| Anvil |
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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
- maker_mark
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FISHER
- disposition
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currently owned as of January 2014
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| Brace |
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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
[text shown above]
- disposition
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currently owned as of January 2014
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| Pickax |
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- category
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fieldtools
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Alton
- Provenance
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unknown origin, tools of Alton Cardinal, then tools of Peter Cardinal
- maker_mark
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C[I ...] OSHKOSH
- disposition
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currently owned as of January 2014
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| Desk |
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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 1928-1929, household of Alton Cardinal, then household of Peter Cardinal
- notebook_reference
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OldThings.html#desk
Desk
The desk was made by me as a manual
training class project in West High School,
Green Bay, Wisconsin, during the school
year 1928-29, the first year in the new
building. Mr. Leaonard F. Stacker was the
teacher.
The desk has a flat top on tapered legs.
There is one wide drawer. Lumber species
is butternut, stained walnut color.
Dimensions: 29 inches high, 30 inches wide,
and 18 inches deep.
- condition
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excellent
- disposition
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currently owned as of January 2014
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| Art print |
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- category
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household
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice
- provenance
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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
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signed and numbered print, professionally framed in Green Bay
- disposition
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currently owned as of January 2014
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| Plate |
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- category
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household
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice
- provenance
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household of Beatrice and Alton Cardinal, then household of Peter Cardinal
- note
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last surviving member of full set of ceramic dishes in multiple colors (pink, green, yellow)
- condition
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good, some chips and surface stain
- disposition
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currently owned as of January 2014
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| History textbook |
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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 Alton Cardinal (1926), then Alton and Beatrice Cardinal, then Peter Cardinal
- title
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The History of the American People
- author
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Charles A. Beard and William C. Bagley
- publication
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New York: The Macmillan Company. 1924.
- note
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flyleaf inscribed with price "1.32", name "Alton Lyle Cardinal", and date "Feb. 1st, 1926"
- disposition
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currently owned as of April 2017
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| Wedding plate |
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- category
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household
- family_branch
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Ferslev
- provenance
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gift from Lucy Amelia Doty Jeffcott to Marie Ferslev Hansen around 1905, later household of Niels and Clara Ferslev, later household of Helen Ferslev, later household of Peter Cardinal 1986
- note
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see text by Helen Ferslev when transfering to Peter Cardinal
- maker_mark
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crown and crossed [swords? scepter?] with letters "R. & C." and "IRIS" beneath, also the word "BAVARIA"
- condition
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excellent
- disposition
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currently owned as of January 2014
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| Cyclopedia |
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- category
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household
- family_branch
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Ferslev
- provenance
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household of Niels Ferslev
- title
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The New Cabinet Cyclopaedia and Treasury of Knowledge. A Handy Book of Reference On All Subjects and For All Readers.
- publication
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Philadelphia: The Gebbie Publishing Co., Limited. 1900.
- disposition
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currently owned as of January 2014
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| Wooden bowl |
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- category
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art
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Alton
- provenance
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made by Alton Cardinal in 1995, household of Alton and Beatrice Cardinal, then household of Peter Cardinal
- maker_mark
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"CHERRY", "ALC", "1995", 60 hrs"
- condition
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excellent
- disposition
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currently owned as of June 2014
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| Flooring cutter |
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- category
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shoptools
- family_branch
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Ferslev
- provenance
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workshop of Niels Ferslev, then workshop of Alton Cardinal, then workshop of Peter Cardinal
- condition
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blade worn, handle very good
- disposition
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stayed with Reed Street house 2022
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| Blanket chest or trunk |
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- category
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household
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Gilbert
- provenance
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unknown, see notebook text
- notebook_reference
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OldThings.html#chest
Blanket Chest
This chest was the property of my great
grandfather, Samuel S. Johnston (1806-1886),
and was given to me by his daughter Mary Ann
Johnston Cardinal (1842-1935) who was my
grandmother.
Blanket Chest
Brought to USA (?)
from Ireland by S. S. Johnston
(later sergeant in regular U.S. Army
including Mexican and Civil wars)
Original color appears to be dark
blue. [Perhaps it was a U.S. Army chest.]
Note: Secret drawer
I am not sure of the origin of the chest.
It may have come with S.S. Johnston when
he emigrated to the United States from
Ireland. Or, it may have been an army chest
acquired when he served in the U.S. Army
during the Mexican War and Civil War.
The chest was made of only six boards: one
each for bottom, sides, ends, and lid. When
I received it (about 1923), the chest was
in sound condition except for the split lid.
Also, the molding along the front edge of
the lid was gone, one hinge missing, one
handle missing, lock inoperative, the lid
and lock of the inside compartment missing,
and the exterior scarred from handling.
The original dark blue paint was intact,
but scratched. The damaged lid had been
reinforced, using cut nails. See the secret
drawer under the inside compartment.
Recognizing its value as a family heirloom,
my mother and father fixed it up for use in
the house. The missing molding was replaced
on the lid front edge, casters added, a strap
(made from my father's old pants suspenders)
installed to hold the cover, and the entire
chest covered with a coat of varnish-stain.
I undertook restoration over a period of
time ending in 1983. I removed the varnish-
stain, retaining the original paint,
strengthened the cover with dowels and
screws, and applied two coats of paint of
a color maatched to the original by the
proprietor of Monte's Paint & Decorating.
To preserve the wood, I painted the
previously unpainted bottom exterior and
applied a colorless spray finish to the
entire inside. In the process, I had a
hinge made by a blacksmith at Heidgen Co.
(115 S. Broadway, Green Bay) to match as
well as possible the original. The original
is on the left and the copy on the right.
Leather handles for both ends were made
for me by a shoe repair shop; the original
brass plates are on the right end, those
on the left I made from a piece of new
brass plate, screws are new.
- note
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dovetail joinery
- disposition
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currently owned as of January 2014
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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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| Spoon |
| (no photo) |
- category
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household
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Gilbert
- provenance
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unknown
- notebook_reference
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OldThings.html#orange_spoon
Orange spoon
For eating oranges cut in half.
- disposition
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unknown
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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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| Short-handled shovel |
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- category
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fieldtools
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Gilbert
- provenance
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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
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"C&NW" stamped into wood on handle below handgrip
- notebook_reference
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OldThings.html#field_tools
[text shown above]
- maker_mark
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SOLID STEEL 2
- disposition
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currently owned as of May 2024
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| Chalk line |
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- category
-
shoptools
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Alton
- provenance
-
unknown; property of Alton Cardinal since 1950s, then shop of Peter Cardinal
- note
-
see grooves made by string in chalk
- disposition
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stayed with Reed Street house 2022
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