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| Thread box |
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household
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice
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found in house in Indian Prairie, Washington, in 1915, then in possession of Alton Cardinal and household of Alton and Beatrice Cardinal until 2007
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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.
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given to Carol Anne Grady 2007
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| Combination padlock |
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household
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice
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unknown, then household of Alton and Beatrice Cardinal, then household of Peter Cardinal
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believed to have been purchased for Alton Cardinal's high school locker about 1927
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tag maker mark is "CENT'L TAG CO."
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reverse of tag is stamped "6314" and has pencil notation "WAM" and "125" (price?)
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(front, on knob) "Dudley", (back) "MADE IN U.S.A. / Dudley / REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. / DUDLEY LOCK CORP. / CHICAGO, ILL. / PATENTS NO. 1291228 / 1369850 16550002 / 1508139 1736183 / OTHERS PENDING", (stamp on bottom) "AD23485"
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currently owned as of August 2014
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| Wooden jar |
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art
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Alton
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made by Alton Cardinal in 1995, household of Alton and Beatrice Cardinal, then household of Peter Cardinal
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"Birch + Cherry", "ALC", "1995"
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excellent
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currently owned as of June 2014
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| Wooden chalice, and plate |
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art
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Alton
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made by Alton Cardinal in 1983 and retained by artist, then household of Peter Cardinal
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one of several similar sets most made as gifts for ministers
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plate marked with conjoined "JF" and "83"
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very good
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currently owned as of August 2014
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| Bedroom set mirror |
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household
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Gilbert
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household of Gilbert and Lillie Cardinal from 1901, remaining in house after their deaths until 1985, then household of Alton Cardinal, then household of Peter Cardinal
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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.
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currently owned as of January 2014
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| Round table |
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household
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Cardinal_Gilbert
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built by Joseph Cardinal prior to 1913, then household of Gilbert and Lillie Cardinal, then household of Alton and Beatrice Cardinal, then household of Peter Cardinal
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OldThings.html#round_table
Round Table
The round table was made by my grandfather,
Joseph Cardinal (1830-1913), and came to
my father after Grandpa's death.
As I remember it, the table was a dark
color. It was later painted black, and
then, still later, gray.
My son, Peter, now has the table.
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stayed with Reed Street house 2022
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| Child's rocker |
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household
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Cardinal_Gilbert
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household of Eva Cady Robinson, then household of Gilbert and Lillie Cardinal, then household of Alton and Beatrice Cardinal, then household of Carol Anne Grady
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OldThings.html#child_chairs
Child Chairs
The four chairs have interesting histories.
The green straight chair was bought by her
parents for my wife, Beatrice Ferslev, when
she was four years old (in 1919). It was
used specifically for her to sit on in the
one-seated family automobile while her
older sister sat between the parents and
the younger sister sat on mother's lap.
The other three chairs were given to me
after my *cousin's children outgrew
them (about 1915). The training chair was
a brown color – stain and varnish
–; we never had the tray. The
"kitchen" chair was red enamel.
I remember the rocker as yellow –
probably a stained or natural finish.
When Uncle Abe Frei brought the training
chair from Spokane, Washington, out to the
ranch on Indian Prairie, he was embarassed;
so he put it in a burlap bag. I named the
chairs for ranch horses – Major
(training chair), Queen (kitchen),
and Flo (rocker) and drove them with
string lines. The chair backs and rear legs
still show the wear from being dragged
across the floor. I still refer to them
by name.
* Eva Cady Robinson
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given to Carol Anne Grady 2007
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| Slide rule with case |
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officetools
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Alton
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purchased by Alton Cardinal possibly around 1933, household of Alton Cardinal, then household of Peter Cardinal
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marked "Alton Cardinal Green Bay, Wis." in calligraphy on case
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"K&ECO" on case, "Keuffel & Esser Co." "N.Y." "Pat. 1,875,927" "Made in U.S.A." and "<40970>"
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good
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currently owned as of January 2018
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| Screwdriver |
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shoptools
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Alton
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acquired by Alton Cardinal between 1927 and 1931, later workshop of Peter Cardinal
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marked "Alty"
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OldThings.html#shop_tools_2
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excellent
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currently owned as of January 2014
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