A message in a bottle discovered on a New Jersey beach may be the oldest ever discovered, NJ.com reported.
Amy Smyth Murphy, 49, was taking a hike through Ocean City’s Inlet State Park when she came across a weather-beaten, green-hued glass bottle with “Barr & Brother Philadeplhia” etched onto the surface. Corked inside were a business card, dated 1876, and a handwritten note.
The Guinness World Records holder for the oldest message in a bottle found goes to one found in 2018 near Wedge Island in Western Australia.