| Nailsets |
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- category
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shoptools
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Gilbert
- provenance
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unknown
- 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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| 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
[text shown above]
- disposition
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stayed with Reed Street house 2022
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| Hoe |
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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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normal hoe reshaped by wear and filing by Alton Cardinal over decades of use
- disposition
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currently owned as of August 2014
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| Oneida-style basket |
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- category
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household
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice
- provenance
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made by Peter Cardinal in 1983, household of Alton and Beatrice Cardinal, then household of Peter Cardinal
- note
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made at Asbury Acres Camp while counseling at Iroquois culture program
- disposition
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owned by artist as of June 2014
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| History textbook |
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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 Alton Cardinal (1926), then Alton and Beatrice Cardinal, then Peter Cardinal
- title
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The History of the American People
- author
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Charles A. Beard and William C. Bagley
- publication
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New York: The Macmillan Company. 1924.
- note
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flyleaf inscribed with price "1.32", name "Alton Lyle Cardinal", and date "Feb. 1st, 1926"
- disposition
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currently owned as of April 2017
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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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| 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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| 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 1995, household of Alton and Beatrice Cardinal, then household of Peter Cardinal
- maker_mark
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"CHERRY", "ALC", "1995", 60 hrs"
- condition
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excellent
- disposition
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currently owned as of June 2014
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| Wooden bottle |
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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 1995, household of Alton and Beatrice Cardinal, then household of Peter Cardinal
- maker_mark
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"Cherry + Apple", "ALC", "1995"
- condition
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excellent
- 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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| Match box |
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- category
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household
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Gilbert
- provenance
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origin unknown, household of Gilbert and Lillie Cardinal in 1920s, then remained in house after their deaths, then household of Alton Cardinal
- notebook_reference
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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
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sold with house at 412 North Locust Street, Green Bay, Wisconsin
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| Moustache cup |
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- category
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household
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Gilbert
- provenance
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unknown
- notebook_reference
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OldThings.html#moustache_cup
Moustache Cup
From the home of Gilbert Cardinal.
History not known.
- disposition
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sold 2005 $15
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| Spanish American War mess kit |
| (no photo) |
- category
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household
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Gilbert
- provenance
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used by Gilbert Cardinal during Spanish American War
- note
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Gilbert saw little action, military or otherwise
- notebook_reference
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OldThings.html#diary
Diary
Gilbert H. Cardinal
Mostly during War with Spain (1898).
He served in Porto Rica [sic].)
- disposition
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sold 2005 $75
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| Pitch fork |
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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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currently owned as of January 2014
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| Corn knife |
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- category
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fieldtools
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Gilbert
- provenance
-
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
[text shown above]
- disposition
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currently owned as of January 2014
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| Oil painting |
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- category
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household
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Peter
- provenance
-
artist unknown, date unknown, household of Eva Willard in 1960s, given to Peter Cardinal
- condition
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very good
- disposition
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currently owned as of January 2014
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| (no photo) |
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| Miniature tool set |
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- category
-
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" on handle, note wooden threaded cap
- notebook_reference
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OldThings.html#shop_tools_2
- disposition
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currently owned as of January 2014
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