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Category: RANDOM — Family Branch: RANDOM
Carpenter level
20140108_0048
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″)
condition
usable, main bubble good, wood worn, vertical bubble missing
disposition
stayed with Reed Street house 2022
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Block plane
20140108_0060
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
[text shown above]
disposition
stayed with Reed Street house 2022
20140108_0061 20140108_0062
Pickax
20140109_0040
category
fieldtools
family_branch
Cardinal_Alton
Provenance
unknown origin, tools of Alton Cardinal, then tools of Peter Cardinal
maker_mark
C[I ...] OSHKOSH
disposition
currently owned as of January 2014
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Bookshelves
20140128_0018
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
20140128_0019 20140128_0020 20140128_0022 20140128_0023 20140128_0024 20140128_0025 20140128_0026
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
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
20140112_0034
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
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Whittled ball
20140103_0025
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
20140103_0026
Child's green chair
20140107_4622
category
household
family_branch
Ferslev
provenance
purchased by Niels and Clara Ferslev in 1919 for their daughter Beatrice
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
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Wooden chalice, plate, and bottle
20140128_0027
category
art
family_branch
Cardinal_Alton
provenance
made by Alton Cardinal for Peter Cardinal in 1984
note
one of several similar sets most made for ministers including several at St Paul's United Methodist Church
maker_mark
each piece marked "ALC", "1984", "MAPLE"
condition
very good
disposition
currently owned as of January 2014
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Wooden bottle
20140626_0035
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
"Cherry + Apple", "ALC", "1995"
condition
excellent
disposition
currently owned as of June 2014
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Wooden chalice, and plate
20140809_0011
category
art
family_branch
Cardinal_Alton
provenance
made by Alton Cardinal in 1983 and retained by artist, then household of Peter Cardinal
note
one of several similar sets most made as gifts for ministers
maker_mark
plate marked with conjoined "JF" and "83"
condition
very good
disposition
currently owned as of August 2014
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Spanish American War mess kit
(no photo)
category
household
family_branch
Cardinal_Gilbert
provenance
used by Gilbert Cardinal during Spanish American War
note
Gilbert saw little action, military or otherwise
notebook_reference
OldThings.html#diary

Diary

Gilbert H. Cardinal

Mostly during War with Spain (1898). He served in Porto Rica [sic].)

disposition
sold 2005 $75
Brace
(no photo)
category
shoptools
family_branch
Cardinal_Alton
provenance
acquired by Alton Cardinal between 1927 and 1931
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
unknown, may have been stolen winter 1992 from cabin at woods
note
hand-written comment on theft report indicates brace was broken by that time
Drill bits for brace
20140108_0013
category
shoptools
family_branch
Cardinal_Alton
provenance
acquired by Alton Cardinal between 1927 and 1931, later workshop of Peter Cardinal
note
auger bits (6/16, 8/16, and 10/16in), countersink bit, twist bit (1/4in)
notebook_reference
OldThings.html#shop_tools_2
[text shown above]
disposition
currently owned as of January 2014
20140108_0014
Hand grinder
(no photo)
category
shoptools
family_branch
Cardinal_Alton
provenance
acquired by Alton Cardinal between 1927 and 1931
notebook_reference
OldThings.html#shop_tools_2
[text shown above]
disposition
unknown

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