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Category: RANDOM — Family Branch: RANDOM

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

Taylor thermometer
	category household family_branch Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice provenance unknown, household of Alton and Beatrice Cardinal prior to 1955 note measures temperature and humidity maker_mark "Taylor", "Humidiguide" condition excellent disposition currently owned as of April 2015

Kodak camera
(no photo)	category household family_branch Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice provenence household of Alton Cardinal (probably middle 1930s), then Alton and Beatrice Cardinal, then Peter Cardinal (1963) note uses size 610 roll film disposition sold 2005

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

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

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

Short-handled shovel
	category fieldtools family_branch Cardinal_Gilbert provenance Chicago and North Western Railroad until discarded in 1920s, then tools of Gilbert Cardinal, then tools of Alton Cardinal, then tools of Peter Cardinal note "C&NW" stamped into wood on handle below handgrip 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) maker_mark SOLID STEEL 2 disposition currently owned as of May 2024

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

Taylor thermometer

category: household
family_branch: Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice
provenance: unknown, household of Alton and Beatrice Cardinal prior to 1955
note: measures temperature and humidity
maker_mark: "Taylor", "Humidiguide"
condition: excellent
disposition: currently owned as of April 2015

Kodak camera

(no photo)

category: household
family_branch: Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice
provenence: household of Alton Cardinal (probably middle 1930s), then Alton and Beatrice Cardinal, then Peter Cardinal (1963)
note: uses size 610 roll film
disposition: sold 2005

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

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

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

Short-handled shovel

category

fieldtools

family_branch

Cardinal_Gilbert

provenance

Chicago and North Western Railroad until discarded in 1920s, then tools of Gilbert Cardinal, then tools of Alton Cardinal, then tools of Peter Cardinal

note

"C&NW" stamped into wood on handle below handgrip

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.