Researchers at the Boston University (BU) stumbled upon a copper container, about the size of a toaster, nestled in one of the hundreds of boxes of files they were archiving.
The top of the container had been pierced in the middle with a sharp metal object - a claw hammer or a pry bar - and ripped open.
"The first thing I thought was, it is a time capsule," said Emma Purtell, from BU's Facilities Management and Planning (FM&P).
"I am just blown away by how good the condition of some of this stuff is, considering it is 100-plus years old at this point," said Mumford.
The box had been unearthed in 2002, when the armoury was demolished to make way for the university's new building.
"The things we found inside were really amazing and interesting," Purtell said.
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