Antique Rocking Chair Starts Treasure Hunt
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Patty Henken always thought she found great value in the rickety rocking chair when she plunked down $200 for it at an auction, figuring she could restore the century-old relic.
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Doing that turned out to rock her world, sending her on a treasure hunt straight out of a mystery novel.
Five months after hauling the chair home last November, Henken spent hours in May prying the seat off it in her garage in Mount Sterling, Ill. A small envelope fluttered from it as she tossed the seat aside -- "Finders Keepers" typewritten on it. Inside, a key was taped to a note.
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Doing that turned out to rock her world, sending her on a treasure hunt straight out of a mystery novel.
Five months after hauling the chair home last November, Henken spent hours in May prying the seat off it in her garage in Mount Sterling, Ill. A small envelope fluttered from it as she tossed the seat aside -- "Finders Keepers" typewritten on it. Inside, a key was taped to a note.
See the article for more!
