NJ woman thinks message in bottle could be oldest ever found

[jeff of pa]

Amy Smyth Murphy was walking on the beach at Corson's Inlet State Park in Ocean City when she saw something unusual."I noticed it because the bottle was like a really nice aqua," she recalled.It was early in the morning on July 3, and she says the glass bottle - corked with something inside - was right there on the sand

 

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[Gare]

Nice story Thanks Jeff

 

[Bucket Lister]

Oldest message in a bottle 1874 ‽ IDTS.

310 B.C.E.​

In the age of ancient philosophy, one of Aristotle’s own pupils, the Greek philosopher Theophrastus, is credited with having sent the first message in a bottle. He did so in order to test his theory that the mighty Atlantic Ocean flowed into the Mediterranean Sea. It’s still unclear whether he ever received the confirmation he was hoping for.

Message in a Bottle: The History, and the Stories You Never Knew

For fans of pop culture (and especially the nostalgic kind), the idea of a Message in a Bottle probably conjures thoughts of the 1998 Nicholas Sparks novel. Or maybe it’s the 1999 romantic drama film based on the same story, starring Kevin Costner, Paul Newman and Robin Wright. To others, the...

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[pepperj]

Amy Smyth Murphy was walking on the beach at Corson's Inlet State Park in Ocean City when she saw something unusual."I noticed it because the bottle was like a really nice aqua," she recalled.It was early in the morning on July 3, and she says the glass bottle - corked with something inside - was right there on the sand

That's a cool 150 yr old recovery.

 

[mjb Mike]

thats really cool

 

[jeff of pa]

Oldest message in a bottle 1874 ‽ IDTS.

Message in a Bottle: The History, and the Stories You Never Knew

For fans of pop culture (and especially the nostalgic kind), the idea of a Message in a Bottle probably conjures thoughts of the 1998 Nicholas Sparks novel. Or maybe it’s the 1999 romantic drama film based on the same story, starring Kevin Costner, Paul Newman and Robin Wright. To others, the...

panamajack.com

the operative words are "Ever Found" even if this tale of Theophrastus is True,
It's unclear if it was 'ever Found'

I would guess due to the sand replenishment there was a lot of cool finds brought to shore

 

[Bucket Lister]

the operative words are "Ever Found" even if this tale of Theophrastus is True,
It's unclear if it was 'ever Found'

Sure, if you accept Guinness as the 'Be-All and End-All' of all things.

Messages have been found in bottles for hundreds of years. This NJ story is dominating searches right now, so you really have to dig. But what the story appears to be claiming is that this message was in the bottle longer than any other--135 years (according to the article I'm looking at).

But according to the article I cited above,

The 1700s​

A Japanese seafarer named Chunosuke Matsuyama was shipwrecked in the remote South Pacific, along with his crew of 40-something other men. Desperate, he carved a message into coconut timber, stuffed it inside a bottle and threw it into the sea. This same message was discovered generations later in 1935

That's longer than 135 years.

But my point was only that this NJ bottle most certainly isn't the oldest bottle ever to have contained a message.

The whole thing is kinda murky, and subject to interpretation.

 

[West Jersey Detecting]

Amy Smyth Murphy was walking on the beach at Corson's Inlet State Park in Ocean City when she saw something unusual."I noticed it because the bottle was like a really nice aqua," she recalled.It was early in the morning on July 3, and she says the glass bottle - corked with something inside - was right there on the sand

I'm 10 minutes from there and walk that beach all the time. Some people have all the luck! EDIT: I knew she looked familiar and just got off the phone with her brother! They are pretty stoked!!

 

[Peyton Manning]

Was it signed ‘Jeff of pa’?

 

[billb]

Amy Smyth Murphy was walking on the beach at Corson's Inlet State Park in Ocean City when she saw something unusual."I noticed it because the bottle was like a really nice aqua," she recalled.It was early in the morning on July 3, and she says the glass bottle - corked with something inside - was right there on the sand

Fantastic Jeff
Thank you for sharing

 

[Chilli]

Im trying to figure out what the actual message was about?

 

[dognose]

that's s nice bottle

 

[Diggin-N-Dumps]

That’s wild! I’ve found a message in a bottle once that was about 25 years old and the paper crumbled like egg shells when I was unrolling it 😂😂

 

[Bucket Lister]

Im trying to figure out what the actual message was about?

Sam,

1 qt. whole​

1 qt. skim​

1 pt. half & half​

pound of butter​

Ralph

 

[Tony in SC]

What was the bottle corked with? Must have been really good stuff to last that long?