Stacks of yellowed newspapers in dark attic recesses are the least of the surprises found when remodeling older homes. Valuables stashed away for safekeeping (and later forgotten), mummified critters that checked in and didn't check out, time capsules of building methods and materials that died out decades ago. I've even talked with remodelers who found the detritus of busy methamphetamine labs in the homes they were fixing up for the banks that had repossessed them. What's the most unusual item you've found during a remodeling project?

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