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Bookshelves
	category household family_branch Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice provenance built by Alton Cardinal in shop class at West High School during January and February of 1928, household of Alton and Beatrice Cardinal, household of Peter Cardinal note provenance described in journal, during 1980s and 1990s maker used these shelves in his basement woodshop condition structure good with minor warping, finish fair to poor disposition stayed with Reed Street house 2022

Bowl
	category household family_branch Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice provenance purchased for Peter Cardinal (possibly by Niels and Clara Ferslev?), used by Peter in household of Alton and Beatrice Cardinal, then household of Peter Cardinal note original set included mug, now lost maker_mark "P[O ...] [...I]L", "[...]OX" "M[ADE IN] CALIFORNIA", "9" (or perhaps "6"?) condition excellent disposition currently owned as of January 2014

Cream and sugar set
	category household family_branch Ferslev provenance unknown, thought to have been in household of Lucy Doty Jeffcott, then household of Clara Jeffcott Ferslev, later household of Carol Anne Grady note scene of renaissance gentlemen on one side each maker_mark "Royal Bayreuth", knight's helmet between pair of crowned lions with shields "P" and "T", scroll "PRIV. 1794", "BAVARIA" condition excellent disposition owned by Carol Anne Grady as of January 2014

Abstract pillar
	category art family_branch Cardinal_Alton provenance made by Alton Cardinal date unknown, household of Alton and Beatrice Cardinal, then household of Peter Cardinal maker_mark "TURNING LATHE SCUPLTURE", "ALC" condition excellent disposition currently owned as of June 2014

Deep wooden bowl
	category art family_branch Cardinal_Alton provenance made by Alton Cardinal in 1995, household of Alton and Beatrice Cardinal, then household of Peter Cardinal maker_mark "Maple + Cherry", "ALC", "1995" condition excellent disposition currently owned as of June 2014

Comode
(no photo)	category household family_branch Cardinal_Gilbert provenance household of Mary Ann Johnston Cardinal until 1913, then household of Gilbert and Lillie Cardinal, then household of Alton Cardinal notebook_reference OldThings.html#comode Comode This piece of furniture was my Grandmother Cardinal's. I don't know its previous history, but she gave up house keeping in 1913, so it must have been old then. It was a dark stained finish, painted white in the 1920's for use in our bath room. One of the towel rack bars was broken as early as I remember and has been removed. disposition unknown, probably sold 2005 $85

Moustache cup
(no photo)	category household family_branch Cardinal_Gilbert provenance unknown notebook_reference OldThings.html#moustache_cup Moustache Cup From the home of Gilbert Cardinal. History not known. disposition sold 2005 $15

Pen stamp
(no photo)	category household family_branch Cardinal_Gilbert provenance property of Lillie Roy Strahl Whipple, around 1900 notebook_reference OldThings.html#pen_stamp Combination Pen, Pencil, Stamp Mrs Frank Whipple probably 1900 disposition unknown

Drafting board
	category officetools family_branch Cardinal_Alton provenance purchased by Alton Cardinal probably about 1933, household of Alton Cardinal, then household of Peter Cardinal note marked "ALTON CARDINAL" in ink on surface condition good disposition currently owned as of June 2014

Short-handled shovel
	category fieldtools family_branch Cardinal_Gilbert provenance Chicago and North Western Railroad until discarded in 1920s, then tools of Gilbert Cardinal, then tools of Alton Cardinal, then tools of Peter Cardinal note "C&NW" stamped into wood on handle below handgrip 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) maker_mark SOLID STEEL 2 disposition currently owned as of May 2024

Bookshelves

category: household
family_branch: Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice
provenance: built by Alton Cardinal in shop class at West High School during January and February of 1928, household of Alton and Beatrice Cardinal, household of Peter Cardinal
note: provenance described in journal, during 1980s and 1990s maker used these shelves in his basement woodshop
condition: structure good with minor warping, finish fair to poor
disposition: stayed with Reed Street house 2022

Bowl

category: household
family_branch: Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice
provenance: purchased for Peter Cardinal (possibly by Niels and Clara Ferslev?), used by Peter in household of Alton and Beatrice Cardinal, then household of Peter Cardinal
note: original set included mug, now lost
maker_mark: "P[O ...] [...I]L", "[...]OX" "M[ADE IN] CALIFORNIA", "9" (or perhaps "6"?)
condition: excellent
disposition: currently owned as of January 2014

Cream and sugar set

category: household
family_branch: Ferslev
provenance: unknown, thought to have been in household of Lucy Doty Jeffcott, then household of Clara Jeffcott Ferslev, later household of Carol Anne Grady
note: scene of renaissance gentlemen on one side each
maker_mark: "Royal Bayreuth", knight's helmet between pair of crowned lions with shields "P" and "T", scroll "PRIV. 1794", "BAVARIA"
condition: excellent
disposition: owned by Carol Anne Grady as of January 2014

Abstract pillar

category: art
family_branch: Cardinal_Alton
provenance: made by Alton Cardinal date unknown, household of Alton and Beatrice Cardinal, then household of Peter Cardinal
maker_mark: "TURNING LATHE SCUPLTURE", "ALC"
condition: excellent
disposition: currently owned as of June 2014

Deep wooden bowl

category: art
family_branch: Cardinal_Alton
provenance: made by Alton Cardinal in 1995, household of Alton and Beatrice Cardinal, then household of Peter Cardinal
maker_mark: "Maple + Cherry", "ALC", "1995"
condition: excellent
disposition: currently owned as of June 2014

Comode

(no photo)

category: household
family_branch: Cardinal_Gilbert
provenance: household of Mary Ann Johnston Cardinal until 1913, then household of Gilbert and Lillie Cardinal, then household of Alton Cardinal
notebook_reference: OldThings.html#comode

Comode

This piece of furniture was my Grandmother Cardinal's. I don't know its previous history, but she gave up house keeping in 1913, so it must have been old then. It was a dark stained finish, painted white in the 1920's for use in our bath room. One of the towel rack bars was broken as early as I remember and has been removed.
disposition: unknown, probably sold 2005 $85

Moustache cup

(no photo)

category: household
family_branch: Cardinal_Gilbert
provenance: unknown
notebook_reference: OldThings.html#moustache_cup

Moustache Cup

From the home of Gilbert Cardinal. History not known.
disposition: sold 2005 $15

Pen stamp

(no photo)

category: household
family_branch: Cardinal_Gilbert
provenance: property of Lillie Roy Strahl Whipple, around 1900
notebook_reference: OldThings.html#pen_stamp

Combination Pen, Pencil, Stamp

Mrs Frank Whipple

probably 1900
disposition: unknown

Drafting board

category: officetools
family_branch: Cardinal_Alton
provenance: purchased by Alton Cardinal probably about 1933, household of Alton Cardinal, then household of Peter Cardinal
note: marked "ALTON CARDINAL" in ink on surface
condition: good
disposition: currently owned as of June 2014

Short-handled shovel

category

fieldtools

family_branch

Cardinal_Gilbert

provenance

Chicago and North Western Railroad until discarded in 1920s, then tools of Gilbert Cardinal, then tools of Alton Cardinal, then tools of Peter Cardinal

note

"C&NW" stamped into wood on handle below handgrip

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.