| Art print |
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- category
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household
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice
- provenance
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purchased by Peter Cardinal for Beatrice Cardinal in Madison about 1980, displayed in household of Alton and Beatrice Cardinal, then household of Peter Cardinal
- note
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signed and numbered print, professionally framed in Green Bay
- disposition
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currently owned as of January 2014
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| Taylor thermometer |
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- category
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household
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice
- provenance
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unknown, household of Alton and Beatrice Cardinal prior to 1955
- note
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measures temperature and humidity
- maker_mark
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"Taylor", "Humidiguide"
- condition
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excellent
- disposition
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currently owned as of April 2015
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| Shaving mug |
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- category
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household
- family_branch
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Ferslev
- provenance
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household of Niels Ferslev
- notebook_reference
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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
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unknown
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| Holy Spirit carving |
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- category
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art
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Alton
- provenance
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made by Alton Cardinal date unknown, household of Alton and Beatrice Cardinal, then household of Peter Cardinal
- condition
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very good
- disposition
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currently owned as of June 2014
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| Deep wooden bowl |
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- category
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art
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Alton
- provenance
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made by Alton Cardinal in 1995, household of Alton and Beatrice Cardinal, then household of Peter Cardinal
- maker_mark
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"Maple + Cherry", "ALC", "1995"
- condition
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excellent
- disposition
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currently owned as of June 2014
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| Bedroom set dresser |
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- category
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household
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Gilbert
- provenance
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household of Gilbert and Lillie Cardinal from 1901, then household of Alton Cardinal, then household of Peter Cardinal
- notebook_reference
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OldThings.html#bedroom
Bedroom Set
The set – bed, dresser, comode –
was new when my parents (Gilbert and Lillie
Cardinal) were married in 1901. The bed no
longer exists. The set is made of cherry
wood. The dresser originally had a mirror in
a frame so that the mirror could be tilted.
My mother removed the frame and hung the
mirror on the wall in the 1920's. The frame
is gone, but the mirror was left in attic at
132 S. Oneida St. until Carl Sippel gave it
to me in 1985. The bevel-edge mirror has a
broken-out section which my mother concealled
with picture post cards.
- disposition
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currently owned as of January 2014
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| Sewing rocker |
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- category
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household
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Gilbert
- provenance
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unknown origin, household of Lillie Strahl Cardinal, then household of Alton and Beatrice Cardinal
- notebook_reference
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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
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unknown
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| Doll |
| (no photo) |
- category
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household
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Gilbert
- provenance
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gift to Lillie Strahl from Hermann Strahl 1879, then household of Lillie Strahl Cardinal, then household of Alton Cardinal
- notebook_reference
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OldThings.html#doll
Doll
This doll was given to my mother, Lillie
Strahl Cardinal (1877-1948), by her father,
Hermann Strahl (1830-1880), for Christmas
1879 when she was two year[s] old. Because
her father died one week later on New
Year's Day 1880, she treasured the doll
all her life. Shortly before she died,
Mother asked us to give the doll to our
daughter, Phyllis, when she became age
two.
The doll's head, hands, and feet are china.
The body is stuffed with sawdust. She is a
blue eyed, black haired lady fifteen inches
tall.
Doll Trunk
The doll trunk was my mother's. I'm not
sure of its age, but I think it may be as
old as the doll (1879). At any rate, it
dates back to Mother's childhood, in the
City of Fort Howard.
The trunk is [a] small version of a
traveller's trunk with lock, leather
handles, rollers, metal fittings, and
simulated leather (paper) exterior
covering. The inside is complete with
tray and paper lining. Dimensions are:
14 inches long, 9 inches high, and 8
inches deep.
Doll Furniture
The doll furniture belonged to my mother
when she was a child. She was born June
12, 1877, and live on North Ashland Avenue
in the City of Fort Howard until she was
thirteen.
- disposition
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given as gift to a Strahl relative
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| Comode |
| (no photo) |
- category
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household
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Gilbert
- provenance
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household of Mary Ann Johnston Cardinal until 1913, then household of Gilbert and Lillie Cardinal, then household of Alton Cardinal
- notebook_reference
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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
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unknown, probably sold 2005 $85
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| Snowshoes, Michigan style |
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- category
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household
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Peter
- provenance
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purchased early to middle 1960s Alton and Beatrice Cardinal, household of Peter Cardinal
- maker_mark
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"tubbs", "14x48-2"
- condition
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excellent
- disposition
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currently owned as of July 2016
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| Vise |
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- category
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shoptools
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Alton
- provenance
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acquired by Alton Cardinal between 1927 and 1931, later workshop of Peter Cardinal
- notebook_reference
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OldThings.html#shop_tools_2
- maker_mark
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"MORGAN VISE CO CHICAGO", "No 10-A SOLID NUT VISE"
- disposition
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stayed with Reed Street house 2022
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