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shoptools
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Gilbert
- provenance
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property of Gilbert Cardinal by 1920, then workshop of Alton Cardinal, then workshop of Peter Cardinal
- notebook_reference
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OldThings.html#shop_tools_1
- disposition
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currently owned as of January 2014
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| Carpenter square |
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- category
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shoptools
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Gilbert
- provenance
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property of Gilbert Cardinal by 1920, then workshop of Alton Cardinal, then workshop of Peter Cardinal
- notebook_reference
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OldThings.html#shop_tools_1
[text shown above]
- disposition
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currently owned as of January 2014
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| Block plane |
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- category
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shoptools
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Gilbert
- provenance
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property of Gilbert Cardinal by 1920, then workshop of Alton Cardinal, then workshop of Peter Cardinal
- notebook_reference
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OldThings.html#shop_tools_1
[text shown above]
- disposition
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stayed with Reed Street house 2022
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| Glass desert tray with central handle |
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- category
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household
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice
- provenance
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wedding gift to Alton and Beatrice Cardinal 1946
- condition
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excellent
- disposition
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given to Carol Anne Grady 2005
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| Perfume bottle |
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- category
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household
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice
- provenance
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origin unknown, household of Beatrice Cardinal prior to 1955, then household of Peter Cardinal
- maker_mark
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"L. 1000-", "PAULY & C.", (handwritten) "[7?]104", (stamped) "57395"
- disposition
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currently owned as of June 2014
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| Wooden spoons |
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- category
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household
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice
- provenance
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made by Alton Cardinal, probably in 1970s or 1980s; household of Beatrice Cardinal then household of Peter Cardinal
- note
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2 spoons, likely carved at different periods of artist's development
- condition
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excellent
- disposition
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currently owned as of April 2015
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| Curio shelves |
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- category
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household
- family_branch
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Ferslev
- provenance
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household of Niels and Clara Ferslev from prior to 1955, then household of Beatrice Ferslev Cardinal, then household of Peter Cardinal
- disposition
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currently owned as of January 2014
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| Wall sconce |
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- category
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art
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Alton
- provenance
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made by Alton Cardinal for Peter Cardinal in 1978
- note
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engraved with Christian symbols (cross, triangle, dove, and fish)
- maker_mark
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"ALC", "'78"
- condition
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excellent
- disposition
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currently owned as of January 2014
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| Blanket chest or trunk |
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- category
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household
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Gilbert
- provenance
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unknown, see notebook text
- notebook_reference
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OldThings.html#chest
Blanket Chest
This chest was the property of my great
grandfather, Samuel S. Johnston (1806-1886),
and was given to me by his daughter Mary Ann
Johnston Cardinal (1842-1935) who was my
grandmother.
Blanket Chest
Brought to USA (?)
from Ireland by S. S. Johnston
(later sergeant in regular U.S. Army
including Mexican and Civil wars)
Original color appears to be dark
blue. [Perhaps it was a U.S. Army chest.]
Note: Secret drawer
I am not sure of the origin of the chest.
It may have come with S.S. Johnston when
he emigrated to the United States from
Ireland. Or, it may have been an army chest
acquired when he served in the U.S. Army
during the Mexican War and Civil War.
The chest was made of only six boards: one
each for bottom, sides, ends, and lid. When
I received it (about 1923), the chest was
in sound condition except for the split lid.
Also, the molding along the front edge of
the lid was gone, one hinge missing, one
handle missing, lock inoperative, the lid
and lock of the inside compartment missing,
and the exterior scarred from handling.
The original dark blue paint was intact,
but scratched. The damaged lid had been
reinforced, using cut nails. See the secret
drawer under the inside compartment.
Recognizing its value as a family heirloom,
my mother and father fixed it up for use in
the house. The missing molding was replaced
on the lid front edge, casters added, a strap
(made from my father's old pants suspenders)
installed to hold the cover, and the entire
chest covered with a coat of varnish-stain.
I undertook restoration over a period of
time ending in 1983. I removed the varnish-
stain, retaining the original paint,
strengthened the cover with dowels and
screws, and applied two coats of paint of
a color maatched to the original by the
proprietor of Monte's Paint & Decorating.
To preserve the wood, I painted the
previously unpainted bottom exterior and
applied a colorless spray finish to the
entire inside. In the process, I had a
hinge made by a blacksmith at Heidgen Co.
