Could it be treasure?????............

[Mike from MI "Iron Brigade"]

I found this little jar at the old house site where they burned the house. I noticed that the jar appeared to be filled with charred wood.
So I put it in the pouch to take home and investigate.

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The bottom of the jar says Hellman's Blue Ribbon Registered. Not real old, but most likely older than me! I noticed a button inside!
HMMMM????

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Had to get out a set of pliers to work the rusted lid! Still couldn't get it to turn, so slowly pried the lid up with the pliers!

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Here it is opened up!

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Here are the contents dupmed out! The charred wood had a blue tint to it. I wonder if the jar was in the fire and the contents got so hot they burned in the jar?

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Well here is all the treasure! One lonely button with the thread still intact!

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[steve in so la]

Hellmanns still makes mustard. Look in the grocery and you will find it. Good that you investigated the jar - could have been anything, steve in so az

 

[Pete in MI]

I'm staying away from Mayo from now on. Jar is probably worth something to a collector. We'll never know what the contents were...surprised it didn't break in the heat of the fire or the cooling down with the fire hoses.

 

[Mike from MI "Iron Brigade"]

it was cooled by water? It was torn down and burned.

 

[MI$$OURI BETTY]

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