They were at the Star Harbor Historical Society, in a special room Bran had tricked out with light and humidity controls. Some of the most special pieces from his collection were here. They were about to add another—a mildewed chest that held, according to Nathaniel Jacobs’s verse, a treasure “worth more than gold.” Nigel and Bran had dated it to the late 1600s, and thanks to Boston College’s resources, had already done some cross-sectional analysis of the materials used to make it.Though the exterior looked like it was about to fall apart, the trunk itself was surprisingly solid, holding up through the recovery and transfer to the Historical Society. According to her uncle, the trunk was a superior example of a barrel-stave Saratoga-grade trunk. Its interior was wood, likely oak, and had metal banding on each of the vertical wooden slats. Each edge was also covered in metal. Regardless of whether the protective covering had preserved any of the artifacts inside—if indeed there were any artifacts—the trunk itself was an incredible find.Surrounded by friends and family, not to mention a bevy of archeologists, they were about to unlock a piece of history.Val cleared his throat.
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