In the process of dismantling and reassembling This Old House we found many little treasures, some stashed for a 100 years or more in various parts of the house…
This little bottle, no bigger than my thumb, was stashed up inside the keeping room fireplace on a tiny shelf. It still has a little cork stopper and contains what looks like gold flakes. These were typically sold by traveling snake oil salesmen many moons ago as an arthritis treatment among other things…
Arrow heads and the remains of a pipe….
These are the pegs that held the frame, we used most of them when putting the frame back together…
A 1936 coin found in the stone walls out back…
Many old horse shoes found on the property….
These are two of the original wallpapers we found when removing toilets in the old house…
This one is bizarre… The man has fallen from his horse into a ditch as the woman gallops away ….
Some 1940’s postcards and pamphlets also stashed in a fireplace shelf….
Those are some awesome treasures!
Great items. Do you have plans for them, like a display in a cabinet?
Di
How great to find these treasures in your house. You should share some of these things with some linky parties like show and tell.
That little bottle is lovely.
And I would kill for that crazy painting with the guy in the ditch.
I remember when those were found. I would still use the blue & white paper…looks like snowflakes, doesn't it?:)
It must be so fun to find old treasures around your place as you restore it. I once had a dream that I found a bunch of old stuff in a wall, like that. Even in the dream it was a blast. My old cottage had zilch old treasures. Just leaks, uneven flooring, and no insulation where there should have been. We however, wrote on the studs, for future generations to find when they remodel someday. Everybody put their name, a little message and the date. I even wrote, "Cottage By The Sea".
What great historic finds you've unearthed! I just love how old homes have such history to share, even in the most mundane of things!
Kat 🙂