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Carpenter square
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category
shoptools
family_branch
Cardinal_Gilbert
provenance
property of Gilbert Cardinal by 1920, then workshop of Alton Cardinal, then workshop of Peter Cardinal
notebook_reference
OldThings.html#shop_tools_1

Shop Tools

These tools belonged to my father prior to 1920. Some of them came from my grandfather who died in 1913.

  • anvil
  • Cold chisels, punch
  • Rachet brace
  • Ships auger bit
  • Small claw hammer
  • Carpenter's square (2′)
  • Two hand saws (cross cut)
  • Oil stone
  • Block plane
  • Carpenter level (wooden)
  • Carpenter chisel (⅜″)
disposition
currently owned as of January 2014
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(no photo)
Wooden spoons
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category
household
family_branch
Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice
provenance
made by Alton Cardinal, probably in 1970s or 1980s; household of Beatrice Cardinal then household of Peter Cardinal
note
2 spoons, likely carved at different periods of artist's development
condition
excellent
disposition
currently owned as of April 2015
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Taylor thermometer
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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
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Whittled ball
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category
household
family_branch
Ferslev
provenance
whittled by Niels Ferslev prior to 1955 and possibly as early as 1905, household of Niels and Clara Ferslev, then household of Beatrice Ferslev Cardinal, then household of Peter Cardinal
note
family story is that the ball was whittled while Niels was courting Clara prior to their marriage in 1905
disposition
currently owned as of January 2014
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Cyclopedia
20140106_0018
category
household
family_branch
Ferslev
provenance
household of Niels Ferslev
title
The New Cabinet Cyclopaedia and Treasury of Knowledge. A Handy Book of Reference On All Subjects and For All Readers.
publication
Philadelphia: The Gebbie Publishing Co., Limited. 1900.
disposition
currently owned as of January 2014
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Doll
(no photo)
category
household
family_branch
Cardinal_Gilbert
provenance
gift to Lillie Strahl from Hermann Strahl 1879, then household of Lillie Strahl Cardinal, then household of Alton Cardinal
notebook_reference
OldThings.html#doll

Doll

This doll was given to my mother, Lillie Strahl Cardinal (1877-1948), by her father, Hermann Strahl (1830-1880), for Christmas 1879 when she was two year[s] old. Because her father died one week later on New Year's Day 1880, she treasured the doll all her life. Shortly before she died, Mother asked us to give the doll to our daughter, Phyllis, when she became age two.

The doll's head, hands, and feet are china. The body is stuffed with sawdust. She is a blue eyed, black haired lady fifteen inches tall.

Doll Trunk

The doll trunk was my mother's. I'm not sure of its age, but I think it may be as old as the doll (1879). At any rate, it dates back to Mother's childhood, in the City of Fort Howard.

The trunk is [a] small version of a traveller's trunk with lock, leather handles, rollers, metal fittings, and simulated leather (paper) exterior covering. The inside is complete with tray and paper lining. Dimensions are: 14 inches long, 9 inches high, and 8 inches deep.

Doll Furniture

The doll furniture belonged to my mother when she was a child. She was born June 12, 1877, and live on North Ashland Avenue in the City of Fort Howard until she was thirteen.

disposition
given as gift to a Strahl relative
3-prong fork
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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
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