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Category: RANDOM — Family Branch: RANDOM

Toy farm combine
	category household family_branch Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice provenance unknown note used with toy barn and tractor, chain drive of moving parts, working height adjustment maker_mark "Tru Scale" condition excellent disposition given to Carol Anne Grady

Stichery
	category household family_branch Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice provenance made by Beatrice Cardinal, date unknown, later household of Peter Cardinal condition excellent disposition currently owned as of January 2014

Shaving mug
(no photo)	category household family_branch Ferslev provenance household of Niels Ferslev notebook_reference OldThings.html#shaving_mug Silver Shaving Mug Niels L. Ferslev Mug contained bar soap: add water, work up lather with shaving brush. When finished, dump water, leaving soap. disposition unknown

Cream and sugar set
	category household family_branch Ferslev provenance unknown, thought to have been in household of Lucy Doty Jeffcott, then household of Clara Jeffcott Ferslev, later household of Carol Anne Grady note scene of renaissance gentlemen on one side each maker_mark "Royal Bayreuth", knight's helmet between pair of crowned lions with shields "P" and "T", scroll "PRIV. 1794", "BAVARIA" condition excellent disposition owned by Carol Anne Grady as of January 2014

Inlay nativity scene
	category art family_branch Cardinal_Alton provenance made by Alton Cardinal for Beatrice Cardinal in 1984 maker_mark autograph notations by artist "1984", "ALC", "Cedar and Balsa" disposition given to Carol Anne Grady 2005

Shallow wooden bowl
	category art family_branch Cardinal_Alton provenance made by Alton Cardinal in 1991, household of Alton and Beatrice Cardinal, then household of Peter Cardinal condition good except chip out of rim maker_mark "BOWL OF CHERRY", "ALC", "1991" disposition currently owned as of June 2014

Hay rake
(no photo)	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 unknown


(no photo)

Wooden spoon
	category household family_branch Cardinal_Peter provenance made by Alton Cardinal for Peter Cardinal, probably in 1970s note carved from wood of an American elm tree from 1093 Reed St (Green Bay) of the same age as Peter Cardinal maker_mark ELM condition excellent disposition currently owned as of April 2015

Slide rule
	category household family_branch Cardinal_Peter provenance purchased by Peter Cardinal middle to late 1960s maker_mark "NO. 587", "Sterling Slide Rule", "Made in U.S.A." note reversible slide with additional scales note marked "Peter Cardinal" on reverse condition excellent disposition currently owned as of January 2018

Jack plane
	category shoptools family_branch Cardinal_Alton provenance acquired by Alton Cardinal between 1927 and 1931, later workshop of Peter Cardinal 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 maker_mark "No. 5", "MADE IN USA" condition excellent disposition stayed with Reed Street house 2022

Toy farm combine

category: household
family_branch: Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice
provenance: unknown
note: used with toy barn and tractor, chain drive of moving parts, working height adjustment
maker_mark: "Tru Scale"
condition: excellent
disposition: given to Carol Anne Grady

Stichery

category: household
family_branch: Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice
provenance: made by Beatrice Cardinal, date unknown, later household of Peter Cardinal
condition: excellent
disposition: currently owned as of January 2014

Shaving mug

(no photo)

category: household
family_branch: Ferslev
provenance: household of Niels Ferslev
notebook_reference: OldThings.html#shaving_mug

Silver Shaving Mug

Niels L. Ferslev

Mug contained bar soap: add water, work up lather with shaving brush. When finished, dump water, leaving soap.
disposition: unknown

Cream and sugar set

category: household
family_branch: Ferslev
provenance: unknown, thought to have been in household of Lucy Doty Jeffcott, then household of Clara Jeffcott Ferslev, later household of Carol Anne Grady
note: scene of renaissance gentlemen on one side each
maker_mark: "Royal Bayreuth", knight's helmet between pair of crowned lions with shields "P" and "T", scroll "PRIV. 1794", "BAVARIA"
condition: excellent
disposition: owned by Carol Anne Grady as of January 2014

Inlay nativity scene

category: art
family_branch: Cardinal_Alton
provenance: made by Alton Cardinal for Beatrice Cardinal in 1984
maker_mark: autograph notations by artist "1984", "ALC", "Cedar and Balsa"
disposition: given to Carol Anne Grady 2005

Shallow wooden bowl

category: art
family_branch: Cardinal_Alton
provenance: made by Alton Cardinal in 1991, household of Alton and Beatrice Cardinal, then household of Peter Cardinal
condition: good except chip out of rim
maker_mark: "BOWL OF CHERRY", "ALC", "1991"
disposition: currently owned as of June 2014

Hay rake

(no photo)

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

unknown

(no photo)

Wooden spoon

category: household
family_branch: Cardinal_Peter
provenance: made by Alton Cardinal for Peter Cardinal, probably in 1970s
note: carved from wood of an American elm tree from 1093 Reed St (Green Bay) of the same age as Peter Cardinal
maker_mark: ELM
condition: excellent
disposition: currently owned as of April 2015

Slide rule

category: household
family_branch: Cardinal_Peter
provenance: purchased by Peter Cardinal middle to late 1960s
maker_mark: "NO. 587", "Sterling Slide Rule", "Made in U.S.A."
note: reversible slide with additional scales
note: marked "Peter Cardinal" on reverse
condition: excellent
disposition: currently owned as of January 2018

Jack plane

category

shoptools

family_branch

Cardinal_Alton

provenance

acquired by Alton Cardinal between 1927 and 1931, later workshop of Peter Cardinal

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

maker_mark