ᐅ Foundation Stone / Time Capsule – Origin and Destination?
Created on: 1 Jul 2014 10:22
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Doc.Schnaggls
Hello,
now that our construction is about to start soon, we have also been thinking about a foundation stone or a time capsule.
We have already decided what to put inside, and now we are just wondering where to get a suitable container...
We are thinking of a metal tube that can be sealed at both ends (perhaps with screw caps).
However, we haven't been able to find anything suitable online right away.
Does anyone happen to have an idea where we could get such a tube (diameter approximately 5 cm (2 inches), length 20 - 30 cm (8 - 12 inches))?
We plan to embed the tube into the concrete slab, or is there any reason not to do so?
Best regards,
Dirk
now that our construction is about to start soon, we have also been thinking about a foundation stone or a time capsule.
We have already decided what to put inside, and now we are just wondering where to get a suitable container...
We are thinking of a metal tube that can be sealed at both ends (perhaps with screw caps).
However, we haven't been able to find anything suitable online right away.
Does anyone happen to have an idea where we could get such a tube (diameter approximately 5 cm (2 inches), length 20 - 30 cm (8 - 12 inches))?
We plan to embed the tube into the concrete slab, or is there any reason not to do so?
Best regards,
Dirk
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toxicmolotof3 Jul 2014 08:35In Detroit, 50 years ago, a brand-new Ford was placed in a shipping container, buried, and then dug up rusted 50 years later.
That is a time capsule...^^
In Germany, it is actually common to lay a foundation stone. This is an American trend that originally comes from large construction projects. And by large, I mean VERY large.
That is a time capsule...^^
In Germany, it is actually common to lay a foundation stone. This is an American trend that originally comes from large construction projects. And by large, I mean VERY large.
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Doc.Schnaggls3 Jul 2014 10:08Well, that can be seen in different ways...
I don’t see much difference between the American "time capsule" and the German "foundation stone."
Sometimes a foundation stone even contains a time capsule—so it’s essentially a container within a container.
Both “vessels” have a hollow space where the builders place something meaningful to them.
We can’t install a traditional “foundation stone” because we are building a concrete basement and a timber frame prefab house. Therefore, only the “time capsule” will be embedded in our foundation slab.
In our capsule, there will be a picture of the old (demolished) house, a plan of the new house, a photo of us, a newspaper from the day, and some coins from 2014.
We don’t have any great illusions that the capsule will ever be reopened; it has more of a symbolic meaning for us.
Best regards,
Dirk
I don’t see much difference between the American "time capsule" and the German "foundation stone."
Sometimes a foundation stone even contains a time capsule—so it’s essentially a container within a container.
Both “vessels” have a hollow space where the builders place something meaningful to them.
We can’t install a traditional “foundation stone” because we are building a concrete basement and a timber frame prefab house. Therefore, only the “time capsule” will be embedded in our foundation slab.
In our capsule, there will be a picture of the old (demolished) house, a plan of the new house, a photo of us, a newspaper from the day, and some coins from 2014.
We don’t have any great illusions that the capsule will ever be reopened; it has more of a symbolic meaning for us.
Best regards,
Dirk