- category
- fieldtools
- family_branch
- Cardinal_Alton
- provenence
- origin unknown, garden tools of Alton Cardinal, then Peter Cardinal
- note
- normal hoe reshaped by wear and filing by Alton Cardinal over decades of use
- disposition
- currently owned as of August 2014
- category
- fieldtools
- family_branch
- Cardinal_Alton
- provenence
- origin unknown, garden tools of Alton Cardinal, then Peter Cardinal
- note
- believed to have been purchased by Alton Cardinal for his son David around 1952
- disposition
- currently owned as of August 2014
- category
- household
- family_branch
- Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice
- provenance
- found in house in Indian Prairie, Washington, in 1915, then in possession of Alton Cardinal and household of Alton and Beatrice Cardinal until 2007
- notebook_reference
-
OldThings.html#threadbox
Thread Box
This is the sort of box commonly used in stores which sold spools of thread during the nineteenth century.
This particular box was left by former owners in a ranch house (the Taft house) we moved into when I was about two years old (1915). It was used by me to keep small toys. The ranch was located at Indian Prairie, near Spokane, Washington.
A penciled note on the back of the lower drawer reads:
Save this box for Mrs. Taft if empty any time in 11/17/1891.
I removed the old finish, made a new front for the lower drawer of red oak, turned and painted wooden knobs for the lower drawer to match the original black Bakelite knobs on the upper drawer, and applied clear finish.
The box has been used by my wife, Bea, as a jewelry box.
- disposition
- given to Carol Anne Grady 2007
- category
- household
- family_branch
- Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice
- provence
- unknown, household of Alton and Beatrice Cardinal prior to 1955, later household of Peter Cardinal
- note
- original set included a knife, now lost
- condition
- good except for tarnish
- maker_mark
- Imperial Silver Plate
- disposition
- fork and spoon currently owned as of Janary 2014
- category
- household
- family_branch
- Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice
- provenance
- gift of Phyllis and David to their mother Beatrice Cardinal not later than 1955
- condition
- good, small piece broken off lower corner, a few small chips in finish
- disposition
- currently owned as of January 2014
- category
- household
- family_branch
- Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice
- provenance
- wedding gift to Alton and Beatrice Cardinal 1946
- condition
- excellent
- disposition
- given to Carol Anne Grady 2005
- 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
- category
- household
- family_branch
- Ferslev
- provenance
- household of Niels and Clara Ferslev from prior to 1955, then household of Beatrice Ferslev Cardinal, then household of Peter Cardinal
- maker_mark
- GERMA[N]; also an unreadable number
- disposition
- currently owned as of January 2014
- 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
- category
- household
- family_branch
- Cardinal_Gilbert
- provenance
- unknown
- notebook_reference
-
OldThings.html#moustache_cup
Moustache Cup
From the home of Gilbert Cardinal. History not known.
- disposition
- sold 2005 $15
- category
- officetools
- family_branch
- Cardinal_Alton
- provenance
- purchased by Alton Cardinal probably about 1933, household of Alton Cardinal, then household of Peter Cardinal
- note
- marked "A.L.C." on blade and "ALC" (twice) on head
- note
- price mark "New" "2.50" on head
- maker_mark
- "DIETZGEN", "2077-24"
- condition
- excellent
- disposition
- currently owned as of June 2014
- category
- fieldtools
- family_branch
- Cardinal_Gilbert
- provenance
- tools of Gilbert Cardinal prior to 1920, then tools of Alton Cardinal
- 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)
- disposition
- unknown, may have been stolen winter 1992 from cabin at woods
- category
- shoptools
- family_branch
- Cardinal_Alton
- provenance
- acquired by Alton Cardinal between 1927 and 1931, later workshop of Peter Cardinal
- note
- 1/2in and 3/4in, both marked "Alty"
- 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
