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Small shovel and rake
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category
fieldtools
family_branch
Cardinal_Alton
provenence
origin unknown, garden tools of Alton Cardinal, then Peter Cardinal
note
believed to have been purchased by Alton Cardinal for his son David around 1952
disposition
currently owned as of August 2014
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Combination padlock
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category
household
family_branch
Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice
provenance
unknown, then household of Alton and Beatrice Cardinal, then household of Peter Cardinal
note
believed to have been purchased for Alton Cardinal's high school locker about 1927
note
tag maker mark is "CENT'L TAG CO."
note
reverse of tag is stamped "6314" and has pencil notation "WAM" and "125" (price?)
maker_mark
(front, on knob) "Dudley", (back) "MADE IN U.S.A. / Dudley / REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. / DUDLEY LOCK CORP. / CHICAGO, ILL. / PATENTS NO. 1291228 / 1369850 16550002 / 1508139 1736183 / OTHERS PENDING", (stamp on bottom) "AD23485"
disposition
currently owned as of August 2014
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Taylor thermometer
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category
household
family_branch
Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice
provenance
unknown, household of Alton and Beatrice Cardinal prior to 1955
note
measures temperature and humidity
maker_mark
"Taylor", "Humidiguide"
condition
excellent
disposition
currently owned as of April 2015
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Scythe
(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
Vise
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category
shoptools
family_branch
Cardinal_Alton
provenance
acquired by Alton Cardinal between 1927 and 1931, later workshop of Peter Cardinal
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
maker_mark
"MORGAN VISE CO CHICAGO", "No 10-A SOLID NUT VISE"
disposition
stayed with Reed Street house 2022
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