerbready style of Victorian house. Had nothing to do with who the monarch was when the house was built—-most likely in the US, too, as lumber here was cheaper than stone or brick, especially for all the extra carved touches, which could be OTT.
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#77
Found This Old Religious Book Inside A Cavity In The Stone Wall Of An Out Building We Were Demolishing At My Brothers Farm, ( North Of Scotland) It's Dated 1805 & Looked As If It Had Been Deliberately Hidden
#78
House Flooded And We Needed To Remove All The Wet Carpet. I Found This Floor Safe In The Slab Under The Carpet In The Closet
#79
I Recently Bought A 1980s Home In Southern Illinois To Renovate. I Found This And Other Contraptions. I’m Scared To Move It Because It Looks Like It Can Explode
Laura Ketteridge 3 years ago
It's important to call them, and then get everyone out of the house and surrounding area!
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Wyn Williams 3 years ago (edited)
It's for smashing up concrete and stone floors, breaking up hard ground etc
#80
19th Century Painting I Found On My Grandparents’ Attic (I Repainted The Frame)
#81
My Friend Is Renovating A House And Found A Lock Box. Police Shut Them Down When Contents Were Revealed
#82
I'm Restoring My Century-Old House, And Today I Discovered A Built-In Bookshelf Is Being Held Up By A Strip Of Wood From A Kroger Grocery Box From 1921
Boris’ Mom 3 years ago (edited)
Yeah, it was a little bit harder to take a run down to the 'local hardware store' to get supplies back in the day...it probably made people a LOT more resourceful.
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This Old Stamp I Found Renovating My House From The 50s
#84
Found This While Renovating My Basement. Anyone Have Any Idea What It Is?
Someone Somewhere 3 years ago
They are the symbols on a deck of cards. The diamond, club, spade and heart. That probably was a games room.
Someone Somewhere 3 years ago
Also, dont forget about the dominos on the border. Its pretty cool
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#85
New House. Previous Owners Left This Behind Basement Bathroom Curtain
#86
This 101-Year-Old Geography Book I Found While Redoing A Wall
#88
Renovating My 1950s Home And Found This In A Cold Air Return. My Grandpa Shares The Same Name So I Found It Very Neat
Johnathan Corlett 3 years ago
This is how you find out your grandfather was a professional ice hockey player
#89
Parliament’s From Around 1955 Found In The Wall Of A House During Renovation
#90
1970s Fanta Grape Soda Found Inside My Drywall While Renovating Bathroom
Katie Lutesinger 3 years ago
It may cause some minor mutations, but it's worth it for that refreshing grape taste!
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Found Under The Floor Of The House We're Renovating. Had One Back In 1976, When I Was Five-Ish
#92
We Discovered A Locked Safe In The Floor During Remodel Of Our Old Home
Paul C. 3 years ago
As an ex carpet fitter, whoever fitted that gripper round the corner wall, needs to go back to training.
Anet Marc 3 years ago
My grandfather would say "Just take him out back and *shoot* him."
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I'm seeing a trend here... wondering if there's a specific reason for having them in the floor? Kinda like how people alive during wwii would hide their valuables in weird places in their houses afterwards
PixieVonBehr 3 years ago
Makes them harder for burglars to locate. They know to check wardrobes and cupboards but they won't necessarily have the time to go around looking for a floor safe :)
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Renovating My House And Found A Newspaper From 1911 Under The Floorboards
Boris’ Mom 3 years ago
I was wondering how you stop the cooking in one chamber, but keep cooking in the upper or lower chambers....??!!??!
Anet Marc 3 years ago
26 pounds from *Plymouth* to *Australia* ... first class. Wow. Count me in.
Wilf 3 years ago
Sorry to disappoint, but adjusted for inflation using a wage index that's £8,000 today...
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Pigeon Racing Trophies Found In The Basement Of A House I'm Renovating
#95
Tearing Down Plaster, Found This Unopened Inside The Wall
Boris’ Mom 3 years ago
Give it a few shakes and hold the can wall up to the side of your ears. You should hear the bubbles 'crackling' inside the can before they go to the top of the fluid.
#96
Found These Old Coins In The Wall During Renovation
Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago (edited)
Someone was secretly going to AA meetings instead of playing poker or bridge with friends. There was a time when it wasn’t something people advertised, as it could cost them their job, their family, their standing in the community. Sad they felt they had to hide it, but kudos to them for wanting to get sober! Hope they were successful.
