![]() ![]() Source: Wikicommon Sarah WinchesterĪside from a swimming pool packed with gold coins where she could skinny dip in, Sarah was also known for something else… she was CRAZY. Her riches grew exponentially every passing day. And another gift from her husband? A cabal of crafty financial weasels that knew how and where to invest. To say that Sarah was filthy rich would be diminishing the type of pocket change she had at her disposal. A daily income that’s roughly, after conversion, inflation, and the mathematics of currency magic, about $26k a day in 2019. The already Scrooge McDuck rich widow also received 50% ownership of the Winchester Repeating Arms Company. ![]() The jackpot! In today’s market that’s the equivalent of $543 million. Source: Alchetron William Winchester The History Of The Winchester HouseĪfter her husband kicked the bucket and tuberculosis claimed another victim in 1881, Sarah Winchester inherited more than US$20.5 million. The residence the equivalent of an art-project gone terribly wrong… one in the hands of a depressed nutball with too much money, time, and paranormal hang-ups. The story of the house begins with the death of firearms magnate William Wirt Winchester. The Virgin sacrifice round table is to die for.” “Asmodeal, don’t forget to pick up your credentials. If demons were ever in the market for a convention venue to trade work tips and have water cooler conversations, The Winchester House is the place the diabolical organizer would book. The sort that blinks and gives discounts and breakfast vouchers to spirits with a need to go all poltergeists on an unsuspecting victim. It is a mansion, located in San Jose, California, that might as well have a huge neon vacancy sign for ghosts that never goes off. The Winchester Mystery House is the grand-daddy of haunted houses. ![]()
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