Old Things

The Material Legacy

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Thread box
	category household family_branch Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice provenance 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 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 given to Carol Anne Grady 2007

Trail's End bookends
	category household family_branch Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice provenance thought to be a gift to Alton and Beatrice Cardinal around 1947, household of Alton and Beatrice Cardinal prior to 1955, then household of Peter Cardinal maker_mark paper tags on the bottom read "Fashioned by RONSON" and "RONSON ALL METAL ART WARES" with the stamped number 11478 condition excellent disposition currently owned as of January 2014

End table
	category household family_branch Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice provenance household of Alton and Beatice Cardinal from prior to 1955, then household of Peter Cardinal condition excellent disposition currently owned as of January 2014

Combination padlock
	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

Flooring cutter
	category shoptools family_branch Ferslev provenance workshop of Niels Ferslev, then workshop of Alton Cardinal, then workshop of Peter Cardinal condition blade worn, handle very good disposition stayed with Reed Street house 2022

Spanish American War diary
(no photo)	category household family_branch Cardinal_Gilbert provenance used by Gilbert Cardinal during Spanish American War note Gilbert saw little action, military or otherwise notebook_reference OldThings.html#diary Diary Gilbert H. Cardinal Mostly during War with Spain (1898). He served in Porto Rica [sic].) disposition sold 2005 $8

Pen stamp
(no photo)	category household family_branch Cardinal_Gilbert provenance property of Lillie Roy Strahl Whipple, around 1900 notebook_reference OldThings.html#pen_stamp Combination Pen, Pencil, Stamp Mrs Frank Whipple probably 1900 disposition unknown

Pitch fork
	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

Carpenter hammer
	category shoptools family_branch Cardinal_Alton provenance acquired by Alton Cardinal between 1927 and 1931, later workshop of Peter Cardinal note marked "Alty" 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 condition very good disposition currently owned as of January 2014

Thread box

category: household
family_branch: Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice
provenance: 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: 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: given to Carol Anne Grady 2007

Trail's End bookends

category: household
family_branch: Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice
provenance: thought to be a gift to Alton and Beatrice Cardinal around 1947, household of Alton and Beatrice Cardinal prior to 1955, then household of Peter Cardinal
maker_mark: paper tags on the bottom read "Fashioned by RONSON" and "RONSON ALL METAL ART WARES" with the stamped number 11478
condition: excellent
disposition: currently owned as of January 2014

End table

category: household
family_branch: Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice
provenance: household of Alton and Beatice Cardinal from prior to 1955, then household of Peter Cardinal
condition: excellent
disposition: currently owned as of January 2014

Combination padlock

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

Flooring cutter

category: shoptools
family_branch: Ferslev
provenance: workshop of Niels Ferslev, then workshop of Alton Cardinal, then workshop of Peter Cardinal
condition: blade worn, handle very good
disposition: stayed with Reed Street house 2022

Spanish American War diary

(no photo)

category: household
family_branch: Cardinal_Gilbert
provenance: used by Gilbert Cardinal during Spanish American War
note: Gilbert saw little action, military or otherwise
notebook_reference: OldThings.html#diary

Diary

Gilbert H. Cardinal

Mostly during War with Spain (1898). He served in Porto Rica [sic].)
disposition: sold 2005 $8

Pen stamp

(no photo)

category: household
family_branch: Cardinal_Gilbert
provenance: property of Lillie Roy Strahl Whipple, around 1900
notebook_reference: OldThings.html#pen_stamp

Combination Pen, Pencil, Stamp

Mrs Frank Whipple

probably 1900
disposition: unknown

Pitch fork

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

Carpenter hammer

category

shoptools

family_branch

Cardinal_Alton

provenance

acquired by Alton Cardinal between 1927 and 1931, later workshop of Peter Cardinal

note

marked "Alty"

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

condition