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Category: RANDOM — Family Branch: RANDOM
Carpenter level
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category
shoptools
family_branch
Cardinal_Gilbert
provenance
property of Gilbert Cardinal by 1920, then workshop of Alton Cardinal, then workshop of Peter Cardinal
notebook_reference
OldThings.html#shop_tools_1

Shop Tools

These tools belonged to my father prior to 1920. Some of them came from my grandfather who died in 1913.

  • anvil
  • Cold chisels, punch
  • Rachet brace
  • Ships auger bit
  • Small claw hammer
  • Carpenter's square (2′)
  • Two hand saws (cross cut)
  • Oil stone
  • Block plane
  • Carpenter level (wooden)
  • Carpenter chisel (⅜″)
condition
usable, main bubble good, wood worn, vertical bubble missing
disposition
stayed with Reed Street house 2022
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Cold chisels
20140108_0054
category
shoptools
family_branch
Cardinal_Gilbert
provenance
some property of Gilbert Cardinal by 1920, some acquired from shop of Seeley Primley middle 1960s, some unknown
note
it is no longer clear which tools have which provenance
notebook_reference
OldThings.html#shop_tools_1
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disposition
stayed with Reed Street house 2022
Wedding plate
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category
household
family_branch
Ferslev
provenance
gift from Lucy Amelia Doty Jeffcott to Marie Ferslev Hansen around 1905, later household of Niels and Clara Ferslev, later household of Helen Ferslev, later household of Peter Cardinal 1986
note
see text by Helen Ferslev when transfering to Peter Cardinal
maker_mark
crown and crossed [swords? scepter?] with letters "R. & C." and "IRIS" beneath, also the word "BAVARIA"
condition
excellent
disposition
currently owned as of January 2014
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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
Post hole digger
(no photo)
category
fieldtools
family_branch
Cardinal_Gilbert
provenance
tools of Gilbert Cardinal prior to 1920, then tools of Alton 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, may have been stolen winter 1992 from cabin at woods
Spoke shave
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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
condition
excellent
disposition
stayed with Reed Street house 2022
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