BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
WHDH Bostonreports that a note was found in a nineteenth-century whiskey bottle hidden in a wall of a home in the Back Bay area of the city. The City of Boston Archaeology Program thinks the bottle may have been placed in a space between an interior wall and the fireplace flue when the home was built. Dated September 23, 1894, the note reads “6 on Shea,” and the name “Tom Ford.” The bottle’s intact label reads “N. Simons, Importer and Wholesale Liquor Dealer,” with the address “31 & Castle St., Boston.” Some think the note may be a record of a bet on a sporting team. To read about another object discovered in a Boston house, go to Artifact.
Mysterious message in a bottle found 126 years later hidden inside wall of Back Bay building
By Emily Sweeney Globe Staff,Updated December 16, 2020, 2:21 p.m.
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A Boston resident made an interesting discovery in their fireplace recently.
Hidden away in a space between the fireplace flue and an interior wall was an old rye whiskey bottle, and inside the bottle was a folded up piece of paper. It turned out to be a handwritten note, with the name âTom Fordâ scrawled on it, along with the mysterious phrase â6 on Shea,â and the date, Sept. 23, 1894.
In an effort to gain some insight into the meaning behind the cryptic message, officials from the City of Boston Archaeology Program posted photos of the corked bottle â and the handwritten note that it contained â on social media. The label on the bottle said âN. Simons, Importer and Wholesale Liquor Dealer, 31 & 33 Castle St., Boston.â The home where it was found is located in the