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The exterior of the 1938 time capsule is die-stamped with this message to anyone who might stumble upon it prior to the scheduled opening year of 6939. [38] TIME CAPSULE OF CUPALOY, DEPOSITED ON THE SITE OF THE NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR ON SEPTEMBER 23,1938, BY THE WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC & MANUFACTURING COMPANY. IF ANYONE SHOULD COME UPON THIS CAPSULE
It is widely debated when time capsules were first used, but the concept is fairly simple, and the idea and first use of time capsules could be much older than is currently documented. [2] The term "time capsule" appears to be a relatively recent coinage dating from 1938. [3] In Poland a time capsule dating to 1726 has been found. [4]
The NotForgotten Library Depository is designated as an archive and special library by OCLC.The library preserves the time capsules and also maintains a general global registry and map of all Time Capsules buried anywhere (The International Time Capsule Catalog) - tracking the world's time capsules to ensure that those that are created are not lost.
Inside the centennial time capsule, officials found 15 artifacts dating back to 1924 and earlier, including a film of the 1921 groundbreaking for the memorial, the 1917 Declaration of War and a ...
Earlier this year a more than 200-year-old time capsule buried by Paul Revere and Samuel Adams was opened. The contents were in surprisingly good condition — but then again, 200 years isn't much ...
A time capsule hidden since 1887 in a pedestal beneath a statue of Robert E. Lee was opened in December 2021 after the statue's removal, revealing an 1875 almanac, a waterlogged book of fiction, a British coin, a catalog, a letter and a photograph of a master stonemason who worked on the pedestal. [64] 1887 Dedham Museum and Archive: Dedham ...
King Charles has put a personal letter in a time capsule which will be buried in Ayrshire and opened in 100 years. The King was the first person to place an item in the King's Foundation capsule ...
Also Nitrogen was brought up in Westinghouse's Story of the Time Capsule of cupaloy on page 11 saying the air was, evacuated and filled with humid nitrogen, an inert, preservative gas and on page 17 with, The air was then drawn out through a small tube, the contents washed with inert gas, and the crypt filled with nitrogen, to which just enough ...