Keep your gold, Keep your silver. I held history in my hands.

[Burdie]

I finally calmed down after finding this lead plate in an old news paper building. The place was a dump and in this one room was a pile of boxes in the corner. I removed them and propped up was a lead plate. It was when I read the second line I almost dropped the plate. March 1887 vol. 1 edition 1. OH MY GOD! This was the third newspaper in Caldwell. The first editor was shot and the second left town in a hurry. We hope to print a copy but the plate is bent in several places. It was a thrill to read what someone else had read in 1887. We used a mirror to read it. Thanks for looking.





Burdie

 

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[kieser sousa/rip]

Cool find ! did ya cheak the lost and found section ?

 

[stretchmodel]

Burdie, That old newspaper plate is the bomb. Please let us know if there is anything historic in there.
Stretchmodel

 

[Don in SJ]

That is so cool, I hope you can print it out, and then save the printout with the find. I wish I could tell you how to display it, I have the same thing found, not a newspaper, but at an isolated homesite lead printing plates that were filled out and signed checks, with the amounts written in, dated 1906! Weird.

Atttaching a photo I took, sorry for the small size, but the other half is reversed so you could read it.

Don

 

[diggummup]

Nice find Burdie. I found several old printing plates myself last year at an old building tear down site. Not quite as old as yours though.

 

[Jeff of NH]

You may want to check around, I don't know who but that could be worth a lot of money to the right person. You have quiet a piece of history there. Jeff of NH 8)

 

[999slvrfx]

I'll take that find any day!!!

 

[Burdie]

Thanks everyone for the replies. I give everything to the museum if it has historical significance to caldwell. The funny thing is the building was being cleaned by the historical society.
Burdie

 

[civilman1]

Sweet recovery Burdie...I think they missed that one,if they don't want it,frame it and hang it with a printed version...Nice conversation piece!!

 

[carpetbagger]

Nice Historical piece, I'd take that any day over an old coin.

 

[hollowpointred]

wow! talk about a conversation piece! that is very cool!

 

[WilliamBoyd]

Oh how I love to play with my computer

 

[Evolution]

What an awesome find. Definitely one of the coolest, most unique things I've seen posted here. Congratulations.

 

[Burdie]

Oh how I love to play with my computer

Thanks I am still amazed at the small print. Would have to have good eyes for that print. Thanks again
Burdie

 

[diggitdoggie]

That has got to be one of the coolest finds ever!

DD

 

[River Rat]

This has got to be the most incredible find. Burdie, this is an awesome piece of history, just thinking about it make me feel good that you held this piece of history in your hands, and for me...well to visit that little town of Caldwell, KS makes me feel proud. CONGRATS, Burdie!! Thanks, Willie!

RR

 

[ashleen]

Burdie,
That is so cool!
Congrats

 

[Nana40]

OH BURDIE! WHAT DOES IT SAY, WHAT DOES IT SAY!!!!!

What an awesome recovery! But I can't read it. What does it say?! I know you were very proud to have found it and the museum will display it proudly.

Congrats on finding such a great piece of history of your town. Nana

 

[ridge_runner]

Awesome Burdie......Wonderful discovery!!!!!!!!!

RR

 

[House]

That is cool. Are you going to try to make a print? It definitely is a show piece.

Great Find!