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#97
I Found A Safe Inside The 6000 Square Foot Mansion We're Remodeling
#98
We Found It When Renovating A Castle My Brother Recently Bought. It Was Hidden Behind A Wall. The Castle Is Only About A 125 Years Old
#99
Renovating The Bathroom In My 1960s Condo, The Contractor Texts Me This Picture Of What's Behind The Drywall
Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago
So a 1960s construction worker was drinking on the job, and hid their stash—-or just the evidence—-in the wall they were working on. Hmmmm…
Tony James 3 years ago
Well, they say it's beer, but anyone who's ever drunk Carling Black Label (it's still around - they used to sponsor the England Football Premier League) will tell you that it's a lot like making love in a canoe.
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Found A Few Boxes Of .22 Bullets In A Wall Of An Old Cottage I'm Renovating, Pretty Neat
This bolt went right through one of the boxes, would have to assume they drilled through the box first. From the little research I did, it seems like they were made between 1957-1960s
#101
My Parents Are Redoing The Tile Floor In The Kitchen, And They Found A Safe Under The Tile. It Was Empty
tara 3 years ago (edited)
Why do people who are moving, sometimes lock the safe when they leave? Is it just a joke to play on future residents?
FrillyDragon 3 years ago
Maybe. I'm the sort of troll who would maybe do something like that...
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My Friend Found This Hidden In The Wall Of Her New House, Any Idea What It Says?
censorshipsucks 3 years ago
the last word is probably "cent" since it's a coin with a C, so we can assume that c = c, t=t, v = e, and christmastree/capitalJ=n ... so go from there.
FreshGanesh 3 years ago
The two-letter word would probably be: it, at, is, on, by, to, of, or, no, be…so that may help. Anyone else got ideas??? My first thought was some version of Hylian.
#103
This Milky Way Wrapper From 1961 I Found In My Wall
Firstname Lastname 3 years ago
I like that they labeled it "junior" instead of "fun size" because they know that candy that small is not fun.
#104
This Immortalized Cigarette Pack I Found Entombed In The Clay Brick Wall Of A 1950’s High School
Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago
It was just some student’s long lost stash of cigs to smoke on the way home from school.
#105
Renovating A Cupboard And Discovered A Floor Safe After Living Here For Two Years. Sadly, It Was Empty
tara 3 years ago
Suppose if they found a million bucks they would be out spending it, instead of posting pictures :)
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This McDonald's Cup Found In A Wall During A Kitchen Renovation
Dragons Exist 3 years ago
Oh cool! I like how it's for the 1988 Olympics. I have an empty Oreo package for the 2020/2021 Olympics
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Scott F 3 years ago
New rule...if you find a hidden safe, you MUST disclose the contents, no exceptions.
Glitterati 3 years ago
Found a take away menu from the 1970s while renovating our kitchen so put it in an envelope with a current menu and note and put it back under a cabinet for the next people to find. Hopefully they add one, although doubt there’ll be paper menus by then!
TiffInTheUSA 3 years ago
Does anyone else notice the dinosaurs on the blade of the Peruvian artefact?
Hubert Martin 3 years ago
Those are 'skinny hippos', Hippopotomnia Deothin. Recently extinct. Associated with the fall of Rome.
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Rachel Reynolds 3 years ago
I found a creepy mirror in a hidden room under the stair in the basement. I took it out and hung it up. My kids had nightmares for a week. Probably a coincidence since we just moved and that's a big thing for kids. Nevertheless, I watch a lot of horror movies so that mirror went out with the trash.
Jaden Alexander 3 years ago
Years ago my parents built an add on to their house and we left some things inside the wall for the future to find. For the life of me I can't remember what those things were though.
Scott F 3 years ago
New rule...if you find a hidden safe, you MUST disclose the contents, no exceptions.
Glitterati 3 years ago
Found a take away menu from the 1970s while renovating our kitchen so put it in an envelope with a current menu and note and put it back under a cabinet for the next people to find. Hopefully they add one, although doubt there’ll be paper menus by then!
TiffInTheUSA 3 years ago
Does anyone else notice the dinosaurs on the blade of the Peruvian artefact?
Hubert Martin 3 years ago
Those are 'skinny hippos', Hippopotomnia Deothin. Recently extinct. Associated with the fall of Rome.
Load More Replies... Rachel Reynolds 3 years ago
I found a creepy mirror in a hidden room under the stair in the basement. I took it out and hung it up. My kids had nightmares for a week. Probably a coincidence since we just moved and that's a big thing for kids. Nevertheless, I watch a lot of horror movies so that mirror went out with the trash.
Jaden Alexander 3 years ago
Years ago my parents built an add on to their house and we left some things inside the wall for the future to find. For the life of me I can't remember what those things were though.
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