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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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| Child's silver plate spoon and fork |
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- category
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household
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice
- provence
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unknown, household of Alton and Beatrice Cardinal prior to 1955, later household of Peter Cardinal
- note
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original set included a knife, now lost
- condition
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good except for tarnish
- maker_mark
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Imperial Silver Plate
- disposition
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fork and spoon currently owned as of Janary 2014
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| Pitcher |
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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 origin, household of Alton and Beatrice Cardinal, then household of Carol Anne Grady
- note
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used regularly for milk at Cardinal family meals since early 1950s
- condition
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good, small chip right interior of spout
- maker_mark
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"HALL'S SUPERIOR QUALITY KITCHENWARE", "MADE IN U. S. A."
- disposition
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given to Carol Anne Grady 2005
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| Wooden spatula |
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- category
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household
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice
- provenance
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made by Alton Cardinal, probably in 1970s or 1980s
- 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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| Snowshoes, cross-country style |
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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 Alton and Beatrice Cardinal, purchased early 1960s
- note
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note lacing through the frames
- note
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AF&H was American Hoe and Fork
- maker_mark
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"[AF]H CO WALLINGFORD VT US"
- condition
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excellent
- disposition
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currently owned as of July 2016
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| Child's green chair |
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- category
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household
- family_branch
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Ferslev
- provenance
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purchased by Niels and Clara Ferslev in 1919 for their daughter Beatrice
- 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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given to Carol Anne Grady 2007
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| Fancy glass dish |
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- category
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household
- family_branch
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Ferslev
- provenance
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wedding gift to Clara and Niels Ferslev 1905, later household of Helen Ferslev, then household of Carol Anne Grady
- note
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written by Helen Lu Ferslev when given to Carol Anne; "This was a wedding present to your grandmother", "1905", "Clara Anne Jeffcott Ferslev"
- disposition
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owned by Carol Anne Grady as of January 2014
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| Meat cleaver |
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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 entry for story
- notebook_reference
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OldThings.html#cleaver
Butcher's Clever with sword handle
Used in Napolean's army.
The sword handle was probably a replacement,
used instead of a regular handle because
no other was available.
It was later found in a Wisconsin
blacksmith's trash pail.
The rescuer brought it home and his
wife used it to cut kindling. (Early 1800's.)
It travelled with them to Washington [state]
and back, when it got its real workout
chopping wood (1930's).
- disposition
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sold 2005 $32.50
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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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| Drafting set |
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- category
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officetools
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Alton
- provenance
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purchased by Alton Cardinal possibly during college, household of Alton Cardinal, then household of Peter Cardinal
- disposition
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unknown
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| Scythe |
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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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unknown
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| Post hole digger |
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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
- notebook_reference
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OldThings.html#field_tools
[text shown above]
- disposition
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unknown, may have been stolen winter 1992 from cabin at woods
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