| Hand axe |
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- category
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fieldtools
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Alton
- provenance
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origin unknown, workshop of Alton Cardinal, then workshop of Peter Cardinal
- note
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handle marked "A. L. Cardinal, owner"
- note
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other side of handle was marked "Scotty" by a friend
- maker_mark
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ECLIPSE
- disposition
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currently owned as of January 2014
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| Spoon rest |
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- category
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household
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice
- provenance
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gift of Phyllis and David to their mother Beatrice Cardinal not later than 1955
- condition
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good, small piece broken off lower corner, a few small chips in finish
- disposition
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currently owned as of January 2014
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| Embroidered kitchen towels |
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- category
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household
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice
- provenence
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household of Beatrice Cardinal (probably middle 1950s), then household of Peter Cardinal
- note
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thought to be made as a low cost gift for book club gift exchange
- condition
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excellent
- disposition
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currently owned as of January 2018
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| Wedding plate |
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- category
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household
- family_branch
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Ferslev
- provenance
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gift from Lucy Amelia Doty Jeffcott to Marie Ferslev Hansen around 1905, later household of Niels and Clara Ferslev, later household of Helen Ferslev, later household of Peter Cardinal 1986
- note
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see text by Helen Ferslev when transfering to Peter Cardinal
- maker_mark
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crown and crossed [swords? scepter?] with letters "R. & C." and "IRIS" beneath, also the word "BAVARIA"
- condition
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excellent
- disposition
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currently owned as of January 2014
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| Silver spoon |
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- category
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household
- family_branch
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Ferslev
- provenance
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unknown (1865), Ferslev household, then Grady household
- note
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engraved in Danish "L Ferslev / D. B. / Ferslev /Order[...] / 1865"
- disposition
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owned by Carol Anne Grady as of January 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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| Child's red chair |
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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 Eva Cady Robinson, 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#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
- disposition
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currently owned as of January 2014
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| Dagger |
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- category
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household
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Gilbert
- provenance
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reputedly taken from dead confederate soldier by Joseph Cardinal during the Civil War, later household of Alton Cardinal, then household of Peter Cardinal
- notebook_reference
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OldThings.html#dagger
Dagger – Civil War
Taken from the body of a Confederate soldier
(killed in action) by Joseph Cardinal
(soldier in Union cavalry).
- disposition
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currently owned as of January 2014
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| Scythe |
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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, then tools of Peter Cardinal
- notebook_reference
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OldThings.html#field_tools
- disposition
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unknown
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| Double-bitted axe |
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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
- note
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axe was said to have been used to break ice on the spring in Oneida
- notebook_reference
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OldThings.html#field_tools
[text shown above]
- disposition
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stolen winter 1992 from cabin at woods
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| Screwdriver |
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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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marked "Alty"
- 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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| 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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