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- category
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household
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice
- provenance
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found in house in Indian Prairie, Washington, in 1915, then in possession of Alton Cardinal and household of Alton and Beatrice Cardinal until 2007
- notebook_reference
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OldThings.html#threadbox
Thread Box
This is the sort of box commonly used in
stores which sold spools of thread during
the nineteenth century.
This particular box was left by former
owners in a ranch house (the Taft house)
we moved into when I was about two years
old (1915). It was used by me to keep
small toys. The ranch was located at
Indian Prairie, near Spokane, Washington.
A penciled note on the back of the lower
drawer reads: Save this box for Mrs.
Taft if empty any time in 11/17/1891.
I removed the old finish, made a new front
for the lower drawer of red oak, turned
and painted wooden knobs for the lower
drawer to match the original black Bakelite
knobs on the upper drawer, and applied
clear finish.
The box has been used by my wife, Bea,
as a jewelry box.
- disposition
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given to Carol Anne Grady 2007
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| Glass serving dish |
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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
- condition
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excellent
- disposition
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given to Carol Anne Grady 2005
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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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| 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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| Match box |
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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, household of Gilbert and Lillie Cardinal in 1920s, then remained in house after their deaths, then household of Alton Cardinal
- notebook_reference
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OldThings.html#matchbox
Match Box
This match box was used by my parents for
many years. I don't know its origin, but
I remember it in the basement at 132 South
Oneida Street, Green Bay, Wisconsin, from
the mid-1920's. It was mounted near the
furnace and remained there when the house
was sold to Carl and Marian Sippel in 1950
or 1951. They continued to use the box for
matches in the basement until 1982. They
gave it to me for Christmas 1982. It
continues in use for matches beside our
Franklin stove.
The box is wall-mounted of cast iron, and
is of self-closing design. It measures
about 3¾″ × 2¼
× 1″ – just right for a
handful of wooden kitchen matches. These
words are cast on the lid: Self Closing
– for matches &c. –
Patented Dec. 20, 1864 – D.N &
Co. – New Haven . The bottom is
made rough as a place to scratch the
matches. The remainder is coated with
black enamel.
In 1983, I removed the original enamel
and recoated it with new black enamel.
- disposition
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sold with house at 412 North Locust Street, Green Bay, Wisconsin
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| Snowshoes, Michigan style |
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- category
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household
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Peter
- provenance
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purchased early to middle 1960s Alton and Beatrice Cardinal, household of Peter Cardinal
- maker_mark
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"tubbs", "14x48-2"
- condition
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excellent
- disposition
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currently owned as of July 2016
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| Hand grinder |
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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
- notebook_reference
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OldThings.html#shop_tools_2
- disposition
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unknown
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| Compass |
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- category
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fieldtools
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Alton
- provenance
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unknown; property of Alton Cardinal, then Peter Cardinal
- note
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surveyor's compass designed for sighting a bearing (as a circumferentor)
- disposition
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currently owned as of January 2022
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