18 Suuuuper Old, Interesting, And Sometimes Creepy Things People Uncovered Unexpectedly In Their Attic
I've never had an attic or a basement, so I've always craved unearthing hidden treasures I didn't know of in my home. Alas, I'll have to live vicariously through the people below who found the wildest, weirdest, and coolest things in their attics.
1.These pin-up posters someone found in their attic floorboards.
"Found a collection of dusty vintage pinups under our attic floorboards" —u/sligpants
2.This collection of vintage board games someone found stashed up there.
"Vintage board games found in an attic of new house." —u/jlvy85
3.This flower inside a 165-year-old book someone found in their attic.
"There’s a dried flower in this 165 years old latin book I just found in our attic." —u/yepjeeway
4.These moon landing newspapers someone found in their attic that make me wonder what kind of historical mementos I'm sitting on.
"Found three 1969 news papers about the moon landing in an old chest in the attic." —u/deleted
5.This groovy retro 7-Up container someone discovered in their attic from a 1976 collection where they made one for each state.
"This old 7up can I found in the attic of my new house." —u/expotarium
6.This real throwback of a calculator someone found in their grandmother's attic.
"Found this old calculator in my great grandmother's attic" — u/eggnoodlericecakes
7.This briefcase someone found in their grandparents' attic of letters between their mom and Peter Cushing (of Star Wars and Dracula fame).
"Clearing out my parent's attic after dad died, I discovered in an old battered briefcase that from 1954 to 1957, my mum was pen pals with Peter Cushing!" —u/Guyblin
8.This really old safe someone found in their attic that only had the good stuff in it.
u/scroogemcdub / Via reddit.com
"Found a really old safe in my attic" — u/scroogemcdub
9.This "mangle" someone found in an attic, which was a 17th century clothing press.
"Found in the attic of an old country house in Czechia. Top part is an open container that rolls on the round sticks under it. Bottom is likely just a stand with storage (has little doors from the other side)." —u/lukasholcik
10.This flashlight someone found in their grandmother's basement filled with art deco glory.
"Found this old flashlight from the 1920’s in the attic....not a bad hilt for the 20’s!" — u/housefreefolk
11.OK, not an object but these super creepy tally marks someone found in the attic of an 1800s home.
"Tally marks in an old attic of an 1800’s New England home." — u/chrisp-rat
12.This old computer someone dusted off with an incredibly ironic sticker on it.
"This old computer I found in my attic claims it will never be obsolete." — u/bogjumly
13.This original patent for the washing machine someone found just casually hanging out in their attic.
"The original patent for the washing machine came into our shop yesterday. We authenticated it. Signed by Madison, Monroe, and Pinkney. The couple found it in their deceased relative’s attic." — u/willplayspiano
14.This radio someone found in their attic that looks like a little Coke vending machine.
"This radio I found in my attic is built to resemble a Coca Cola vending machine." —u/deleted
15.This terrifying storage area for mannequins someone found in their attic.
"Went in the attic of a house we were looking at aannd...." — u/elaflynts
16.This collection of reference seeds someone found in their grandfather's attic.
"Collection of reference seeds found in my Grandad’s attic." —u/hungrybanana07
17.This Elvis Presley-branded shampoo bottle someone unearthed from their attic.
"This bottle of Elvis Presley "Love Me Tender" Conditioning Shampoo from 1985 I found in my attic." —u/discdraft
18.Finally, this horrifying shed snake skin someone found in their attic leading everyone to wonder where the heck it is.
"Went into my attic looking for a water leak coming into my living room and it appears that I'm also in quarantine with this whatever monstrosity left this behind. Its soft to the touch so I'm assuming it's still around." — u/lvnwk
Have you ever found something incredibly interesting from your attic, basement, or closet? Share with us in the comments below!
