Jesse Leitch, a father from Grand Rapids, Michigan, was taken aback when he found a time capsule with all sorts of trinkets dating back over 100 years while contractors were installing new pipes in his bathroom.
Among the 12 items were newspaper clippings, rusty toys, photographs, and a handwritten letter from the early 1900s.
As the workers were cutting into the ceiling above the bathroom, they stumbled across souvenirs seemingly left there by previous residents from over a century ago.
"I've always kind of thought about doing stuff like that. You know, if we renovate the place, leave something in the wall for the next guy", Leitch commented.
"I just thought it was extremely cool, and it gave me a connection to the house."
The newspaper clipping was published in 1913, while a business card for a local music shop revealed it had closed its doors in 1907, according to The Daily Mail.
A handwritten letter was among the pile of items, written by someone named Gertrude and addressed to another named Ruth.
The capsule of sorts also included a tiny cast iron pan, which Leitch believed must have belonged to a doll set based on its size, part of a music box, and several dominoes.
'I think we want to clean the rust out of it and try cooking some tiny food with it and see how that works,' said Leitch.
Inspired, he too intends to make his own time capsule to put in the ceiling before patching up the hole.
"I've made some music that we put onto vinyl records. And I think that might be a good way to preserve music for the future."
Leitch disclosed his plan to display some of the ornaments in his home while offering the remaining items to the Grand Rapids Public Museum.
