| Bookshelves |
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- category
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household
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice
- provenance
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built by Alton Cardinal in shop class at West High School during January and February of 1928, household of Alton and Beatrice Cardinal, household of Peter Cardinal
- note
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provenance described in journal, during 1980s and 1990s maker used these shelves in his basement woodshop
- condition
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structure good with minor warping, finish fair to poor
- disposition
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stayed with Reed Street house 2022
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| Egg cooker |
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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
- note
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cooking time established by depth of water using marks on central tube, whistle at top signals when water at full boil
- condition
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excellent
- disposition
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currently owned as of April 2015
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| Child's green chair |
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- category
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household
- family_branch
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Ferslev
- provenance
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purchased by Niels and Clara Ferslev in 1919 for their daughter Beatrice
- notebook_reference
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OldThings.html#child_chairs
Child Chairs
The four chairs have interesting histories.
The green straight chair was bought by her
parents for my wife, Beatrice Ferslev, when
she was four years old (in 1919). It was
used specifically for her to sit on in the
one-seated family automobile while her
older sister sat between the parents and
the younger sister sat on mother's lap.
The other three chairs were given to me
after my *cousin's children outgrew
them (about 1915). The training chair was
a brown color – stain and varnish
–; we never had the tray. The
"kitchen" chair was red enamel.
I remember the rocker as yellow –
probably a stained or natural finish.
When Uncle Abe Frei brought the training
chair from Spokane, Washington, out to the
ranch on Indian Prairie, he was embarassed;
so he put it in a burlap bag. I named the
chairs for ranch horses – Major
(training chair), Queen (kitchen),
and Flo (rocker) and drove them with
string lines. The chair backs and rear legs
still show the wear from being dragged
across the floor. I still refer to them
by name.
* Eva Cady Robinson
- disposition
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given to Carol Anne Grady 2007
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| Child's play dishes |
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- category
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household
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Gilbert
- provenance
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origin unknown, property of Lillie Strahl Cardinal, then household of Alton Cardinal
- notebook_reference
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OldThings.html#dishes
Child's Dishes
This set of china is a small tea set for
children to play with. There are also two
pewter castors.
These items belonged to my mother, Lillie
Strahl Cardinal, and date back to her
childhood in the 1880's. I do not know
exactly how or when she got them, but
they were among her prized possessions.
- disposition
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unknown
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| Spanish American War mess kit |
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- category
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household
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Gilbert
- provenance
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used by Gilbert Cardinal during Spanish American War
- note
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Gilbert saw little action, military or otherwise
- notebook_reference
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OldThings.html#diary
Diary
Gilbert H. Cardinal
Mostly during War with Spain (1898).
He served in Porto Rica [sic].)
- disposition
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sold 2005 $75
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| Spanish American War uniform |
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- category
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household
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Gilbert
- provenance
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used by Gilbert Cardinal during Spanish American War
- note
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Gilbert saw little action, military or otherwise
- notebook_reference
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OldThings.html#diary
[text shown above]
- disposition
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sold 2005 $37.50 with related items
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| Slide rule with case |
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- category
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officetools
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Alton
- provenence
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purchased by Alton Cardinal possibly around 1933, household of Alton Cardinal, then household of Peter Cardinal
- note
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marked "Alton Cardinal Green Bay, Wis." in calligraphy on case
- maker_mark
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"K&ECO" on case, "Keuffel & Esser Co." "N.Y." "Pat. 1,875,927" "Made in U.S.A." and "<40970>"
- condition
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good
- disposition
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currently owned as of January 2018
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| Corn knife |
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- category
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fieldtools
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Gilbert
- provenance
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tools of Gilbert Cardinal prior to 1920, then tools of Alton Cardinal, then tools of Peter Cardinal
- notebook_reference
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OldThings.html#field_tools
- disposition
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currently owned as of January 2014
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