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- category
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shoptools
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Gilbert
- provenance
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property of Gilbert Cardinal by 1920, then workshop of Alton Cardinal, then workshop of Peter Cardinal
- notebook_reference
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OldThings.html#shop_tools_1
- disposition
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currently owned as of January 2014
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| Nailsets |
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- category
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shoptools
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Gilbert
- provenance
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unknown
- notebook_reference
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OldThings.html#shop_tools_1
[text shown above]
- 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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| 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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| Embroidered kitchen towels |
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- category
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household
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice
- provenence
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household of Beatrice Cardinal (probably middle 1950s), then household of Peter Cardinal
- note
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thought to be made as a low cost gift for book club gift exchange
- condition
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excellent
- disposition
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currently owned as of January 2018
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| Silver spoon |
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- category
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household
- family_branch
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Ferslev
- provenance
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unknown (1865), Ferslev household, then Grady household
- note
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engraved in Danish "L Ferslev / D. B. / Ferslev /Order[...] / 1865"
- disposition
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owned by Carol Anne Grady as of January 2014
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| Cream and sugar set |
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- category
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household
- family_branch
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Ferslev
- provenance
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unknown, thought to have been in household of Lucy Doty Jeffcott, then household of Clara Jeffcott Ferslev, later household of Carol Anne Grady
- note
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scene of renaissance gentlemen on one side each
- maker_mark
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"Royal Bayreuth", knight's helmet between pair of crowned lions with shields "P" and "T", scroll "PRIV. 1794", "BAVARIA"
- condition
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excellent
- disposition
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owned by Carol Anne Grady as of January 2014
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| Kitchen Canister |
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- category
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household
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Gilbert
- provenance
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unknown
- maker_mark
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National Can Company - New York; Empeco
- disposition
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currently owned as of January 2014
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| Child's red chair |
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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 Eva Cady Robinson, then household of Gilbert and Lillie Cardinal, then household of Alton and Beatrice Cardinal, then household of Peter Cardinal
- 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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currently owned as of January 2014
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| Doll |
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- 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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| Gameboard |
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- category
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household
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Gilbert
- provenance
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purchased by Gilbert Cardinal 1918 or 1919, then household of Alton Cardinal
- notebook_reference
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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
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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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| 3-prong fork |
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- category
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household
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Gilbert
- provenance
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unknown, believed to have been from household of Lillie and Gilbert Cardinal, then household of Alton Cardinal, then household of Peter Cardinal
- note
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used as a gardening/potting fork
- condition
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very good, rusting, one tine lost small part at tip
- disposition
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owned as of July 2016
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| Buck saw |
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- category
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fieldtools
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Gilbert
- provenance
-
tools of Gilbert Cardinal prior to 1920, then tools of Alton Cardinal
- notebook_reference
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OldThings.html#field_tools
- disposition
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unknown, may have been stolen winter 1992 from cabin at woods
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| Jack plane |
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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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"No. 5", "MADE IN USA"
- condition
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excellent
- disposition
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stayed with Reed Street house 2022
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