“Hidden Horrors and Unbelievable Treasures: What Lies Behind Your Walls?”
In the 1950s, architects built slots inside of medicine cabinets to dispose of razor blades. When people finished shaving, they could dispense their blades into the walls to prevent cutting. “We have found stacks of razor blades in the walls at least a dozen times when we do remodels and restorations of older homes,” said remodeling manager Richard D’Angelo.
Over 4,000 Game Pieces
Imagine peeking under your floorboard to find thousands of game pieces, from cards to toy soldiers. That’s what happened to an English man in 2011. Archaeologists found pieces of silk, pins for clothing, and building blocks.
This room in the old home was likely a nursery. Archaeologists found scrapes of what were expensive foods, such as oranges. “It’s been really amazing how many objects have found their way under the floorboards, and how complex the stories that they can tell are,” said archaeologist Mark Newman.
A Solution To A Winchester Mystery
The Winchester Mystery House in San Jose, California, is not a normal building. The owner, Sarah Winchester, believed that her house was haunted. She constantly changed the architecture around her home to “avoid” the spirits, resulting in bizarre rooms and staircases.
Even the stained glass windows were strange. Historians couldn’t figure out who created the windows until an archaeologist found a note inside one of the Winchester’s walls. The letter was addressed to John Mallon, one of the best glass artists of the 1800s. He created the Winchester’s strange windows–mystery solved!
