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- Take the case of the “MASH” treasure, which is also on the Time Capsule Society’s “Nine Most Wanted” list. In 1983, members of the TV show’s cast clandestinely buried a medical chest filled with props in the 20th Century Fox parking lot. But the studio sold that piece of land, and a construction worker found the box.
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Dec 12, 2014 · The time capsule was found to contain silver and copper coins dating from 1652 to 1855, newspapers, a medal depicting George Washington, and a silver plaque believed to be engraved by Paul Revere.
- Sarah Pruitt
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Jan 7, 2015 · At the time, 19th century “preservationists” had reportedly washed most of the capsule’s items in acid. However, they also enclosed all of the materials in a brass box—a more reliable ...
- Lost: City of Corona Time Capsules
- Forgotten: M*A*S*H Time Capsule
- Lost (& Nearly Forgotten): Steve Jobs Time Capsule
- Forgotten: Mit Cyclotron Time Capsule
- Lost: Franklin High School Time Capsules
- Forgotten: Old State House Lion Time Capsule
- Lost: Bicentennial Wagon Train Time Capsule
- Forgotten: Washington Monument Time Capsule
- Lost: Village of Cygnet Time Capsule
- Forgotten: Betty Klug Time Capsule
We’ll start with a very famous lost capsule case out of Corona, California in the mid-1980s. Listed as one of the “9 Most Wanted Time Capsules” by the International Time Capsule Society (ITCS), the city planned to open a series of 17 capsules for a Labor Day celebration that were buried by former Corona High School students dating as far back as th...
Speaking of Radar, fans of the long-running war dramedy M*A*S*H might be happy to hear that in January 1983, around the time the series was coming to a close, cast members secretly gathered memorabilia from the show and buried it somewhere in the 20th Century Fox parking lot in Los Angeles. Incidentally, the penultimate episode revolved around the ...
During the International Design Conference held in Aspen, Colorado in 1983, which was themed “The Future Isn’t What It Used To Be,” Apple founder Steve Jobs gave a riveting speech in which he predicted such technological achievements as the iPad and wireless networking. Afterwards, he contributed his Apple Lisa mouse to a time capsule which was not...
What is it with geniuses and misplacing their time capsules? Word to the wise (and hyperintelligent dogs, we suppose): if you’re going to bury something you intend to dig up later, don’t place a 36,000-pound magnet on top of it. Sure, it’s a great site marker, but it might be a bit impossible to move. This is a lesson Massachusetts Institute of Tec...
Anyone who’s ever declared that school is a big waste of time might actually be onto something when it comes to Franklin, Massachusetts. Well, when it comes to burying time capsules, at least. Much like the case in Corona, five different time capsules from the classes of 1977, 1979, 1983, 1984, and 2000 have gone missing outside of Franklin High Sc...
Back in September, it was discovered that the majestic lion atop Boston’s Old State House was put there for more than just decoration. As it turns out, it had been housing a long forgotten time capsule under its crown for 113 years. The problem? Similar to MIT, it was difficult to get to without damaging the historic statue around it. But low and b...
The Bicentennial Wagon Train time capsule case is not only the ITCS’s number one “Most Wanted” time capsule of all time, but also the ultimate case of having the rug pulled out from under Americans everywhere. In 1976, 50 horse-drawn wagons traveled from the West Coast to Valley Forge in celebration of 200 years of American independence, collecting...
On occasion, discovering a time capsule comes with as much potential risk as reward. Such was the case with a small copper box found behind a Defender’s Day centennial plaque in the Washington Monument this past October. The box, a time capsule dating back to September 12, 1915, is said to contain commemorative programs and copies of The Baltimore ...
Ahh, Cygnet, Ohio — a village rich with history; if only they could find it. We figured we’d kick things up a notch by jumping into a current mystery time capsule case that both A) hasn’t been solved yet as far as we’ve been able to gather, and B) our readers may be able to shed some light on. Cygnet celebrated its 125th anniversary in 2014, but as...
Since Mandatory is known for our heartwarming human interest pieces first and foremost, it’s probably best to end our list on an uplifting note. In a case that could only be described as bittersweet, contractor John Murry stumbled upon a time capsule back in April while restoring a four-bedroom home in North Phoenix. The capsule was left there by t...
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Dec 29, 2021 · The two time capsules found below the dismantled statue of Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Virginia are now among some of the biggest unearthed discoveries in recent American history.
- Andrew Marquardt
- andrew.marquardt@fortune.com
- The 1876 Century Safe. The Century Safe, c. 1876. The world’s first planned time capsule debuted in 1876 when New York magazine publisher Anna Deihm assembled a “Century Safe” at the U.S. Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia.
- The Massachusetts State House Time Capsule. The United States’ oldest known time capsule was the work of none other than Samuel Adams and Paul Revere.
- The Crypt of Civilization. Most time capsules contain only a few trinkets or letters, but Oglethorpe University’s “Crypt of Civilization” represents an audacious attempt to preserve all of human knowledge for posterity.
- The Westinghouse Time Capsules. Monument to the Westinghouse time capsules. During the future-themed 1939 New York World’s Fair, the Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company entombed a torpedo-shaped cylinder inside a 50-foot-deep “Immortal Well” on the fairgrounds in Flushing Meadows.
Jan 12, 2015 · Specially trained museum workers opened the capsule and carefully removed the contents, including coins, newspapers, a silver plaque engraved by Paul Revere and a copper medal depicting George ...
Dec 5, 2023 · A 47-year-old time capsule disappeared from Coral Springs. Its location remains a mystery. The contents aren’t worth any money, but it’s still a missing link to the history of Coral...
