| Ship's auger |
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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
- 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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| 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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| Toy farm animals |
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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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used with toy barn
- disposition
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given to Carol Anne Grady
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| Cream and sugar set |
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- category
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household
- family_branch
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Ferslev
- provenance
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unknown, thought to have been in household of Lucy Doty Jeffcott, then household of Clara Jeffcott Ferslev, later household of Carol Anne Grady
- note
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scene of renaissance gentlemen on one side each
- maker_mark
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"Royal Bayreuth", knight's helmet between pair of crowned lions with shields "P" and "T", scroll "PRIV. 1794", "BAVARIA"
- condition
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excellent
- disposition
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owned by Carol Anne Grady as of January 2014
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| Candlestick |
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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 and Peter Cardinal in 2004-2008, household of Peter Cardinal
- maker_mark
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"ALC", "2004", "2008", "pbc"
- note
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the last project started by Alton Cardinal, completed as candlestick by Peter Cardinal
- condition
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very good
- disposition
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currently owned as of June 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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| Bentwood rocker |
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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 Lillie Roy Strahl Whipple, then household of Gilbert and Lillie Cardinal, then household of Alton and Beatrice Cardinal, then household of Peter Cardinal
- notebook_reference
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OldThings.html#rocker
Rocking Chair
The bent-wood arm rocker belonged to my
grandmother, Lillie Roy Strahl Whipple
(1860-1921), and it was used by her until
her death in 1921. Then it became the
property of my mother, Lillie Strahl
Cardinal (1877-1948), until her death in
1948. It was constantly used all those
years. After Mother's death, the chair
remained in our attic until I completed
refinishing in 1982.
I removed all of the old finish and
refinished with Formby's tung oil finish
rubbed into the natural wood. I replaced
the seat with new leather tooled by my
sister-in-law, Helen Lu Ferslev, in a
pattern similar to the original. New
tacks were used. Other than minor joint
tightening, no restoration was needed.
- note
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seat replaced again
- disposition
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currently owned as of January 2014
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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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| 3-prong fork |
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- category
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household
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Gilbert
- provenance
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unknown, believed to have been from household of Lillie and Gilbert Cardinal, then household of Alton Cardinal, then household of Peter Cardinal
- note
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used as a gardening/potting fork
- condition
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very good, rusting, one tine lost small part at tip
- disposition
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owned as of July 2016
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| Bookshelves |
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- category
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household
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Peter
- provenance
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made by Alton Cardinal around 1980 for Peter Cardinal
- note
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set of 3, oak, design by Peter Cardinal, construction by Alton Cardinal
- disposition
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currently owned as of January 2014
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| Push drill |
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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
- note
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tradename "Mr. Punch", note storage of bits in handle
- condition
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excellent except one bit is broken
- notebook_reference
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OldThings.html#shop_tools_2
- condition
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excellent
- disposition
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currently owned as of January 2014
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| Compass |
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- category
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fieldtools
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Alton
- provenance
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unknown; property of Alton Cardinal, then Peter Cardinal
- note
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surveyor's compass designed for sighting a bearing (as a circumferentor)
- disposition
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currently owned as of January 2022
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