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Category: RANDOM — Family Branch: RANDOM
Small claw hammer
20140108_0058
category
shoptools
family_branch
Cardinal_Gilbert
provenance
probably property of Gilbert Cardinal by 1920, then workshop of Alton Cardinal, then workshop of Peter Cardinal
note
provenance is inferred from notebook, handle has been replaced
notebook_reference
OldThings.html#shop_tools_1

Shop Tools

These tools belonged to my father prior to 1920. Some of them came from my grandfather who died in 1913.

  • anvil
  • Cold chisels, punch
  • Rachet brace
  • Ships auger bit
  • Small claw hammer
  • Carpenter's square (2′)
  • Two hand saws (cross cut)
  • Oil stone
  • Block plane
  • Carpenter level (wooden)
  • Carpenter chisel (⅜″)
disposition
currently owned as of January 2014
20140108_0059
Spoon rest
20140106_0033
category
household
family_branch
Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice
provenance
gift of Phyllis and David to their mother Beatrice Cardinal not later than 1955
condition
good, small piece broken off lower corner, a few small chips in finish
disposition
currently owned as of January 2014
20140106_0034
Silver spoon
20140125_4775
category
household
family_branch
Ferslev
provenance
unknown (1865), Ferslev household, then Grady household
note
engraved in Danish "L Ferslev / D. B. / Ferslev /Order[...] / 1865"
disposition
owned by Carol Anne Grady as of January 2014
20140125_4776 20140125_4780 20140125_4781 20140125_4782
Wooden bowl
20140626_0023
category
art
family_branch
Cardinal_Alton
provenance
made by Alton Cardinal in 1995, household of Alton and Beatrice Cardinal, then household of Peter Cardinal
maker_mark
"CHERRY", "ALC", "1995", 60 hrs"
condition
excellent
disposition
currently owned as of June 2014
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Match box
(no photo)
category
household
family_branch
Cardinal_Gilbert
provenance
origin unknown, household of Gilbert and Lillie Cardinal in 1920s, then remained in house after their deaths, then household of Alton Cardinal
notebook_reference
OldThings.html#matchbox

Match Box

This match box was used by my parents for many years. I don't know its origin, but I remember it in the basement at 132 South Oneida Street, Green Bay, Wisconsin, from the mid-1920's. It was mounted near the furnace and remained there when the house was sold to Carl and Marian Sippel in 1950 or 1951. They continued to use the box for matches in the basement until 1982. They gave it to me for Christmas 1982. It continues in use for matches beside our Franklin stove.

The box is wall-mounted of cast iron, and is of self-closing design. It measures about 3¾″ × 2¼ × 1″ – just right for a handful of wooden kitchen matches. These words are cast on the lid: Self Closing – for matches &c. – Patented Dec. 20, 1864 – D.N & Co. – New Haven. The bottom is made rough as a place to scratch the matches. The remainder is coated with black enamel.

In 1983, I removed the original enamel and recoated it with new black enamel.

disposition
sold with house at 412 North Locust Street, Green Bay, Wisconsin
Spoon
(no photo)
category
household
family_branch
Cardinal_Gilbert
provenance
unknown
notebook_reference
OldThings.html#orange_spoon

Orange spoon

For eating oranges cut in half.

disposition
unknown
Snowshoes, Michigan style
20160727_0005
category
household
family_branch
Cardinal_Peter
provenance
purchased early to middle 1960s Alton and Beatrice Cardinal, household of Peter Cardinal
maker_mark
"tubbs", "14x48-2"
condition
excellent
disposition
currently owned as of July 2016
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Slide rule with case
20190102_0973
category
household
family_branch
Cardinal_Peter
provenance
purchased by Peter Cardinal about 1971 in Naperville IL
maker_mark
"Pickett", "All Metal Slide Rules", "Made in U.S.A."
condition
excellent
disposition
currently owned as of January 2018
20190102_0970 20190102_0970 20190102_0972

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