While most of our grandparents seem to hoard a miscellaneous collection of old junk in their attics, occasionally these hoarding tendencies can lead to the most remarkable historical finds.
And if that find was remarkable enough to make a seasoned museum curator express a sense of shock and wonder?
Then you would have something rare on your hands indeed.
According to The Washington Post, Judith Hernstadt was just such a collector, a New York native who collected all sorts of 18th century artifacts and paraphernalia in her New York City apartment for over 40 years.
Upon learning about Hernstadt’s extensive collection, the curator of Philadelphia’s Museum of the American Revolution, Matthew Skic, asked to see her collection.
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