| Small shovel and rake |
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- category
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fieldtools
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Alton
- provenence
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origin unknown, garden tools of Alton Cardinal, then Peter Cardinal
- note
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believed to have been purchased by Alton Cardinal for his son David around 1952
- disposition
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currently owned as of August 2014
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| Oneida-style basket |
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- category
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household
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice
- provenance
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made by Peter Cardinal in 1983, household of Alton and Beatrice Cardinal, then household of Peter Cardinal
- note
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made at Asbury Acres Camp while counseling at Iroquois culture program
- disposition
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owned by artist as of June 2014
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| Child's green chair |
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- category
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household
- family_branch
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Ferslev
- provenance
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purchased by Niels and Clara Ferslev in 1919 for their daughter Beatrice
- notebook_reference
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OldThings.html#child_chairs
Child Chairs
The four chairs have interesting histories.
The green straight chair was bought by her
parents for my wife, Beatrice Ferslev, when
she was four years old (in 1919). It was
used specifically for her to sit on in the
one-seated family automobile while her
older sister sat between the parents and
the younger sister sat on mother's lap.
The other three chairs were given to me
after my *cousin's children outgrew
them (about 1915). The training chair was
a brown color – stain and varnish
–; we never had the tray. The
"kitchen" chair was red enamel.
I remember the rocker as yellow –
probably a stained or natural finish.
When Uncle Abe Frei brought the training
chair from Spokane, Washington, out to the
ranch on Indian Prairie, he was embarassed;
so he put it in a burlap bag. I named the
chairs for ranch horses – Major
(training chair), Queen (kitchen),
and Flo (rocker) and drove them with
string lines. The chair backs and rear legs
still show the wear from being dragged
across the floor. I still refer to them
by name.
* Eva Cady Robinson
- disposition
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given to Carol Anne Grady 2007
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| Carved wooden pear |
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- category
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art
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Alton
- provenance
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made by Alton Cardinal for Beatrice Cardinal, date unknown
- note
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displayed with wooden plums and wooden fruit bowl
- disposition
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given to Carol Anne Grady 2005
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| Gameboard |
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- category
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household
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Gilbert
- provenance
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purchased by Gilbert Cardinal 1918 or 1919, then household of Alton Cardinal
- notebook_reference
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OldThings.html#gameboard
Game Board
This game board measures about 29″
square with mesh pockets at the four corners.
It was patented by The Carrom Company,
Ludington, Michigan. This is Style E,
No. 1 Archarena. It is designed to play
Carroms (registered) and checkers
on one side and croquinol on the reverse
side, as well as many other games. It came
with an instruction book (now lost) covering
57 games (I think). Playing pieces are
wooden rings in red, green, and clear,
black. There are also two wooden cues
26″ long.
The game set was bought in 1918 or 1919
by my father, Gilbert Cardinal, while we
lived at Oneida. He particularly enjoyed
playing Carroms with my mother and
me.
A few of the rings have broken.
- disposition
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unknown
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| Wooden spoon |
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- category
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household
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Peter
- provenance
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made by Alton Cardinal for Peter Cardinal, probably in 1970s
- note
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carved from wood of an American elm tree from 1093 Reed St (Green Bay) of the same age as Peter Cardinal
- maker_mark
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ELM
- condition
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excellent
- disposition
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currently owned as of April 2015
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