Secret code to the 18th Century Souvenir Revealed 'Forbidden Love'

Hampshire - From the appearance, ancient wooden box was like a usual storage. However, the code is written on the surface intriguing.
Gift codes from 1785 it became a discussion on the Antiques Roadshow, BBC television program aired. However, experts are deployed unable to crack the code. Quite a spectator, Paul Wisken (61) successful.
Wisken reveal, the message written on the surface of the box reads, "This gift is small, but my love incalculable extent". This message is also considered to uncover sundries past century romance.
The box has recently appeared in one episode of antiques roadshow at Bowood House, Wiltshire. The current owner admitted antique box was bought by his father and was rewarded for his late mother.
Antique box was purchased at Petticoat Lane for 20-30 pounds, and helped reads the message reads, "This ring circle and has no end, so did my love, dear."
Quoted by the Telegraph, Jon Baddeley, director of Bonhams Knightsbridge and expert on Antiques Roadshow Antiques, revealing it likely is cosmetic box. Formerly, the box used to store cosmetics and equipment, and to be a gift from a man named J Jones to her lover. Box is also equipped with random numbers carved on its surface, surrounding the writing date: 1785 AD.
In the television program, nothing could break the 'secret message' is.
"In the Antiques Roadshow we can uncover a variety of questions, but we are at a stalemate for this," said Baddeley at the owner's antiques.

However, an audience remained curious. Wisken, who watched the program with his wife at his home in North Hampshire, solved the mystery.
Wisken a fan of crossword puzzles, and is already working on a variety of word puzzles and numbers since a kid. Grandfather of two was also strategize code breaking, and mix and match each number with the letter a counterpart.
After working for 5 hours, Wisken successfully made equivalent for each letter and number. Two days later, he managed to solve the mystery. Wisken directly contacting the Antiques Roadshow.
"Since he was a primary school, I was interested in words, numbers, and the secret code," said Wisken. "My mother asked me to play word games, and over time, it became my hobby."
Wisken and his family are also fans of Antiques Roadshow, and never missed watching it.
He talked about the antique box episode, "When they said, 'we could not finish it', in my heart I thought, 'bet, I can'. At least it's worth a try."
Wisken admit, the mystery was a "wonderful challenge that is placed alone in her lap," and calling himself "nerd".
With a secret code that is difficult, can only be solved 230 years later, came the two lovebirds are exchanging these gifts exist in forbidden love affairs.
Baddeley also called Wisken genius.
At the end of the show, antique box appreciated 800-1200 pounds, whereas, in the presence of an interesting story behind it after solving the mystery by Wisken, prices have increased by 10 to 20 percent.

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