These siblings are sifting
through a time capsule.
Contents of a purse lost by their late mom
mare than six decades ago
when she was just a freshman in high school.
The year was 1957.
(upbeat music)
Elvis Presley was number on on the charts
when Patti Rumfola's purse went missing
in her high school in Ohio.
Fast forward more than 60 years,
school custodian Chas Pyle was doing some repairs.
I noticed that there was a little red bag
with a bunch of dust on it laying beside the locker,
in between the locker and the wall.
Inside the purse was a green wallet
containing an ID card with the name Patricia Rumfola.
Through the power of social media,
the school tracked down Patti's children,
leading to this 1950s flashback.
I was crying and smiling and really excited about it.
It was a snapshot into a moment.
So what was inside?
Everything a 15 year old girl would need
back in 1957.
A compact from the vintage makeup brand, Evening in Paris.
It still has this perfumey smell to it.
Two tubes of lipstick.
This one smells a little old.
(laughter)
And check this out.
A 63 year old stick of chewing gum.
I just think it's cool.
It's like a show and tell for mom
and she's not even here.
Each of Patti's children
took a penny from the wallet as a memento of their mom
who passed away in 2013 at the age of 71.
They say she would have gotten a kick
out of seeing her little red purse surface
after all these years.
She would be so excited.