Old Things

The Material Legacy

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Bookshelves
	category household family_branch Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice provenance built by Alton Cardinal in shop class at West High School during January and February of 1928, household of Alton and Beatrice Cardinal, household of Peter Cardinal note provenance described in journal, during 1980s and 1990s maker used these shelves in his basement woodshop condition structure good with minor warping, finish fair to poor disposition stayed with Reed Street house 2022

Wooden bookends
(no photo)	category household family_branch Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice provenance built by Alton Cardinal 1928-1929 notebook_reference OldThings.html#bookend Book Ends Wooden book ends, also made by me as a manual training class project at about the same time, are made of gumwood stained and varnished. The design represents my initials – A.L.C. disposition unknown note stylized "ALC" initials inlaid on each piece

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

Toy farm combine
	category household family_branch Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice provenance unknown note used with toy barn and tractor, chain drive of moving parts, working height adjustment maker_mark "Tru Scale" condition excellent disposition given to Carol Anne Grady

Milk bottle carrier
	category household family_branch Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice provenence made by Alton Cardinal about 1952, household of Alton and Beatrice Cardinal, then household of Peter Cardinal note paint is that used for kitchen in 1952 house note box left on porch for milkman to exchange empty bottles, wider handle support sized for the milk order card note Alton later used the box as a tool carrier condition good, paint fair disposition currently owned as of January 2018

Silver spoon
	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

Child's rocker
	category household family_branch Cardinal_Gilbert provenance household of Eva Cady Robinson, then household of Gilbert and Lillie Cardinal, then household of Alton and Beatrice Cardinal, then household of Carol Anne Grady notebook_reference 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 given to Carol Anne Grady 2007

Comode
(no photo)	category household family_branch Cardinal_Gilbert provenance household of Mary Ann Johnston Cardinal until 1913, then household of Gilbert and Lillie Cardinal, then household of Alton Cardinal notebook_reference OldThings.html#comode Comode This piece of furniture was my Grandmother Cardinal's. I don't know its previous history, but she gave up house keeping in 1913, so it must have been old then. It was a dark stained finish, painted white in the 1920's for use in our bath room. One of the towel rack bars was broken as early as I remember and has been removed. disposition unknown, probably sold 2005 $85

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

Wooden spoon
	category household family_branch Cardinal_Peter provenance made by Alton Cardinal for Peter Cardinal, probably in 1970s note carved from wood of an American elm tree from 1093 Reed St (Green Bay) of the same age as Peter Cardinal maker_mark ELM condition excellent disposition currently owned as of April 2015

Slide rule with case
	category household family_branch Cardinal_Peter provenance purchased by Peter Cardinal about 1971 in Naperville IL maker_mark "Pickett", "All Metal Slide Rules", "Made in U.S.A." condition excellent disposition currently owned as of January 2018

Bookshelves

category: household
family_branch: Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice
provenance: built by Alton Cardinal in shop class at West High School during January and February of 1928, household of Alton and Beatrice Cardinal, household of Peter Cardinal
note: provenance described in journal, during 1980s and 1990s maker used these shelves in his basement woodshop
condition: structure good with minor warping, finish fair to poor
disposition: stayed with Reed Street house 2022

Wooden bookends

(no photo)

category: household
family_branch: Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice
provenance: built by Alton Cardinal 1928-1929
notebook_reference: OldThings.html#bookend

Book Ends

Wooden book ends, also made by me as a manual training class project at about the same time, are made of gumwood stained and varnished. The design represents my initials – A.L.C.
disposition: unknown
note: stylized "ALC" initials inlaid on each piece

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

Toy farm combine

category: household
family_branch: Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice
provenance: unknown
note: used with toy barn and tractor, chain drive of moving parts, working height adjustment
maker_mark: "Tru Scale"
condition: excellent
disposition: given to Carol Anne Grady

Milk bottle carrier

category: household
family_branch: Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice
provenence: made by Alton Cardinal about 1952, household of Alton and Beatrice Cardinal, then household of Peter Cardinal
note: paint is that used for kitchen in 1952 house
note: box left on porch for milkman to exchange empty bottles, wider handle support sized for the milk order card
note: Alton later used the box as a tool carrier
condition: good, paint fair
disposition: currently owned as of January 2018

Silver spoon

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

Child's rocker

category: household
family_branch: Cardinal_Gilbert
provenance: household of Eva Cady Robinson, then household of Gilbert and Lillie Cardinal, then household of Alton and Beatrice Cardinal, then household of Carol Anne Grady
notebook_reference: 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: given to Carol Anne Grady 2007

Comode

(no photo)

category: household
family_branch: Cardinal_Gilbert
provenance: household of Mary Ann Johnston Cardinal until 1913, then household of Gilbert and Lillie Cardinal, then household of Alton Cardinal
notebook_reference: OldThings.html#comode

Comode

This piece of furniture was my Grandmother Cardinal's. I don't know its previous history, but she gave up house keeping in 1913, so it must have been old then. It was a dark stained finish, painted white in the 1920's for use in our bath room. One of the towel rack bars was broken as early as I remember and has been removed.
disposition: unknown, probably sold 2005 $85

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

Wooden spoon

category: household
family_branch: Cardinal_Peter
provenance: made by Alton Cardinal for Peter Cardinal, probably in 1970s
note: carved from wood of an American elm tree from 1093 Reed St (Green Bay) of the same age as Peter Cardinal
maker_mark: ELM
condition: excellent
disposition: currently owned as of April 2015