What stood out to me as well was the condition of the writing versus the condition of the ball. Pretty clearly, the writing was written long after the supposed game. One nice thing about genuine antique trophies is one can fairly judge the relative age of the ink or paint. If the paint itself appears to be from the 1800s, that strongly supports that a 1874 trophy ball is genuine.
Last edited by drc; 07-13-2009 at 02:59 PM.
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