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Category: RANDOM — Family Branch: RANDOM
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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Chamber pot
(no photo)
category
household
family_branch
Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice
provenance
unknown
notebook_reference
OldThings.html#chamber_pot

Chamber Pot

Used by family of Alton Cardinal on trips, etc. 1950. [Johns Bros, England]

disposition
unknown
Toy farm animals
20140125_4755
category
household
family_branch
Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice
provenance
unknown
note
used with toy barn
disposition
given to Carol Anne Grady
20140125_4754
Bowl
20140112_0037
category
household
family_branch
Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice
provenance
purchased for Peter Cardinal (possibly by Niels and Clara Ferslev?), used by Peter in household of Alton and Beatrice Cardinal, then household of Peter Cardinal
note
original set included mug, now lost
maker_mark
"P[O ...] [...I]L", "[...]OX" "M[ADE IN] CALIFORNIA", "9" (or perhaps "6"?)
condition
excellent
disposition
currently owned as of January 2014
20140112_0038
Pitcher
20140126_4799
category
household
family_branch
Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice
provenance
unknown origin, household of Alton and Beatrice Cardinal, then household of Carol Anne Grady
note
used regularly for milk at Cardinal family meals since early 1950s
condition
good, small chip right interior of spout
maker_mark
"HALL'S SUPERIOR QUALITY KITCHENWARE", "MADE IN U. S. A."
disposition
given to Carol Anne Grady 2005
20140126_4801 20140126_4802
Oneida-style basket
20140626_0048
category
household
family_branch
Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice
provenance
made by Peter Cardinal in 1983, household of Alton and Beatrice Cardinal, then household of Peter Cardinal
note
made at Asbury Acres Camp while counseling at Iroquois culture program
disposition
owned by artist as of June 2014
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Drafting board
20140625_0001
category
officetools
family_branch
Cardinal_Alton
provenance
purchased by Alton Cardinal probably about 1933, household of Alton Cardinal, then household of Peter Cardinal
note
marked "ALTON CARDINAL" in ink on surface
condition
good
disposition
currently owned as of June 2014
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Hay rake
(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
(no photo)
Snowshoes, Michigan style
20160727_0005
category
household
family_branch
Cardinal_Peter
provenance
purchased early to middle 1960s Alton and Beatrice Cardinal, household of Peter Cardinal
maker_mark
"tubbs", "14x48-2"
condition
excellent
disposition
currently owned as of July 2016
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Brace
(no photo)
category
shoptools
family_branch
Cardinal_Alton
provenance
acquired by Alton Cardinal between 1927 and 1931
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
unknown, may have been stolen winter 1992 from cabin at woods
note
hand-written comment on theft report indicates brace was broken by that time

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