Old Things

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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

Shaving mug
(no photo)	category household family_branch Ferslev provenance household of Niels Ferslev notebook_reference OldThings.html#shaving_mug Silver Shaving Mug Niels L. Ferslev Mug contained bar soap: add water, work up lather with shaving brush. When finished, dump water, leaving soap. disposition unknown

Curio shelves
	category household family_branch Ferslev provenance household of Niels and Clara Ferslev from prior to 1955, then household of Beatrice Ferslev Cardinal, then household of Peter Cardinal disposition currently owned as of January 2014

Whittled ball
	category household family_branch Ferslev provenance whittled by Niels Ferslev prior to 1955 and possibly as early as 1905, household of Niels and Clara Ferslev, then household of Beatrice Ferslev Cardinal, then household of Peter Cardinal note family story is that the ball was whittled while Niels was courting Clara prior to their marriage in 1905 disposition currently owned as of January 2014

Carved wooden bowl with carved wooden plums and grapes
	category art family_branch Cardinal_Alton provenance made by Alton Cardinal for Beatrice Cardinal, date unknown note probably dated by artist but mark is no longer readable, see also pear and apple disposition given to Carol Anne Grady 2005

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 set
(no photo)	category officetools family_branch Cardinal_Alton provenance purchased by Alton Cardinal possibly during college, household of Alton Cardinal, then household of Peter Cardinal disposition unknown

Double-bitted axe
(no photo)	category fieldtools family_branch Cardinal_Gilbert provenance tools of Gilbert Cardinal prior to 1920, then tools of Alton Cardinal note axe was said to have been used to break ice on the spring in Oneida 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 stolen winter 1992 from cabin at woods

Wooden spoon
	category household family_branch Cardinal_Peter provenance made by Alton Cardinal for Peter Cardinal, probably in 1970s note carved from wood of an American elm tree from 1093 Reed St (Green Bay) of the same age as Peter Cardinal maker_mark ELM condition excellent disposition currently owned as of April 2015

Brass screwdriver set
	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 disposition currently owned as of January 2014

Miniature tool set
	category shoptools family_branch Cardinal_Alton provenance acquired by Alton Cardinal between 1927 and 1931, later workshop of Peter Cardinal note marked "Alty" on handle, note wooden threaded cap notebook_reference OldThings.html#shop_tools_2 [text shown above] disposition currently owned as of January 2014

Carpenter chisels
	category shoptools family_branch Cardinal_Alton provenance acquired by Alton Cardinal between 1927 and 1931, later workshop of Peter Cardinal note 1/2in and 3/4in, both marked "Alty" notebook_reference OldThings.html#shop_tools_2 [text shown above] condition excellent 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 [text shown above] condition very good disposition currently owned as of January 2014

Compass
	category fieldtools family_branch Cardinal_Alton provenance unknown; property of Alton Cardinal, then Peter Cardinal note surveyor's compass designed for sighting a bearing (as a circumferentor) disposition currently owned as of January 2022

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

Shaving mug

(no photo)

category: household
family_branch: Ferslev
provenance: household of Niels Ferslev
notebook_reference: OldThings.html#shaving_mug

Silver Shaving Mug

Niels L. Ferslev

Mug contained bar soap: add water, work up lather with shaving brush. When finished, dump water, leaving soap.
disposition: unknown

Curio shelves

category: household
family_branch: Ferslev
provenance: household of Niels and Clara Ferslev from prior to 1955, then household of Beatrice Ferslev Cardinal, then household of Peter Cardinal
disposition: currently owned as of January 2014

Whittled ball

category: household
family_branch: Ferslev
provenance: whittled by Niels Ferslev prior to 1955 and possibly as early as 1905, household of Niels and Clara Ferslev, then household of Beatrice Ferslev Cardinal, then household of Peter Cardinal
note: family story is that the ball was whittled while Niels was courting Clara prior to their marriage in 1905
disposition: currently owned as of January 2014

Carved wooden bowl with carved wooden plums and grapes

category: art
family_branch: Cardinal_Alton
provenance: made by Alton Cardinal for Beatrice Cardinal, date unknown
note: probably dated by artist but mark is no longer readable, see also pear and apple
disposition: given to Carol Anne Grady 2005

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 set

(no photo)

category: officetools
family_branch: Cardinal_Alton
provenance: purchased by Alton Cardinal possibly during college, household of Alton Cardinal, then household of Peter Cardinal
disposition: unknown

Double-bitted axe

(no photo)

category

fieldtools

family_branch

Cardinal_Gilbert

provenance

tools of Gilbert Cardinal prior to 1920, then tools of Alton Cardinal

note

axe was said to have been used to break ice on the spring in Oneida

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

stolen winter 1992 from cabin at woods

Wooden spoon

category: household
family_branch: Cardinal_Peter
provenance: made by Alton Cardinal for Peter Cardinal, probably in 1970s
note: carved from wood of an American elm tree from 1093 Reed St (Green Bay) of the same age as Peter Cardinal
maker_mark: ELM
condition: excellent
disposition: currently owned as of April 2015

Brass screwdriver set

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

disposition

currently owned as of January 2014

Miniature tool set

category: shoptools
family_branch: Cardinal_Alton
provenance: acquired by Alton Cardinal between 1927 and 1931, later workshop of Peter Cardinal
note: marked "Alty" on handle, note wooden threaded cap
notebook_reference: OldThings.html#shop_tools_2
[text shown above]
disposition: currently owned as of January 2014

Carpenter chisels

category: shoptools
family_branch: Cardinal_Alton
provenance: acquired by Alton Cardinal between 1927 and 1931, later workshop of Peter Cardinal
note: 1/2in and 3/4in, both marked "Alty"
notebook_reference: OldThings.html#shop_tools_2
[text shown above]
condition: excellent
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
[text shown above]
condition: very good
disposition: currently owned as of January 2014

Compass

category: fieldtools
family_branch: Cardinal_Alton
provenance: unknown; property of Alton Cardinal, then Peter Cardinal
note: surveyor's compass designed for sighting a bearing (as a circumferentor)
disposition: currently owned as of January 2022