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Category: RANDOM — Family Branch: RANDOM

Art print
	category household family_branch Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice provenance 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 signed and numbered print, professionally framed in Green Bay disposition currently owned as of January 2014

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

Carved wooden pear
	category art family_branch Cardinal_Alton provenance made by Alton Cardinal for Beatrice Cardinal, date unknown note displayed with wooden plums and wooden fruit bowl disposition given to Carol Anne Grady 2005

Gameboard
(no photo)	category household family_branch Cardinal_Gilbert provenance purchased by Gilbert Cardinal 1918 or 1919, then household of Alton Cardinal notebook_reference OldThings.html#gameboard Game Board This game board measures about 29″ square with mesh pockets at the four corners. It was patented by The Carrom Company, Ludington, Michigan. This is Style E, No. 1 Archarena. It is designed to play Carroms (registered) and checkers on one side and croquinol on the reverse side, as well as many other games. It came with an instruction book (now lost) covering 57 games (I think). Playing pieces are wooden rings in red, green, and clear, black. There are also two wooden cues 26″ long. The game set was bought in 1918 or 1919 by my father, Gilbert Cardinal, while we lived at Oneida. He particularly enjoyed playing Carroms with my mother and me. A few of the rings have broken. disposition unknown

Drafting board
	category officetools family_branch Cardinal_Alton provenance purchased by Alton Cardinal probably about 1933, household of Alton Cardinal, then household of Peter Cardinal note marked "ALTON CARDINAL" in ink on surface condition good disposition currently owned as of June 2014

Short-handled shovel
	category fieldtools family_branch Cardinal_Gilbert provenance Chicago and North Western Railroad until discarded in 1920s, then tools of Gilbert Cardinal, then tools of Alton Cardinal, then tools of Peter Cardinal note "C&NW" stamped into wood on handle below handgrip 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) maker_mark SOLID STEEL 2 disposition currently owned as of May 2024

Slide rule
	category household family_branch Cardinal_Peter provenance purchased by Peter Cardinal middle to late 1960s maker_mark "NO. 587", "Sterling Slide Rule", "Made in U.S.A." note reversible slide with additional scales note marked "Peter Cardinal" on reverse condition excellent disposition currently owned as of January 2018

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

Art print

category: household
family_branch: Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice
provenance: 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: signed and numbered print, professionally framed in Green Bay
disposition: currently owned as of January 2014

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

Carved wooden pear

category: art
family_branch: Cardinal_Alton
provenance: made by Alton Cardinal for Beatrice Cardinal, date unknown
note: displayed with wooden plums and wooden fruit bowl
disposition: given to Carol Anne Grady 2005

Gameboard

(no photo)

category: household
family_branch: Cardinal_Gilbert
provenance: purchased by Gilbert Cardinal 1918 or 1919, then household of Alton Cardinal
notebook_reference: OldThings.html#gameboard

Game Board

This game board measures about 29″ square with mesh pockets at the four corners. It was patented by The Carrom Company, Ludington, Michigan. This is Style E, No. 1 Archarena. It is designed to play Carroms (registered) and checkers on one side and croquinol on the reverse side, as well as many other games. It came with an instruction book (now lost) covering 57 games (I think). Playing pieces are wooden rings in red, green, and clear, black. There are also two wooden cues 26″ long.

The game set was bought in 1918 or 1919 by my father, Gilbert Cardinal, while we lived at Oneida. He particularly enjoyed playing Carroms with my mother and me.

A few of the rings have broken.
disposition: unknown

Drafting board

category: officetools
family_branch: Cardinal_Alton
provenance: purchased by Alton Cardinal probably about 1933, household of Alton Cardinal, then household of Peter Cardinal
note: marked "ALTON CARDINAL" in ink on surface
condition: good
disposition: currently owned as of June 2014

Short-handled shovel

category

fieldtools

family_branch

Cardinal_Gilbert

provenance

Chicago and North Western Railroad until discarded in 1920s, then tools of Gilbert Cardinal, then tools of Alton Cardinal, then tools of Peter Cardinal

note

"C&NW" stamped into wood on handle below handgrip

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)

maker_mark

SOLID STEEL 2

disposition

currently owned as of May 2024

Slide rule

category: household
family_branch: Cardinal_Peter
provenance: purchased by Peter Cardinal middle to late 1960s
maker_mark: "NO. 587", "Sterling Slide Rule", "Made in U.S.A."
note: reversible slide with additional scales
note: marked "Peter Cardinal" on reverse
condition: excellent
disposition: currently owned as of January 2018

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