Campaign ManagerIt does not matter if it is an old place or artifact. There is always something about places and spaces that are not of this day that generally hold a lot of allure leaving us in amazement and wonder. We tend to think about the mystery behind its existence. This Reddit homeowner was just renovating his basement but ended up discovering and solving a decades-long mystery!
Bountiful Discoveries
As it is a very common habit for Reddit homeowners, this particular user’s story is something that every person would enjoy reading through. Many Reddit users have cited their experiences about their interesting discoveries in their houses. Be it cool hidden rooms in houses, secret passages in homes, or hidden passageways, they always strike out when it comes to finding secret rooms in houses.
An Old House and Strange Drawings On The Walls
This Reddit user found this house that was built in the 1940’s fascinating. His wife and he agreed that it would make a nice home. However, their only knowledge about the property consisted of the fact that it had had multiple owners through the years. The couple could not have imagined in a million years that their discovery could have been there inside their basement all along. Since they couldn’t afford to renovate the whole basement, they decided that they would work with whatever they had. Consequently, they took up the task to clean it up themselves and make it appear as good as possible. While the cleaning was underway, they were shocked to learn that there was something present there the whole time. As they were cleaning the basement, the couple was left startled as they found strange writings and drawings on the wall. They were not of those of children though. Drawings and markings in themselves are not very dangerous, but the very nature of these drawings emitted an ominous feeling. What could be making them feel this strange sensation?
A Strange Discovery
If you have already guessed that the couple found something else while they were working on this project, you are absolutely right. The task at hand was going all well and good when they came across another more startling discovery. During the taxing task of cleaning, they discovered an item hidden in a unique hiding spot. What could this be then? While the couple was busy working, in one of the basement’s corners they found the mysterious suitcase type box hidden next to a pipe in the ceiling. For a suitcase to be placed there, anyone would get incredibly curious,right? The box had been concealed away in such a manner, that only the person who placed it there would have known about its location.When the box was discovered by the couple, they became increasingly intrigued. There was a mix of dread and restlessness that took over the couple. Being as the house was built in the 40s and having gone through multiple owners, the identity of the original owner could’ve been anyone. But more urgent was the question, what was inside the suitcase type box?
Started Guessing
From that state that the house was in, the pair were expecting some antiques inside the light blue vintage suitcase. “We were starting to guess a lot at this point. My wife thought we would find some old recipes, I thought we might discover some vintage sports cards”, the owner confessed, speaking about how much of a guessing game they played during the discovery.After speculating about the contents of the vintage luggage holder for the longest time, the couple finally decided to bring an end to their curiosity by deciding to open it. But as the saying goes, ‘curiosity killed the cat,’ and that was seemingly the case for this couple. If you were in their shoes, would you be able to shake off your curiosity?
Money?
Finally, there was a little smile on their faces as the secretive placement of the suitcase finally made some sense. The couple when found 20, 50 and 100-dollar-bills from inside this strange package. Fortunately, for them, they were in perfect condition. The series of startling discoveries in that short amount of time left the couple confused. The homeowners had never come across such a bizarre experience in this house till date. It struck them that someone might be playing a cruel prank on them. They fervently started looking for hidden cameras in their home. “We were freaking out. This doesn’t happen to us! What do we do? Where are the cameras?”, they admitted.
Another Box!
After they found the suitcase with money inside, the couple went back to their usual daily errands. The excitement died down and the wife had gone to work and the man continued his work of remodeling the ceiling. It turned out to be a deja vu for the man when he found a second suitcase type box, identical to the first one. It was kept hidden like the previous one. Just like their previous discovery, the two of them found another newspaper from the same year – 1951. This was again used to cover the contents of the box as a barrier. As the couple was riding their luck, it doesn’t seem that astonishing to tell that they found the second hardshell suitcase was filled up to the brim with $20 bills. The couple wanted to be smart about this. So what did they do? They contacted an estate lawyer to know more about the details of the legal aspect. On further investigation, they found out that the original owner of the house had died in the 1960s and had no descendants. This basically translated to them having full ownership of the money they found.
