Re: [OM] Hi, I'm Moose and I ... [was Parker 51]

[Ken Norton]

>
> I've lost the note that came with the bottle, but I think it's around
> 200 years old.  It went down in a storm in the South Atlantic and was
> being sold in a shop in Stanley.  Do you reckon it's worth opening and
> trying in a pen, an old one perhaps?
>


Personally, I wouldn't. It's worth more as an intact collectible.  It
depends, though.  It might be the perfect thing for writing in the log book
next time you go sailing.

At issue would be the depth the ship sank to. If it was a shallow sinking
and found in less than 80-100 feet of water chances are the cork was able to
keep salt-water from seeping in. But much more than that and it is most
likely contaminated.

If you do insist on opening it, I'd use a quill pen.

AG
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