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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
- condition
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usable, main bubble good, wood worn, vertical bubble missing
- disposition
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stayed with Reed Street house 2022
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| Desk lamp |
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- category
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household
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice
- provenance
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purchased for Alton Cardinal 1931, household of Alton Cardinal, then household of Peter Cardinal
- notebook_reference
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OldThings.html#lamp
Desk Lamp
Flexible (goose neck) study lamp was
purchased for my use when I enrolled at
the University of Wisconsin, Madison, in
September 1931. The dark green color was
chosen to harmonize with the green
stained dormitory furniture. For two
school years I lived in Room 202, Tarrant
House, Adams Hall on the university
campus.
The lamp was used by me during four
student years and subsequently in all
the various roominghouses until I entered
the army in March of 1941. After the war
it continued as part of our household,
but was not used so much. During the past
few years it has served as an auxillary
shop light in the basement.
The electrical cord was replaced once.
- condition
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very good
- disposition
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currently owned as of January 2014
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| Trail's End bookends |
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- category
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household
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice
- provenance
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thought to be a gift to Alton and Beatrice Cardinal around 1947, household of Alton and Beatrice Cardinal prior to 1955, then household of Peter Cardinal
- maker_mark
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paper tags on the bottom read "Fashioned by RONSON" and "RONSON ALL METAL ART WARES" with the stamped number 11478
- condition
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excellent
- disposition
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currently owned as of January 2014
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| Egg cooker |
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- category
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household
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice
- provenance
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unknown
- note
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cooking time established by depth of water using marks on central tube, whistle at top signals when water at full boil
- condition
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excellent
- disposition
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currently owned as of April 2015
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| Cyclopedia |
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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 Ferslev
- title
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The New Cabinet Cyclopaedia and Treasury of Knowledge. A Handy Book of Reference On All Subjects and For All Readers.
- publication
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Philadelphia: The Gebbie Publishing Co., Limited. 1900.
- disposition
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currently owned as of January 2014
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| Bedroom set dresser |
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- category
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household
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Gilbert
- provenance
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household of Gilbert and Lillie Cardinal from 1901, then household of Alton Cardinal, then household of Peter Cardinal
- notebook_reference
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OldThings.html#bedroom
Bedroom Set
The set – bed, dresser, comode –
was new when my parents (Gilbert and Lillie
Cardinal) were married in 1901. The bed no
longer exists. The set is made of cherry
wood. The dresser originally had a mirror in
a frame so that the mirror could be tilted.
My mother removed the frame and hung the
mirror on the wall in the 1920's. The frame
is gone, but the mirror was left in attic at
132 S. Oneida St. until Carl Sippel gave it
to me in 1985. The bevel-edge mirror has a
broken-out section which my mother concealled
with picture post cards.
- disposition
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currently owned as of January 2014
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| Doll |
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- category
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household
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Gilbert
- provenance
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gift to Lillie Strahl from Hermann Strahl 1879, then household of Lillie Strahl Cardinal, then household of Alton Cardinal
- notebook_reference
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OldThings.html#doll
Doll
This doll was given to my mother, Lillie
Strahl Cardinal (1877-1948), by her father,
Hermann Strahl (1830-1880), for Christmas
1879 when she was two year[s] old. Because
her father died one week later on New
Year's Day 1880, she treasured the doll
all her life. Shortly before she died,
Mother asked us to give the doll to our
daughter, Phyllis, when she became age
two.
The doll's head, hands, and feet are china.
The body is stuffed with sawdust. She is a
blue eyed, black haired lady fifteen inches
tall.
Doll Trunk
The doll trunk was my mother's. I'm not
sure of its age, but I think it may be as
old as the doll (1879). At any rate, it
dates back to Mother's childhood, in the
City of Fort Howard.
The trunk is [a] small version of a
traveller's trunk with lock, leather
handles, rollers, metal fittings, and
simulated leather (paper) exterior
covering. The inside is complete with
tray and paper lining. Dimensions are:
14 inches long, 9 inches high, and 8
inches deep.
Doll Furniture
The doll furniture belonged to my mother
when she was a child. She was born June
12, 1877, and live on North Ashland Avenue
in the City of Fort Howard until she was
thirteen.
- disposition
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given as gift to a Strahl relative
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| Gameboard |
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- category
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household
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Gilbert
- provenance
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purchased by Gilbert Cardinal 1918 or 1919, then household of Alton Cardinal
- notebook_reference
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OldThings.html#gameboard
Game Board
This game board measures about 29″
square with mesh pockets at the four corners.
It was patented by The Carrom Company,
Ludington, Michigan. This is Style E,
No. 1 Archarena. It is designed to play
Carroms (registered) and checkers
on one side and croquinol on the reverse
side, as well as many other games. It came
with an instruction book (now lost) covering
57 games (I think). Playing pieces are
wooden rings in red, green, and clear,
black. There are also two wooden cues
26″ long.
The game set was bought in 1918 or 1919
by my father, Gilbert Cardinal, while we
lived at Oneida. He particularly enjoyed
playing Carroms with my mother and
me.
A few of the rings have broken.
- disposition
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unknown
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| Buck saw |
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- category
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fieldtools
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Gilbert
- provenance
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tools of Gilbert Cardinal prior to 1920, then tools of Alton Cardinal
- notebook_reference
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OldThings.html#field_tools
- disposition
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unknown, may have been stolen winter 1992 from cabin at woods
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| Drawing of the Board of The Pivot Rock Fund |
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- category
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household
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Peter
- provenence
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created by Craig Knitt in January, 2020; given to Peter Cardinal
- maker_mark
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artist's signature "CKnitt"
- condition
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new
- disposition
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currently owned as of January 2020
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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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| Spoke shave |
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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, later workshop of Peter Cardinal
- notebook_reference
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OldThings.html#shop_tools_2
- condition
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excellent
- disposition
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stayed with Reed Street house 2022
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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
[text shown above]
- disposition
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unknown
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