| Carpenter square |
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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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| 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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| Art print |
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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 by Peter Cardinal for Beatrice Cardinal in Madison about 1980, displayed in household of Alton and Beatrice Cardinal, then household of Peter Cardinal
- note
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signed and numbered print, professionally framed in Green Bay
- disposition
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currently owned as of January 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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| Glass desert tray with central handle |
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- category
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household
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice
- provenance
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wedding gift to Alton and Beatrice Cardinal 1946
- condition
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excellent
- disposition
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given to Carol Anne Grady 2005
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| Pitcher |
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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 origin, household of Alton and Beatrice Cardinal, then household of Carol Anne Grady
- note
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used regularly for milk at Cardinal family meals since early 1950s
- condition
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good, small chip right interior of spout
- maker_mark
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"HALL'S SUPERIOR QUALITY KITCHENWARE", "MADE IN U. S. A."
- disposition
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given to Carol Anne Grady 2005
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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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| Holy Spirit carving |
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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 date unknown, household of Alton and Beatrice Cardinal, then household of Peter Cardinal
- condition
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very good
- disposition
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currently owned as of June 2014
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| Shallow wooden bowl |
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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 in 1991, household of Alton and Beatrice Cardinal, then household of Peter Cardinal
- condition
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good except chip out of rim
- maker_mark
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"BOWL OF CHERRY", "ALC", "1991"
- disposition
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currently owned as of June 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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| Child's 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 Eva Cady Robinson, then household of Gilbert and Lillie Cardinal, then household of Alton and Beatrice Cardinal, then household of Carol Anne Grady
- 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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given to Carol Anne Grady 2007
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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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| Bill, silver certificate |
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- category
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household
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Gilbert
- provenance
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owned by Gilbert Cardinal and retained by the family
- note
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large size 1 dollar silver certificate, 1923, M19174682B
- notebook_reference
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OldThings.html#billfold
Billfold and $1 Bill
Owned by Gilbert H. Cardinal.
[Large size bill; 1923 silver certificate.]
- disposition
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currently owned, kept with important papers
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| Hay rake |
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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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| Drawing of the Board of The Pivot Rock Fund |
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- category
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household
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Peter
- provenence
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created by Craig Knitt in January, 2020; given to Peter Cardinal
- maker_mark
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artist's signature "CKnitt"
- condition
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new
- disposition
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currently owned as of January 2020
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| Carpenter hammer |
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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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very good
- disposition
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currently owned as of January 2014
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