Dynamite, sex toys – and liver? Readers on the weirdest things they’ve found in a new home

From 1970s Y-fronts to gold teeth and carefully placed pennies, readers describe the strange, horrible, sometimes hilarious treasures left by previous occupants

Our new house had once been the home of a ferry boat captain and his family. The previous owners requested that we dispose of anything left behind. “We’re going to find a body,” I told my husband as we considered the piles and piles of things in the den, the garage and the attic.