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There's no mention in the article as to why the cuttings were beneath the floorboards. My guess is one girl got mad at another and slipped her classwork between
by pulvinar 2y ago
There's no mention in the article as to why the cuttings were beneath the floorboards. My guess is one girl got mad at another and slipped her classwork between the boards. Possible since this predated tongue & groove (the technology angle).
- floam 2y agoAccording to another article, they just slipped through the cracks on the floor from time to time and accumulated over the years. https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/london/sutton-house-and-breakers-yard/lost-by-schoolgirls-a-display-of-17th-century-papercuts https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/london/sutton-house-a... I imagine the debris also included coins and the like.
- martyvis 2y agoReminds of this story where they found paper planes in the school house ceiling dating before 1910 - https://youtu.be/A555LYvAPp0?t=16m08s https://youtu.be/A555LYvAPp0?t=16m08s