Museum volunteer seeks assistance

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Cheryl Huston, volunteer with the Skidmore Depot Museum, is in a bit of a quandary and seeking assistance. The large red, metal sphere on a metal base shown in the photo was found in the depot, but she and other volunteers haven’t been able to figure out what it is.

SKIDMORE, Mo. — Cheryl Huston, volunteer with the Skidmore Depot Museum, is in a bit of a quandary and seeking assistance.

While cleaning up the city’s museum, Huston came across an item she can’t identify. The large red, metal sphere on a metal base shown in the photo was found in the depot, but she and other volunteers haven’t been able to figure out what it is.

Huston, along with Cindy Kenny and Fran Harbin, have been working to reorganize the museum and were able to open one room of it to the public during the 2020 Skidmore Punkin Show.

After repairs are completed, Huston plans to hold regular hours for people to visit the museum.

Update

Huston reported to The Forum on Thursday afternoon, that Kirby Goslee saw today’s edition of the paper and solved the mystery.

The red metal ball used to be positioned at the top of the city’s old water tower.