Coded Note Found Hidden In A Victorian-Era Dress Has Finally Been Solved After 10 Years
It took ten years — and almost 200 code books — to crack the crumpled coded note, which includes phrases like “Calgary, Cuba, unguard, confute, duck, fagan.” Sara Rivers CofieldThe coded eminence looks like nonsense at first glance , but would have made utter sense to those who welcome it . When Sara Rivers Cofield came across a nineteenth - century silk bustle dress in Maine ten year ago , she instantly decided to add it to her collection of geological period wear ....