Northants Live. The note read: "Bricklayer rate 3/6 ½. February 17 1953. J. Rainbow, 122 Kingsland Avenue, age 50." Eve, 48, shared a photo of the incredible note on the Northampton Photos and Social History Facebook page in the hope of finding Mr Rainbow's relatives so that they could return it to them.
She said: "My boyfriend was having the back window knocked out in one of the downstairs rooms."When that was being done they found this tin in the wall with the note in."He was thinking should he go knock on 122 Kingsland Avenue but the chance of the descendants being in that house are minimal really."It was put in a drawer and forgotten about it but he got it out the other day and decided to find the original descendants of Mr Rainbow."I.
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