Antique appraiser Timothy Gordon was able to provide some pleasant surprises to several people who brought in their items. Information was provided on a variety of items including a sword, a train engine bell, U.S. Southwest, Russian, and Middle Eastern jewelry, toys, clothing, and art. The museum welcomed valuable information on a number of their artifacts, one being the Indoor Baseball championship award in the school sports display. Mr. Gordon called a friend who is an expert on sports history. He indicated that indoor baseball was the likely predecessor of modern softball.

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