only gets better with age

Guest · Post by **Guest** » May 19 2005 10:28 am

HOLLISTON, Mass. - Workers restoring a chimney in an old house here found what they believe to be a 193-year-old bottle of whiskey on a hidden shelf just above the fireplace.

Chuck Clapham, owner of Masonry Restoration, said he thinks the masonry crew probably left the half-full bottle behind when they built the chimney nearly two centuries ago.

The label was tattered, he told the MetroWest Daily News of Framingham, but Clapham's son Michael could still make out a date on it: 1812. A broken cork was lodged in the top, and dark liquid sloshed around inside.

Kristin Foster, who has lived in the house on Fiske Street with her family since 1996, said she could not make out the name of the whiskey bottling company on the faded label. But below the address the label clearly reads "opposite Faneuil Hall Market," a reference to the historic meeting house in downtown Boston. The bottle also has a stamp on the back that reads "full pint."

A second bottle found Tuesday appears to have contained acid, Clapham said.

Clapham said he often finds artifacts buried behind walls. He has recovered wedding rings, silver coins and shoes.

Preppy Raver · Post by **Preppy Raver** » May 19 2005 10:33 am

what kind of acid?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » May 19 2005 10:38 am

maybe it was battery acid? sulfuric acid?

dirrrteeee · Post by **dirrrteeee** » May 19 2005 12:32 pm

in 1812 in the americas batteries did not exist but they were used in asia and ancient egypt

Guest · Post by **Guest** » May 19 2005 12:48 pm

I learn something new everyday.

Maybe it was Asian whiskey though.

dirrrteeee · Post by **dirrrteeee** » May 19 2005 01:38 pm

you should watch mythbusters

Guest · Post by **Guest** » May 20 2005 11:27 am

I've watched it a few times. I actually saw the battery episode. I just don't really do dates. I transpose numbers all the time, so I just stopped trying.