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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

Perfume bottle
	category household family_branch Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice provenance origin unknown, household of Beatrice Cardinal prior to 1955, then household of Peter Cardinal maker_mark "L. 1000-", "PAULY & C.", (handwritten) "[7?]104", (stamped) "57395" disposition currently owned as of June 2014

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

Wedding plate
	category household family_branch Ferslev provenance gift from Lucy Amelia Doty Jeffcott to Marie Ferslev Hansen around 1905, later household of Niels and Clara Ferslev, later household of Helen Ferslev, later household of Peter Cardinal 1986 note see text by Helen Ferslev when transfering to Peter Cardinal maker_mark crown and crossed [swords? scepter?] with letters "R. & C." and "IRIS" beneath, also the word "BAVARIA" condition excellent disposition currently owned as of January 2014

Flooring rule
	category shoptools family_branch Ferslev provenance workshop of Niels Ferslev, then workshop of Alton Cardinal, then workshop of Peter Cardinal note reverse numbering one side for inside measurements, sliding joints (not folding), marked with "F" (for Ferslev) condition good maker_mark one end, "Interlox Master Slide Rule", "INSIDE MEASURE", "MASTER RULE MFG. CO. INC. N.Y.C."; opposite side, "PAT'D 12-113-10, 7-29-13 - 11-2-15, 12-24-18 & PAT'S PEND.", "OUTSIDE MEASURE", "N.Y.C. APPRD", "X - 4" disposition stayed with Reed Street house 2022

Kitchen Canister
	category household family_branch Cardinal_Gilbert provenance unknown maker_mark National Can Company - New York; Empeco disposition currently owned as of January 2014

Food chopper #72
	category household family_branch Cardinal_Gilbert provenance household of Lillie Strahl Cardinal until 1948, then household of Alton and Beatrice Cardinal until around 1975, then household of Peter Cardinal notebook_reference OldThings.html#food_chopper Food Chopper The food chopper belonged to my mother, Lille Strahl Cardinal, and we used by her until her death in 1948. Whe he began keeping house, my son Peter took it and continues to use it. maker_mark Universal 72 disposition currently owned as of January 2014

Bedroom set dresser
	category household family_branch Cardinal_Gilbert provenance household of Gilbert and Lillie Cardinal from 1901, then household of Alton Cardinal, then household of Peter Cardinal notebook_reference OldThings.html#bedroom Bedroom Set The set – bed, dresser, comode – was new when my parents (Gilbert and Lillie Cardinal) were married in 1901. The bed no longer exists. The set is made of cherry wood. The dresser originally had a mirror in a frame so that the mirror could be tilted. My mother removed the frame and hung the mirror on the wall in the 1920's. The frame is gone, but the mirror was left in attic at 132 S. Oneida St. until Carl Sippel gave it to me in 1985. The bevel-edge mirror has a broken-out section which my mother concealled with picture post cards. disposition currently owned as of January 2014

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 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 excellent disposition currently owned as of January 2014

Compass
	category fieldtools family_branch Cardinal_Alton provenance unknown; property of Alton Cardinal, then Peter Cardinal note surveyor's compass designed for sighting a bearing (as a circumferentor) disposition currently owned as of January 2022

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

Perfume bottle

category: household
family_branch: Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice
provenance: origin unknown, household of Beatrice Cardinal prior to 1955, then household of Peter Cardinal
maker_mark: "L. 1000-", "PAULY & C.", (handwritten) "[7?]104", (stamped) "57395"
disposition: currently owned as of June 2014

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

Wedding plate

category: household
family_branch: Ferslev
provenance: gift from Lucy Amelia Doty Jeffcott to Marie Ferslev Hansen around 1905, later household of Niels and Clara Ferslev, later household of Helen Ferslev, later household of Peter Cardinal 1986
note: see text by Helen Ferslev when transfering to Peter Cardinal
maker_mark: crown and crossed [swords? scepter?] with letters "R. & C." and "IRIS" beneath, also the word "BAVARIA"
condition: excellent
disposition: currently owned as of January 2014

Flooring rule

category: shoptools
family_branch: Ferslev
provenance: workshop of Niels Ferslev, then workshop of Alton Cardinal, then workshop of Peter Cardinal
note: reverse numbering one side for inside measurements, sliding joints (not folding), marked with "F" (for Ferslev)
condition: good
maker_mark: one end, "Interlox Master Slide Rule", "INSIDE MEASURE", "MASTER RULE MFG. CO. INC. N.Y.C."; opposite side, "PAT'D 12-113-10, 7-29-13 - 11-2-15, 12-24-18 & PAT'S PEND.", "OUTSIDE MEASURE", "N.Y.C. APPRD", "X - 4"
disposition: stayed with Reed Street house 2022

Kitchen Canister

category: household
family_branch: Cardinal_Gilbert
provenance: unknown
maker_mark: National Can Company - New York; Empeco
disposition: currently owned as of January 2014

Food chopper #72

category: household
family_branch: Cardinal_Gilbert
provenance: household of Lillie Strahl Cardinal until 1948, then household of Alton and Beatrice Cardinal until around 1975, then household of Peter Cardinal
notebook_reference: OldThings.html#food_chopper

Food Chopper

The food chopper belonged to my mother, Lille Strahl Cardinal, and we used by her until her death in 1948.

Whe he began keeping house, my son Peter took it and continues to use it.
maker_mark: Universal 72
disposition: currently owned as of January 2014

Bedroom set dresser

category: household
family_branch: Cardinal_Gilbert
provenance: household of Gilbert and Lillie Cardinal from 1901, then household of Alton Cardinal, then household of Peter Cardinal
notebook_reference: OldThings.html#bedroom

Bedroom Set

The set – bed, dresser, comode – was new when my parents (Gilbert and Lillie Cardinal) were married in 1901. The bed no longer exists. The set is made of cherry wood. The dresser originally had a mirror in a frame so that the mirror could be tilted. My mother removed the frame and hung the mirror on the wall in the 1920's. The frame is gone, but the mirror was left in attic at 132 S. Oneida St. until Carl Sippel gave it to me in 1985. The bevel-edge mirror has a broken-out section which my mother concealled with picture post cards.
disposition: currently owned as of January 2014

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

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

excellent

disposition

currently owned as of January 2014

Compass

category: fieldtools
family_branch: Cardinal_Alton
provenance: unknown; property of Alton Cardinal, then Peter Cardinal
note: surveyor's compass designed for sighting a bearing (as a circumferentor)
disposition: currently owned as of January 2022