People in Arlington , Washington , recently discovered an old artillery unit shell filled with treasures from 1934 . But it seems someone beat them to it , sometime within the last eight decades . And whoever it was lead a note : “ give thanks you for the brandy . ”
The shell was sit in a memorial display atAmerican Legion Post 76 , where two military volunteer recently decided that the gadget should probably be affixed to the trading floor . They took off the shell head and were aghast to disclose a trove of documents , magazines , a menu from a local hotel , and a deep lighter from World War I.
But this was n’t the first clock time the shell ’s time capsule had been open up . It ’s unclear exactly how many times it has been accessed in the past , but we know that it ’s been unsealed at least once since 1934 : Not only was there a note indoors about some missing brandy , some of the paper clipping and magazines were sealed in nil - loc bagful , which of course did n’t exist in 1934 . But according to theArlington Times , it does n’t come out that anyone has add up anything else to the capsule in its 81 - year existence .
Contents of the 1934 time capsule , including a WWI - era trench - lighter , Monte Cristo Hotel menu , Legion clip , and paper press cutting ( Kirk Boxleitner / Arlington Times )
The folks at American Legion Post 76 are now think whether to tot up something from their own time to the existing contents – produce something I ’ve add up to call a “ leapfrog ” time abridgment .
But if they ultimately choose to add something , they know they ’ll be confront with one of the tough questions posed to meter abridgement Lord of the twenty-first century : What spiritualist will be next - proof ?
“ We ’ve talked about storing music and pic on computer storage sticks , ” Randy Harper , one of the clock time capsule discoverers told theArlington Times . “ But depending on how data depot technology progresses in the hereafter , I ’m afraid of future generation spread out it all up and say , ‘ So what the heck are we supposed to do with these thing ? ’ ”
It ’s a toughened question . I have knockout drive merely a decade old ( with firewire ports ) that I have no manner of access with my current computers . meanly , I ’d suggest that they employ as many deadtree materials as potential . And if they ’re going to admit digital cloth , utilize the most common campaign and most coarse port wine ( I ’d vote USB in this casing ) and the most common Indian file types ( jpegs , mp3s and Word Commerce Department ? ) .
Newspaper from July 18 , 1934 include in the clip ejector seat ( Kirk Boxleitner / Arlington Times )
Frankly , I do n’t know for certain what will last into the hereafter . Even deadtree material degrade over time . In retrospect , it ’s in all probability salutary that whoever snag that brandy did so before it could have potentially leaked all over the paper items in the clip space capsule .
Whatever the people at American Legion Post 76 determine to do , I would n’t suggest summate any more brandy . If the stealer do n’t get at it first , it ’ll become a possible peril to any newspaper and electronics they let in inside this 1930s gem . prison term capsule Lord should always economize the brandy for themselves . It ’s generally much more utilitarian inside your belly .
Photos by Kirk Boxleitner , used with permission from the Arlington Times
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