Napier acknowledged there was no “buried treasure,” but he said he found the discoveries inside the vault amusing. They also found a safe within the vault, which contained only rubber bands. Inside the vault, they found an assortment of random items including books, mugs, horseshoes, license plates, receipts, computers from 1992, old bottles, stuffed animals and dishes. To get into the vault, they cut through solid concrete to make a 1-foot hole for the team to crawl through to enter the bank vault from behind.Īfter seven hours of cutting through concrete, Spring and Napier could finally enter the vault.īut while the vault brought the business partners internet fame, it didn’t contain any fortune. “So, it was encouraging in a lot of ways.” They just wanted to know what was going on,” Napier said. Napier said it was shocking to see people from all over the world tune in, many from other countries such as Australia or Sweden. Spring and Napier turned the opening of the vault into an exciting event online, live streaming to followers for seven hours on May 3 as they cut through the vault to reveal what was inside. “When I realized that the vault was unopenable from the outside because of rusted bolts and everything, that’s when we decided we had to cut through the walls,” Goodman said. But the vault, which had likely been unused for decades, was rusted shut. Spring contacted David Goodman of Coffey’s Lockshop in early May to help him open the vault. The April 19 Instagram video showing the discovery of the 9-by-12-foot vault quickly amassed more than 4 million views, and the company’s Instagram page ballooned to more than 32,000 followers eager to see what was in the safe. Sign up here and get news that is important for you to your inbox. We're making it easier for you to find stories that matter with our new newsletter - The 4Front.
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