(115 S. Broadway, Green Bay) to match as
well as possible the original. The original
is on the left and the copy on the right.
Leather handles for both ends were made
for me by a shoe repair shop; the original
brass plates are on the right end, those
on the left I made from a piece of new
brass plate, screws are new.
- note
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dovetail joinery
- disposition
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currently owned as of January 2014
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| Sewing rocker |
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- category
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household
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Gilbert
- provenance
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unknown origin, household of Lillie Strahl Cardinal, then household of Alton and Beatrice Cardinal
- notebook_reference
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OldThings.html#sewing_rocker
Sewing Chair
This low wooden rocker belonged to my
mother, Lillie Strahl Cardinal (1877-
1948). I don't know when or how it was
acquired, but I remember it as an old
chair when I was a child.
Originally, the chair was finished with
a dark brown stain and had a brown cane
seat (fragments of the cane are still
there). In the late 1920's, Mother
installed a dime store plywood
replacement seat. At some time, one of
the six back splints was broken; I
removed the opposite one to maintain
symmetry when I painted the chair gray
in the 1950's.
- disposition
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unknown
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| Match box |
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- category
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household
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Gilbert
- provenance
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origin unknown, household of Gilbert and Lillie Cardinal in 1920s, then remained in house after their deaths, then household of Alton Cardinal
- notebook_reference
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OldThings.html#matchbox
Match Box
This match box was used by my parents for
many years. I don't know its origin, but
I remember it in the basement at 132 South
Oneida Street, Green Bay, Wisconsin, from
the mid-1920's. It was mounted near the
furnace and remained there when the house
was sold to Carl and Marian Sippel in 1950
or 1951. They continued to use the box for
matches in the basement until 1982. They
gave it to me for Christmas 1982. It
continues in use for matches beside our
Franklin stove.
The box is wall-mounted of cast iron, and
is of self-closing design. It measures
about 3¾″ × 2¼
× 1″ – just right for a
handful of wooden kitchen matches. These
words are cast on the lid: Self Closing
– for matches &c. –
Patented Dec. 20, 1864 – D.N &
Co. – New Haven . The bottom is
made rough as a place to scratch the
matches. The remainder is coated with
black enamel.
In 1983, I removed the original enamel
and recoated it with new black enamel.
- disposition
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sold with house at 412 North Locust Street, Green Bay, Wisconsin
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| Bill, silver certificate |
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- category
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household
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Gilbert
- provenance
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owned by Gilbert Cardinal and retained by the family
- note
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large size 1 dollar silver certificate, 1923, M19174682B
- notebook_reference
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OldThings.html#billfold
Billfold and $1 Bill
Owned by Gilbert H. Cardinal.
[Large size bill; 1923 silver certificate.]
- disposition
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currently owned, kept with important papers
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| Meat cleaver |
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- category
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household
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Gilbert
- provenance
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unknown, see notebook entry for story
- notebook_reference
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OldThings.html#cleaver
Butcher's Clever with sword handle
Used in Napolean's army.
The sword handle was probably a replacement,
used instead of a regular handle because
no other was available.
It was later found in a Wisconsin
blacksmith's trash pail.
The rescuer brought it home and his
wife used it to cut kindling. (Early 1800's.)
It travelled with them to Washington [state]
and back, when it got its real workout
chopping wood (1930's).
- disposition
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sold 2005 $32.50
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| Pocket knife |
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- category
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shoptools
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Alton
- provenance
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gift to Alton Cardinal from Mary Ann Johnston Cardinal in 1920
- notebook_reference
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OldThings.html#knife
Pocket Knife
This knife was given to me by my grandmother,
Mary Ann Johnston Cardinal, for Christmas
1920 when I was seven.
One side of the handle is marked Alton
Cardinal, Green Bay, Wis. On the other
side is a picture of me taken on my seventh
birthday, April 10, 1920, at Oneida, Wis.
The picture was damaged by me while removing
rust with kerosene.
- disposition
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lost 2005 or 2006
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| Hand grinder |
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- category
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shoptools
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Alton
- provenance
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acquired by Alton Cardinal between 1927 and 1931
- notebook_reference
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OldThings.html#shop_tools_2
- disposition
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unknown
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