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Category: RANDOM — Family Branch: RANDOM
Key padlock
20140809_0001
category
household
family_branch
Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice
provenance
unknown, then household of Alton and Beatrice Cardinal, then household of Peter Cardinal
maker_mark
(front) "REESE", (back) "REESE PADLOCK CO. / LANCASTER, PA. / U.S.A."
disposition
currently owned as of August 2014
20140809_0002
Carved wooden pear
20140125_4726
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
20140125_4727 20140125_4731
Holy Spirit carving
20140626_0009
category
art
family_branch
Cardinal_Alton
provenance
made by Alton Cardinal date unknown, household of Alton and Beatrice Cardinal, then household of Peter Cardinal
condition
very good
disposition
currently owned as of June 2014
20140626_0010 20140626_0011
Flooring rule
20140114_0007
category
shoptools
family_branch
Ferslev
provenance
workshop of Niels Ferslev, then workshop of Alton Cardinal, then workshop of Peter Cardinal
note
reverse numbering one side for inside measurements, sliding joints (not folding), marked with "F" (for Ferslev)
condition
good
maker_mark
one end, "Interlox Master Slide Rule", "INSIDE MEASURE", "MASTER RULE MFG. CO. INC. N.Y.C."; opposite side, "PAT'D 12-113-10, 7-29-13 - 11-2-15, 12-24-18 & PAT'S PEND.", "OUTSIDE MEASURE", "N.Y.C. APPRD", "X - 4"
disposition
stayed with Reed Street house 2022
20140112_0021 20140112_0022 20140112_0023 20140112_0024 20140114_0005 20140112_0025
Kitchen Canister
20140103_0004
category
household
family_branch
Cardinal_Gilbert
provenance
unknown
maker_mark
National Can Company - New York; Empeco
disposition
currently owned as of January 2014
20140103_0005 20140103_0002
3-prong fork
20160727_0001
category
household
family_branch
Cardinal_Gilbert
provenance
unknown, believed to have been from household of Lillie and Gilbert Cardinal, then household of Alton Cardinal, then household of Peter Cardinal
note
used as a gardening/potting fork
condition
very good, rusting, one tine lost small part at tip
disposition
owned as of July 2016
20160727_0002 20160727_0003 20160727_0004
Drafting set
(no photo)
category
officetools
family_branch
Cardinal_Alton
provenance
purchased by Alton Cardinal possibly during college, household of Alton Cardinal, then household of Peter Cardinal
disposition
unknown
Hay rake
(no photo)
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
unknown
Slide rule with case
20190102_0973
category
household
family_branch
Cardinal_Peter
provenance
purchased by Peter Cardinal about 1971 in Naperville IL
maker_mark
"Pickett", "All Metal Slide Rules", "Made in U.S.A."
condition
excellent
disposition
currently owned as of January 2018
20190102_0970 20190102_0970 20190102_0972
Drill bits for brace
20140108_0013
category
shoptools
family_branch
Cardinal_Alton
provenance
acquired by Alton Cardinal between 1927 and 1931, later workshop of Peter Cardinal
note
auger bits (6/16, 8/16, and 10/16in), countersink bit, twist bit (1/4in)
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
disposition
currently owned as of January 2014
20140108_0014

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