Sunday, June 21, 2020

Yes - Very Old


An artichoke farmer in Barambah discovered, while plowing his field, what appeared to be a ticket stub from a shoe repair shop in Manhattan.  Researchers determined it to be from 1904.

It was preserved in acid-free plastic and mailed to a curator at the New York Museum of Art.  He was able to locate the repair shop and presented the stub to the current owners, thinking they might frame and display it, however, upon briefly glancing at the stub the owner replied, “They’ll be ready Tuesday.” 

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