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Category: RANDOM — Family Branch: RANDOM
Oil stone
20140108_0051
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
broken, heavily used
disposition
stayed with Reed Street house 2022
20140108_0053
Small claw hammer
20140108_0058
category
shoptools
family_branch
Cardinal_Gilbert
provenance
probably property of Gilbert Cardinal by 1920, then workshop of Alton Cardinal, then workshop of Peter Cardinal
note
provenance is inferred from notebook, handle has been replaced
notebook_reference
OldThings.html#shop_tools_1
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disposition
currently owned as of January 2014
20140108_0059
(no photo)
Toy farm tractor
(no photo)
category
household
family_branch
Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice
provenance
unknown
note
used with toy barn and combine
disposition
given to Carol Anne Grady, discarded due ot sharp edges after being broken
Toy farm animals
20140125_4755
category
household
family_branch
Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice
provenance
unknown
note
used with toy barn
disposition
given to Carol Anne Grady
20140125_4754
Stichery
20140129_0007
category
household
family_branch
Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice
provenance
made by Beatrice Cardinal, date unknown, later household of Peter Cardinal
condition
excellent
disposition
currently owned as of January 2014
Korean fabric wall hangings
20140128_0001
category
household
family_branch
Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice
provenance
gift of Un Hi Lee Kang to Beatrice Cardinal, later household of Peter Cardinal
disposition
currently owned as of January 2014
provenance
gift of Un Hi Lee Kang to Beatrice Cardinal, later household of Peter Cardinal
note
"New Year's Celebration" and "Traditional Wedding Ceremony"
disposition
currently owned as of January 2014
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Wooden chalice, and plate
20140809_0011
category
art
family_branch
Cardinal_Alton
provenance
made by Alton Cardinal in 1983 and retained by artist, then household of Peter Cardinal
note
one of several similar sets most made as gifts for ministers
maker_mark
plate marked with conjoined "JF" and "83"
condition
very good
disposition
currently owned as of August 2014
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Drafting board
20140625_0001
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
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Pitch fork
20140109_0036
category
fieldtools
family_branch
Cardinal_Gilbert
provenance
tools of Gilbert Cardinal prior to 1920, then tools of Alton Cardinal, then tools of Peter 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
currently owned as of January 2014
20140109_0037 20140109_0038 20140109_0039
Snowshoes, Michigan style
20160727_0005
category
household
family_branch
Cardinal_Peter
provenance
purchased early to middle 1960s Alton and Beatrice Cardinal, household of Peter Cardinal
maker_mark
"tubbs", "14x48-2"
condition
excellent
disposition
currently owned as of July 2016
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Slide rule
20190102_0967
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
20190102_0968 20190102_0969
Push drill
20140109_0013
category
shoptools
family_branch
Cardinal_Alton
provenance
acquired by Alton Cardinal between 1927 and 1931, later workshop of Peter Cardinal
note
tradename "Mr. Punch", note storage of bits in handle
condition
excellent except one bit is broken
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
excellent
disposition
currently owned as of January 2014
20140109_0014 20140109_0015

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