A century of engineering excellence has been condensed into one small container and buried at Rosyth Dockyard.
The culmination of three days of celebrations to mark the centenary of the site, a time capsule was lowered into the ground, where it will remain for the next 100 years.
Watching on among the invited guests was 101-year-old former dockyard worker Tom Anderson.
Once a young welder, he became a technical supervisor at the yard in a 38-year career.
Reflecting on his time at Rosyth, he said: “I suppose I was a bit of a psychiatrist.
“The guys would come to me with any problems and even a few of the men’s wives would stop me in the street and ask for advice.
“We were a big family.
“Living in the same streets and even getting together for big games of football in the fields behind our houses meant we knew each other well and looked out for each other.”
The capsule, designed and manufactured by apprentices and engineers at the facility, contained modern safety equipment, a model of the Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier currently under construction at the yard and historical plans for the site.
Referring to Mr Anderson and his generation of workers, Archie Bethel, CEO of dockyard operators Babcock, said that the yard’s future was looking bright.
“Tom’s willingness to explore new processes, embracing new technology and his commitment to deliver results, under demanding circumstances, are exactly the same values that drive the modern Babcock business at Rosyth,” he said.