The Material Legacy

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Category: RANDOM — Family Branch: RANDOM
Ship's auger
20140108_0046
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
20140108_0047
Center punches
20140108_0057
category
shoptools
family_branch
Cardinal_Gilbert
provenance
unknown
notebook_reference
OldThings.html#shop_tools_1
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disposition
stayed with Reed Street house 2022
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
Toy farm tractor
(no photo)
category
household
family_branch
Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice
provenance
unknown
note
used with toy barn and combine
disposition
given to Carol Anne Grady, discarded due ot sharp edges after being broken
Korean fabric wall hangings
20140128_0001
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
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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
Spanish American War diary
(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 $8
T-square
20140625_0004
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
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Corn knife
20140109_0028
category
fieldtools
family_branch
Cardinal_Gilbert
provenance
tools of Gilbert Cardinal prior to 1920, then tools of Alton Cardinal, then tools of Peter 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
currently owned as of January 2014
20140109_0029 20140109_0030
Bookshelves
20140112_0013
category
household
family_branch
Cardinal_Peter
provenance
made by Alton Cardinal around 1980 for Peter Cardinal
note
set of 3, oak, design by Peter Cardinal, construction by Alton Cardinal
disposition
currently owned as of January 2014
20140112_0012 20140112_0014 20140112_0015 20140112_0016
(no photo)

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