In the small town of Forrest City, Iowa, there’s an egg that’s been making waves. It’s not a Faberge egg, but it has a story that’s just as fascinating.
For 72 years, this egg, signed by a young girl named Mary Foss on April 2, 1951, has journeyed through time, changing hands from one owner to another until it was finally traced back to its origin.
The tale begins with John Amalfitano, the modern-day custodian of this unique egg, which he received as a gift. At first glance, it seemed like just an ordinary egg, an old one, but well cared for by everyone who received it in the last seven decades.
It turns out that back in 1951, Mary was just a young girl working for an egg produce company. She, along with some co-workers, hatched a brilliant plan (pun intended). They decided to sign a bunch of eggs and send them out with various shipments, each one containing a message. They wanted to see if anyone who received these eggs would write them back.
Mary’s egg was one of those special messengers. It contained a simple message asking the finder to send her a reply. Little did she know that her message would embark on a seven-decade journey through time.
As the egg’s latest keeper, Amalfitano, through the group Weird (and wonderful) Secondhand Finds that Need to be Shared, proceeded to do just that, posting on Facebook a message looking for the OG owner of the egg.
His random message somehow reached the eyes and ears of Mary herself. At 92 years young, Mary, who had once sought a pen pal through her egg, received what she had asked for, only seven decades later.
