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Category: RANDOM — Family Branch: RANDOM
Carpenter level
20140108_0048
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
20140108_0049 20140108_0050
Glass serving dish
20140125_4794
category
household
family_branch
Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice
provenance
unknown, household of Alton and Beatrice Cardinal
condition
excellent
disposition
given to Carol Anne Grady 2005
20140125_4795 20140125_4796 20140125_4797
Cyclopedia
20140106_0018
category
household
family_branch
Ferslev
provenance
household of Niels Ferslev
title
The New Cabinet Cyclopaedia and Treasury of Knowledge. A Handy Book of Reference On All Subjects and For All Readers.
publication
Philadelphia: The Gebbie Publishing Co., Limited. 1900.
disposition
currently owned as of January 2014
20140106_0019 20140106_0020 20140106_0022
Food chopper #2
20140106_0035
category
household
family_branch
Ferslev
provenance
unknown
maker_mark
Universal Food Chopper No. 2.; Pat. Oct 12, 1897, April 18, 1899, Re. Sept. 5, 1899; L. F. & C., New Britain, Conn., U. S. A.
disposition
currently owned as of January 2014
20140106_0036 20140106_0037
Fancy glass dish
20140202_4750
category
household
family_branch
Ferslev
provenance
wedding gift to Clara and Niels Ferslev 1905, later household of Helen Ferslev, then household of Carol Anne Grady
note
written by Helen Lu Ferslev when given to Carol Anne; "This was a wedding present to your grandmother", "1905", "Clara Anne Jeffcott Ferslev"
disposition
owned by Carol Anne Grady as of January 2014
20140202_4751 20140202_4752 20140202_4753
(no photo)
Flooring cutter
20140112_0019
category
shoptools
family_branch
Ferslev
provenance
workshop of Niels Ferslev, then workshop of Alton Cardinal, then workshop of Peter Cardinal
condition
blade worn, handle very good
disposition
stayed with Reed Street house 2022
20140112_0020
Kitchen Canister
20140103_0004
category
household
family_branch
Cardinal_Gilbert
provenance
unknown
maker_mark
National Can Company - New York; Empeco
disposition
currently owned as of January 2014
20140103_0005 20140103_0002
Sewing rocker
(no photo)
category
household
family_branch
Cardinal_Gilbert
provenance
unknown origin, household of Lillie Strahl Cardinal, then household of Alton and Beatrice Cardinal
notebook_reference
OldThings.html#sewing_rocker

Sewing Chair

This low wooden rocker belonged to my mother, Lillie Strahl Cardinal (1877- 1948). I don't know when or how it was acquired, but I remember it as an old chair when I was a child.

Originally, the chair was finished with a dark brown stain and had a brown cane seat (fragments of the cane are still there). In the late 1920's, Mother installed a dime store plywood replacement seat. At some time, one of the six back splints was broken; I removed the opposite one to maintain symmetry when I painted the chair gray in the 1950's.

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
Glass apple
20140103_0028
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
20140103_0030
Workbench
20140109_0010
category
shoptools
family_branch
Cardinal_Alton
provenance
made by Gilbert Cardinal for 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
disposition
stayed with Reed Street house 2022
20140109_0006 20140109_0007 20140109_0009
Marking guage
20140109_0021
category
shoptools
family_branch
Cardinal_Alton
provenance
acquired by Alton Cardinal between 1927 and 1931, later workshop of Peter Cardinal
note
made of all wood including set screw
notebook_reference
OldThings.html#shop_tools_2
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condition
excellent
disposition
stayed with Reed Street house 2022
20140109_0018 20140109_0019 20140109_0016
Carpenter hammer
20140108_0010
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
[text shown above]
condition
very good
disposition
currently owned as of January 2014
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Chalk line
20140112_0027
category
shoptools
family_branch
Cardinal_Alton
provenance
unknown; property of Alton Cardinal since 1950s, then shop of Peter Cardinal
note
see grooves made by string in chalk
disposition
stayed with Reed Street house 2022
20140112_0026

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