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A 132-year-old message in a bottle was recently discovered during repairs at the Corsewall Lighthouse in Scotland.
The engineers found the glass bottle inside the wall, containing a note dated September 4, 1892. The note was written by the workers who had installed a new lens and lantern at the lighthouse. It listed the names of the engineers, millwrights, and laborers involved in the project. The bottle had been sealed inside the wall after the work was finished and remained hidden for over a century. When the note was uncovered, it felt like a direct link between the past and the present, especially since the engineers were working on the same lens described in the message. One part of the note reads: "This lantern was erected by James Wells, Engineer, John Westwood, Millwright, James Brodie, Engineer, David Scott, Labourer … and relighted on Thursday night 15th Sept. 1892.
: Mechanical engineer Ross Russell, who found the bottle, remarked, “It was just a strange coincidence to find the note while working on the equipment described on the note."
Credit: New York Post, Image Source: NY Post via Northern Lighthouse Board
The engineers found the glass bottle inside the wall, containing a note dated September 4, 1892. The note was written by the workers who had installed a new lens and lantern at the lighthouse. It listed the names of the engineers, millwrights, and laborers involved in the project. The bottle had been sealed inside the wall after the work was finished and remained hidden for over a century. When the note was uncovered, it felt like a direct link between the past and the present, especially since the engineers were working on the same lens described in the message. One part of the note reads: "This lantern was erected by James Wells, Engineer, John Westwood, Millwright, James Brodie, Engineer, David Scott, Labourer … and relighted on Thursday night 15th Sept. 1892.
: Mechanical engineer Ross Russell, who found the bottle, remarked, “It was just a strange coincidence to find the note while working on the equipment described on the note."
Credit: New York Post, Image Source: NY Post via Northern Lighthouse Board
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