The Material Legacy

Brace
	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
Ship's auger
	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 currently owned as of January 2014
Stichery
	category household family_branch Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice provenance made by Beatrice Cardinal, date unknown, later household of Peter Cardinal condition excellent disposition currently owned as of January 2014
Korean fabric wall hangings
	category household family_branch Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice provenance gift of Un Hi Lee Kang to Beatrice Cardinal, later household of Peter Cardinal disposition currently owned as of January 2014 provenance gift of Un Hi Lee Kang to Beatrice Cardinal, later household of Peter Cardinal note "New Year's Celebration" and "Traditional Wedding Ceremony" disposition currently owned as of January 2014
Carved wooden rocking Joseph and Mary
	category art family_branch Cardinal_Alton provenance made by Alton Cardinal for Beatrice Cardinal in 1994 maker_mark autograph notations by artist "Birch", "ALC", "1994" disposition given to Carol Anne Grady 2005
Wooden chalice, plate, and bottle
	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
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
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