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Toy farm animals
	category household family_branch Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice provenance unknown note used with toy barn disposition given to Carol Anne Grady

Snowshoes, cross-country style
	category household family_branch Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice provenance household of Alton and Beatrice Cardinal, purchased early 1960s note note lacing through the frames note AF&H was American Hoe and Fork maker_mark "[AF]H CO WALLINGFORD VT US" condition excellent disposition currently owned as of July 2016

History textbook
	category household family_branch Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice provenence household of Alton Cardinal (1926), then Alton and Beatrice Cardinal, then Peter Cardinal title The History of the American People author Charles A. Beard and William C. Bagley publication New York: The Macmillan Company. 1924. note flyleaf inscribed with price "1.32", name "Alton Lyle Cardinal", and date "Feb. 1st, 1926" disposition currently owned as of April 2017


(no photo)

Wall sconce
	category art family_branch Cardinal_Alton provenance made by Alton Cardinal for Peter Cardinal in 1978 note engraved with Christian symbols (cross, triangle, dove, and fish) maker_mark "ALC", "'78" condition excellent disposition currently owned as of January 2014

Dagger
	category household family_branch Cardinal_Gilbert provenance reputedly taken from dead confederate soldier by Joseph Cardinal during the Civil War, later household of Alton Cardinal, then household of Peter Cardinal notebook_reference OldThings.html#dagger Dagger – Civil War Taken from the body of a Confederate soldier (killed in action) by Joseph Cardinal (soldier in Union cavalry). disposition currently owned as of January 2014

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

Meat cleaver
(no photo)	category household family_branch Cardinal_Gilbert provenance unknown, see notebook entry for story notebook_reference 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 sold 2005 $32.50

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

Slide rule with case
	category officetools family_branch Cardinal_Alton provenence purchased by Alton Cardinal possibly around 1933, household of Alton Cardinal, then household of Peter Cardinal note marked "Alton Cardinal Green Bay, Wis." in calligraphy on case maker_mark "K&ECO" on case, "Keuffel & Esser Co." "N.Y." "Pat. 1,875,927" "Made in U.S.A." and "<40970>" condition good disposition currently owned as of January 2018

Glass apple
	category household family_branch Cardinal_Peter provenance given to Peter Cardinal by Joan Jones in Madison, Wisconsin, in the summer of 1983 as "an apple for the teacher" maker_mark Shari B[y]ush '81 disposition currently owned as of January 2014

Oil painting
	category household family_branch Cardinal_Peter provenance artist unknown, date unknown, household of Eva Willard in 1960s, given to Peter Cardinal condition very good disposition currently owned as of January 2014

Carpenter hammer
	category shoptools family_branch Cardinal_Alton provenance acquired by Alton Cardinal between 1927 and 1931, later workshop of Peter Cardinal note marked "Alty" 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 very good disposition currently owned as of January 2014

Toy farm animals

category: household
family_branch: Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice
provenance: unknown
note: used with toy barn
disposition: given to Carol Anne Grady

Snowshoes, cross-country style

category: household
family_branch: Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice
provenance: household of Alton and Beatrice Cardinal, purchased early 1960s
note: note lacing through the frames
note: AF&H was American Hoe and Fork
maker_mark: "[AF]H CO WALLINGFORD VT US"
condition: excellent
disposition: currently owned as of July 2016

History textbook

category: household
family_branch: Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice
provenence: household of Alton Cardinal (1926), then Alton and Beatrice Cardinal, then Peter Cardinal
title: The History of the American People
author: Charles A. Beard and William C. Bagley
publication: New York: The Macmillan Company. 1924.
note: flyleaf inscribed with price "1.32", name "Alton Lyle Cardinal", and date "Feb. 1st, 1926"
disposition: currently owned as of April 2017

(no photo)

Wall sconce

category: art
family_branch: Cardinal_Alton
provenance: made by Alton Cardinal for Peter Cardinal in 1978
note: engraved with Christian symbols (cross, triangle, dove, and fish)
maker_mark: "ALC", "'78"
condition: excellent
disposition: currently owned as of January 2014

Dagger

category: household
family_branch: Cardinal_Gilbert
provenance: reputedly taken from dead confederate soldier by Joseph Cardinal during the Civil War, later household of Alton Cardinal, then household of Peter Cardinal
notebook_reference: OldThings.html#dagger

Dagger – Civil War

Taken from the body of a Confederate soldier (killed in action) by Joseph Cardinal (soldier in Union cavalry).
disposition: currently owned as of January 2014

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

Meat cleaver

(no photo)

category: household
family_branch: Cardinal_Gilbert
provenance: unknown, see notebook entry for story
notebook_reference: 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: sold 2005 $32.50

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

Slide rule with case

category: officetools
family_branch: Cardinal_Alton
provenence: purchased by Alton Cardinal possibly around 1933, household of Alton Cardinal, then household of Peter Cardinal
note: marked "Alton Cardinal Green Bay, Wis." in calligraphy on case
maker_mark: "K&ECO" on case, "Keuffel & Esser Co." "N.Y." "Pat. 1,875,927" "Made in U.S.A." and "<40970>"
condition: good
disposition: currently owned as of January 2018

Glass apple

category: household
family_branch: Cardinal_Peter
provenance: given to Peter Cardinal by Joan Jones in Madison, Wisconsin, in the summer of 1983 as "an apple for the teacher"
maker_mark: Shari B[y]ush '81
disposition: currently owned as of January 2014

Oil painting

category: household
family_branch: Cardinal_Peter
provenance: artist unknown, date unknown, household of Eva Willard in 1960s, given to Peter Cardinal
condition: very good
disposition: currently owned as of January 2014

Carpenter hammer

category

shoptools

family_branch

Cardinal_Alton

provenance

acquired by Alton Cardinal between 1927 and 1931, later workshop of Peter Cardinal

note

marked "Alty"

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