The Material Legacy

Small shovel and rake
	category fieldtools family_branch Cardinal_Alton provenence origin unknown, garden tools of Alton Cardinal, then Peter Cardinal note believed to have been purchased by Alton Cardinal for his son David around 1952 disposition currently owned as of August 2014
Combination padlock
	category household family_branch Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice provenance unknown, then household of Alton and Beatrice Cardinal, then household of Peter Cardinal note believed to have been purchased for Alton Cardinal's high school locker about 1927 note tag maker mark is "CENT'L TAG CO." note reverse of tag is stamped "6314" and has pencil notation "WAM" and "125" (price?) maker_mark (front, on knob) "Dudley", (back) "MADE IN U.S.A. / Dudley / REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. / DUDLEY LOCK CORP. / CHICAGO, ILL. / PATENTS NO. 1291228 / 1369850 16550002 / 1508139 1736183 / OTHERS PENDING", (stamp on bottom) "AD23485" disposition currently owned as of August 2014
Taylor thermometer
	category household family_branch Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice provenance unknown, household of Alton and Beatrice Cardinal prior to 1955 note measures temperature and humidity maker_mark "Taylor", "Humidiguide" condition excellent disposition currently owned as of April 2015
Scythe
(no photo)	category fieldtools family_branch Cardinal_Gilbert provenance tools of Gilbert Cardinal prior to 1920, then tools of Alton Cardinal, then tools of Peter Cardinal notebook_reference OldThings.html#field_tools Field Tools These tools belonged to my father, Gilbert Cardinal, prior to 1920. Most of them were probably in 1917 when we moved onto a farm at Oneida, Wisconsin. Double-bitted axe (handle replaced about 1965) Scythe Wooden hand hay rake (I turned replacement teeth in 1985) Garden spade Two three-tined pitch forks Corn knife Post hole digger Buck saw Lantern Short-handled square shovel (this was discarded by C&NW Ry in 1920's) disposition unknown
Vise
	category shoptools family_branch Cardinal_Alton provenance acquired by Alton Cardinal between 1927 and 1931, later workshop of Peter Cardinal notebook_reference OldThings.html#shop_tools_2 Shop Tools Acquired by me during high school years (1927-31) or before. Work bench (made for me by my father) Vise Claw hammer (marked Alty on handle) Push drill (Mr. Punch) Auger bits for brace (6/16″, 8/16″, 10/16″) Countersink bit Twist bit (¼) Brace Marking guage Try square Large screw driver (square shank, wood handle) (bought for me by my Uncle Sam Cardinal) Screw driver set (3 in 1) Wooden handle containing may tools Jack plane Carpenter chisels (½″ ¾″) Spoke shave Hand cranked grinder maker_mark "MORGAN VISE CO CHICAGO", "No 10-A SOLID NUT VISE" disposition stayed with Reed Street house 2022

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