Old Things

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Category: RANDOM — Family Branch: RANDOM

Desk
	category household family_branch Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice provenance built by Alton Cardinal 1928-1929, household of Alton Cardinal, then household of Peter Cardinal notebook_reference 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 excellent disposition currently owned as of January 2014

Bowl
	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

Food chopper #2
	category household family_branch Ferslev provenance unknown maker_mark Universal Food Chopper No. 2.; Pat. Oct 12, 1897, April 18, 1899, Re. Sept. 5, 1899; L. F. & C., New Britain, Conn., U. S. A. disposition currently owned as of January 2014

Deep wooden bowl
	category art family_branch Cardinal_Alton provenance made by Alton Cardinal in 1995, household of Alton and Beatrice Cardinal, then household of Peter Cardinal maker_mark "Maple + Cherry", "ALC", "1995" condition excellent disposition currently owned as of June 2014

3-prong fork
	category household family_branch Cardinal_Gilbert provenance unknown, believed to have been from household of Lillie and Gilbert Cardinal, then household of Alton Cardinal, then household of Peter Cardinal note used as a gardening/potting fork condition very good, rusting, one tine lost small part at tip disposition owned as of July 2016

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

Miniature tool set
	category shoptools family_branch Cardinal_Alton provenance acquired by Alton Cardinal between 1927 and 1931, later workshop of Peter Cardinal note marked "Alty" on handle, note wooden threaded cap 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 currently owned as of January 2014

Vise
	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 [text shown above] maker_mark "MORGAN VISE CO CHICAGO", "No 10-A SOLID NUT VISE" disposition stayed with Reed Street house 2022

Push drill
	category shoptools family_branch Cardinal_Alton provenance acquired by Alton Cardinal between 1927 and 1931, later workshop of Peter Cardinal note tradename "Mr. Punch", note storage of bits in handle condition excellent except one bit is broken notebook_reference OldThings.html#shop_tools_2 [text shown above] condition excellent 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 [text shown above] condition very good disposition currently owned as of January 2014

Desk

category: household
family_branch: Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice
provenance: built by Alton Cardinal 1928-1929, household of Alton Cardinal, then household of Peter Cardinal
notebook_reference: 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: excellent
disposition: currently owned as of January 2014

Bowl

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

Food chopper #2

category: household
family_branch: Ferslev
provenance: unknown
maker_mark: Universal Food Chopper No. 2.; Pat. Oct 12, 1897, April 18, 1899, Re. Sept. 5, 1899; L. F. & C., New Britain, Conn., U. S. A.
disposition: currently owned as of January 2014

Deep wooden bowl

category: art
family_branch: Cardinal_Alton
provenance: made by Alton Cardinal in 1995, household of Alton and Beatrice Cardinal, then household of Peter Cardinal
maker_mark: "Maple + Cherry", "ALC", "1995"
condition: excellent
disposition: currently owned as of June 2014

3-prong fork

category: household
family_branch: Cardinal_Gilbert
provenance: unknown, believed to have been from household of Lillie and Gilbert Cardinal, then household of Alton Cardinal, then household of Peter Cardinal
note: used as a gardening/potting fork
condition: very good, rusting, one tine lost small part at tip
disposition: owned as of July 2016

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

Miniature tool set

category

shoptools

family_branch

Cardinal_Alton

provenance

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

note

marked "Alty" on handle, note wooden threaded cap

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

currently owned as of January 2014

Vise

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
[text shown above]
maker_mark: "MORGAN VISE CO CHICAGO", "No 10-A SOLID NUT VISE"
disposition: stayed with Reed Street house 2022

Push drill

category: shoptools
family_branch: Cardinal_Alton
provenance: acquired by Alton Cardinal between 1927 and 1931, later workshop of Peter Cardinal
note: tradename "Mr. Punch", note storage of bits in handle
condition: excellent except one bit is broken
notebook_reference: OldThings.html#shop_tools_2
[text shown above]
condition: excellent
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
[text shown above]
condition: very good
disposition: currently owned as of January 2014