RACINE, Wisconsin (The Journal Times) — Racine historian Jim Mercier is always on the lookout for memorabilia to add to his collection, which contains thousands of items originated from the community.

This is a rare antique skee-ball or skip ball game made around 1930 by the US company Wyandotte. It wasn't working, both gears had to be fixed and the little balls remained stuck. I decided to keep ...