Well, not quite. I found an old mobile phone while digging in the garden. We have found lots of pottery and bits of china, but this is the first phone that we have found.
It didn’t look in good shape. The battery had really deteriorated, so it was good to have it out of the ground.
When I took off the back of the phone, I was a bit surprised to find the SIM and a memory card still installed. You can tell from the photo below that both were showing signs of having been in the ground.
I wondered if I would find anything on the memory card. Or even if it could be read.
Amazingly, it was a yes on both counts.
Looks like the phone was owned by a young boy who was into fishing, hip hop and air rifles. Below is one of his most notable catches.
It is amazing what you find buried in the garden.
Having removed the back and the battery, imagine my surprise to find the SIM and the memory card still installed. There is no chance of getting anything off that memory card. Or is there?
One of the images left on the memory card. All dated 2009. Goodness knows how long the phone had been in the ground.