- 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
- category
- household
- family_branch
- Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice
- provenance
- household of Beatrice and Alton Cardinal, then household of Peter Cardinal
- note
- last surviving member of full set of ceramic dishes in multiple colors (pink, green, yellow)
- condition
- good, some chips and surface stain
- disposition
- currently owned as of January 2014
- category
- household
- family_branch
- Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice
- provenance
- wedding gift to Alton and Beatrice Cardinal 1946
- condition
- excellent
- disposition
- given to Carol Anne Grady 2005
- category
- art
- family_branch
- Cardinal_Alton
- provenance
- made by Alton Cardinal and Peter Cardinal in 2004-2008, household of Peter Cardinal
- maker_mark
- "ALC", "2004", "2008", "pbc"
- note
- the last project started by Alton Cardinal, completed as candlestick by Peter Cardinal
- condition
- very good
- disposition
- currently owned as of June 2014
- category
- household
- family_branch
- Cardinal_Gilbert
- provenance
- household of Lillie Roy Strahl Whipple, then household of Gilbert and Lillie Cardinal, then household of Alton and Beatrice Cardinal, then household of Peter Cardinal
- notebook_reference
-
OldThings.html#rocker
Rocking Chair
The bent-wood arm rocker belonged to my grandmother, Lillie Roy Strahl Whipple (1860-1921), and it was used by her until her death in 1921. Then it became the property of my mother, Lillie Strahl Cardinal (1877-1948), until her death in 1948. It was constantly used all those years. After Mother's death, the chair remained in our attic until I completed refinishing in 1982.
I removed all of the old finish and refinished with Formby's tung oil finish rubbed into the natural wood. I replaced the seat with new leather tooled by my sister-in-law, Helen Lu Ferslev, in a pattern similar to the original. New tacks were used. Other than minor joint tightening, no restoration was needed.
- note
- seat replaced again
- disposition
- currently owned as of January 2014
- category
- household
- family_branch
- Cardinal_Peter
- provenance
- purchased by Peter Cardinal about 1971 in Naperville IL
- maker_mark
- "Pickett", "All Metal Slide Rules", "Made in U.S.A."
- condition
- excellent
- disposition
- currently owned as of January 2018
- category
- shoptools
- family_branch
- Cardinal_Alton
- provenance
- acquired by Alton Cardinal between 1927 and 1931
- 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
- disposition
- unknown