| Punches |
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- category
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shoptools
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Gilbert
- provenance
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at least one property of Gilbert Cardinal by 1920, then workshop of Alton Cardinal, then workshop of Peter Cardinal
- note
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it is no longer clear which tools have which provenance
- notebook_reference
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OldThings.html#shop_tools_1
- disposition
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stayed with Reed Street house 2022
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| Small shovel and rake |
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- category
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fieldtools
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Alton
- provenence
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origin unknown, garden tools of Alton Cardinal, then Peter Cardinal
- note
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believed to have been purchased by Alton Cardinal for his son David around 1952
- disposition
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currently owned as of August 2014
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| Toy farm tractor |
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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 and combine
- disposition
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given to Carol Anne Grady, discarded due ot sharp edges after being broken
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| Toy farm combine |
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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 and tractor, chain drive of moving parts, working height adjustment
- maker_mark
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"Tru Scale"
- condition
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excellent
- disposition
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given to Carol Anne Grady
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| Bowl |
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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 Peter Cardinal (possibly by Niels and Clara Ferslev?), used by Peter in household of Alton and Beatrice Cardinal, then household of Peter Cardinal
- note
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original set included mug, now lost
- maker_mark
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"P[O ...] [...I]L", "[...]OX" "M[ADE IN] CALIFORNIA", "9" (or perhaps "6"?)
- condition
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excellent
- disposition
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currently owned as of January 2014
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| Key padlock |
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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, then household of Alton and Beatrice Cardinal, then household of Peter Cardinal
- maker_mark
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(front) "REESE", (back) "REESE PADLOCK CO. / LANCASTER, PA. / U.S.A."
- disposition
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currently owned as of August 2014
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| Milk bottle carrier |
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- category
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household
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice
- provenence
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made by Alton Cardinal about 1952, household of Alton and Beatrice Cardinal, then household of Peter Cardinal
- note
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paint is that used for kitchen in 1952 house
- note
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box left on porch for milkman to exchange empty bottles, wider handle support sized for the milk order card
- note
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Alton later used the box as a tool carrier
- condition
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good, paint fair
- disposition
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currently owned as of January 2018
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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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| 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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| Comode |
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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 Mary Ann Johnston Cardinal until 1913, then household of Gilbert and Lillie Cardinal, then household of Alton Cardinal
- notebook_reference
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OldThings.html#comode
Comode
This piece of furniture was my Grandmother
Cardinal's. I don't know its previous history,
but she gave up house keeping in 1913, so it
must have been old then. It was a dark stained
finish, painted white in the 1920's for use
in our bath room. One of the towel rack bars
was broken as early as I remember and has
been removed.
- disposition
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unknown, probably sold 2005 $85
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| Wooden spoon |
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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 for Peter Cardinal, probably in 1970s
- note
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carved from wood of an American elm tree from 1093 Reed St (Green Bay) of the same age as Peter Cardinal
- maker_mark
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ELM
- condition
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excellent
- disposition
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currently owned as of April 2015
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| Workbench |
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- category
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shoptools
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Alton
- provenance
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made by Gilbert Cardinal for Alton Cardinal between 1927 and 1931, later workshop of Peter Cardinal
- notebook_reference
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OldThings.html#shop_tools_2
- disposition
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stayed with Reed Street house 2022
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| Try square |
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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
[text shown above]
- condition
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very good
- disposition
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currently owned as of January 2014
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