| Anvil |
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- category
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shoptools
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Gilbert
- provenance
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property of Gilbert Cardinal by 1920, then workshop of Alton Cardinal, then workshop of Peter Cardinal
- notebook_reference
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OldThings.html#shop_tools_1
- maker_mark
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FISHER
- disposition
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currently owned as of January 2014
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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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| Kitchen Canister |
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- category
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household
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Gilbert
- provenance
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unknown
- maker_mark
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National Can Company - New York; Empeco
- disposition
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currently owned as of January 2014
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| Child's red chair |
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- category
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household
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Gilbert
- provenance
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household of Eva Cady Robinson, then household of Gilbert and Lillie Cardinal, then household of Alton and Beatrice Cardinal, then household of Peter Cardinal
- 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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currently owned as of January 2014
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| Meat cleaver |
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- category
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household
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Gilbert
- provenance
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unknown, see notebook entry for story
- notebook_reference
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OldThings.html#cleaver
Butcher's Clever with sword handle
Used in Napolean's army.
The sword handle was probably a replacement,
used instead of a regular handle because
no other was available.
It was later found in a Wisconsin
blacksmith's trash pail.
The rescuer brought it home and his
wife used it to cut kindling. (Early 1800's.)
It travelled with them to Washington [state]
and back, when it got its real workout
chopping wood (1930's).
- disposition
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sold 2005 $32.50
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| Buck saw |
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- category
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fieldtools
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Gilbert
- provenance
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tools of Gilbert Cardinal prior to 1920, then tools of Alton Cardinal
- notebook_reference
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OldThings.html#field_tools
- disposition
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unknown, may have been stolen winter 1992 from cabin at woods
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| Snowshoes, Michigan style |
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- category
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household
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Peter
- provenance
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purchased early to middle 1960s Alton and Beatrice Cardinal, household of Peter Cardinal
- maker_mark
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"tubbs", "14x48-2"
- condition
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excellent
- disposition
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currently owned as of July 2016
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| Push drill |
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- category
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shoptools
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Alton
- provenance
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acquired by Alton Cardinal between 1927 and 1931, later workshop of Peter Cardinal
- note
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tradename "Mr. Punch", note storage of bits in handle
- condition
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excellent except one bit is broken
- notebook_reference
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OldThings.html#shop_tools_2
- condition
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excellent
- disposition
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currently owned as of January 2014
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