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"Threads of a Cowboy" Quilt Sold
[Friday, February 16, 2007]

With mixed emotions, the Jim Bob Tinsley Museum & Transylvania County Heritage Center announces the sale of the beautiful quilt, "Threads of a Cowboy". The quilt was auctioned on January 20th, 2007 in Scottsdale, Arizona by High Noon Western Auction Company.

Tom Fredrickson, treasurer of the Tinsley Museum & Heritage Center explained the mixed emotions by stating, "the quilt was donated to the Museum for the purpose of raising money to support the museum & heritage center and for that we are very pleased. The sad part is we have parted with a beautiful work of art."

In April of 2005, Crystal & Rick Austin of Janesville, Wisconsin donated the quilt, "Threads of a Cowboy" to the 


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