Descendants of man who left Sarjeant Gallery time capsule fascinated by discovery 7 May, 2021 05:00 PM 5 minutes to read John Carson, great-grandson of John Brodie, with wife Janice is proud to be tied to such a historic story. Photo / Bevan Conley John Carson, great-grandson of John Brodie, with wife Janice is proud to be tied to such a historic story. Photo / Bevan Conley Descendants of the man who stowed away a time capsule in the historic Sarjeant Gallery more than a century ago say they are fascinated by its recent discovery. Clerk of works for the original construction project John Cornfoot Brodie stowed away a glass time capsule filled with a variety of contents in one of the walls in 1918.