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Category: RANDOM — Family Branch: RANDOM
Ship's auger
20140108_0046
category
shoptools
family_branch
Cardinal_Gilbert
provenance
property of Gilbert Cardinal by 1920, then workshop of Alton Cardinal, then workshop of Peter Cardinal
notebook_reference
OldThings.html#shop_tools_1

Shop Tools

These tools belonged to my father prior to 1920. Some of them came from my grandfather who died in 1913.

  • anvil
  • Cold chisels, punch
  • Rachet brace
  • Ships auger bit
  • Small claw hammer
  • Carpenter's square (2′)
  • Two hand saws (cross cut)
  • Oil stone
  • Block plane
  • Carpenter level (wooden)
  • Carpenter chisel (⅜″)
disposition
currently owned as of January 2014
20140108_0047
Small shovel and rake
20140809_0019
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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Toy farm tractor
(no photo)
category
household
family_branch
Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice
provenance
unknown
note
used with toy barn and combine
disposition
given to Carol Anne Grady, discarded due ot sharp edges after being broken
Perfume bottle
20140626_0052
category
household
family_branch
Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice
provenance
origin unknown, household of Beatrice Cardinal prior to 1955, then household of Peter Cardinal
maker_mark
"L. 1000-", "PAULY & C.", (handwritten) "[7?]104", (stamped) "57395"
disposition
currently owned as of June 2014
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Embroidered kitchen towels
20190102_0974
category
household
family_branch
Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice
provenence
household of Beatrice Cardinal (probably middle 1950s), then household of Peter Cardinal
note
thought to be made as a low cost gift for book club gift exchange
condition
excellent
disposition
currently owned as of January 2018
20190102_0975
Curio shelves
20140103_0020
category
household
family_branch
Ferslev
provenance
household of Niels and Clara Ferslev from prior to 1955, then household of Beatrice Ferslev Cardinal, then household of Peter Cardinal
disposition
currently owned as of January 2014
20140103_0021
Silver spoon
20140125_4775
category
household
family_branch
Ferslev
provenance
unknown (1865), Ferslev household, then Grady household
note
engraved in Danish "L Ferslev / D. B. / Ferslev /Order[...] / 1865"
disposition
owned by Carol Anne Grady as of January 2014
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Carved wooden bowl with carved wooden plums and grapes
20140125_4717
category
art
family_branch
Cardinal_Alton
provenance
made by Alton Cardinal for Beatrice Cardinal, date unknown
note
probably dated by artist but mark is no longer readable, see also pear and apple
disposition
given to Carol Anne Grady 2005
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Billfold
(no photo)
category
household
family_branch
Cardinal_Gilbert
notebook_reference
OldThings.html#billfold

Billfold and $1 Bill

Owned by Gilbert H. Cardinal. [Large size bill; 1923 silver certificate.]

disposition
unknown
Bill, silver certificate
(no photo)
category
household
family_branch
Cardinal_Gilbert
provenance
owned by Gilbert Cardinal and retained by the family
note
large size 1 dollar silver certificate, 1923, M19174682B
notebook_reference
OldThings.html#billfold
[text shown above]
disposition
currently owned, kept with important papers
Pitch fork
20140109_0036
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
currently owned as of January 2014
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(no photo)
Workbench
20140109_0010
category
shoptools
family_branch
Cardinal_Alton
provenance
made by Gilbert Cardinal for 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
disposition
stayed with Reed Street house 2022
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Carpenter chisels
20140108_0008
category
shoptools
family_branch
Cardinal_Alton
provenance
acquired by Alton Cardinal between 1927 and 1931, later workshop of Peter Cardinal
note
1/2in and 3/4in, both marked "Alty"
notebook_reference
OldThings.html#shop_tools_2
[text shown above]
condition
excellent
disposition
currently owned as of January 2014
20140108_0009

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