Decades-old dresser holds old memories for new owner to discover

[Spazito]

Tim Skelly has been refurbishing furniture since 1995, a hobby that began when he bought his first house in Ottawa.

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Skelly recently acquired a "top hat" or gentleman's dresser, and this time he found something different.

"I was pulling out the drawers of this very odd piece of furniture, I flipped it around to start sanding and saw this handwriting on the bottom," Skelly said.

He found five handwritten notes on the underside of the smallest drawer of the dresser, the oldest dating back to 1942.

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The notes range from comments about the weather to details about daily family life. All but one are written in pencil and difficult to read, except for the most recent note left on June 10, 1982.

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/notes-left-on-decades-old-dresser-1.7171247

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1. When I stripped layers of paint from the window frames of my old 1858 house, I found the

window maker had autographed the frames. They also had the dimensions and indicated where they went in the house ( NE bedroom wall, for example) written in pencil. I took photos, with a film camera and traced his signature. I was able to locate information on the carpenter at the local historical society.

[Spazito]

2. Wow! That's awesome...

old houses often have hidden treasure but your find and the one in the article are extra special.

We owned an old house as well and did find old handcrafted nails and a empty Chinese food container from the 40s but no finds like yours, sadly.