- category
- household
- family_branch
- Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice
- provenance
- found in house in Indian Prairie, Washington, in 1915, then in possession of Alton Cardinal and household of Alton and Beatrice Cardinal until 2007
- notebook_reference
-
OldThings.html#threadbox
Thread Box
This is the sort of box commonly used in stores which sold spools of thread during the nineteenth century.
This particular box was left by former owners in a ranch house (the Taft house) we moved into when I was about two years old (1915). It was used by me to keep small toys. The ranch was located at Indian Prairie, near Spokane, Washington.
A penciled note on the back of the lower drawer reads:
Save this box for Mrs. Taft if empty any time in 11/17/1891.
I removed the old finish, made a new front for the lower drawer of red oak, turned and painted wooden knobs for the lower drawer to match the original black Bakelite knobs on the upper drawer, and applied clear finish.
The box has been used by my wife, Bea, as a jewelry box.
- disposition
- given to Carol Anne Grady 2007
- category
- household
- family_branch
- Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice
- provence
- unknown, household of Alton and Beatrice Cardinal prior to 1955, later household of Peter Cardinal
- note
- original set included a knife, now lost
- condition
- good except for tarnish
- maker_mark
- Imperial Silver Plate
- disposition
- fork and spoon currently owned as of Janary 2014
- category
- household
- family_branch
- Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice
- provenance
- gift of Un Hi Lee Kang to Beatrice Cardinal, later household of Peter Cardinal
- disposition
- currently owned as of January 2014
- provenance
- gift of Un Hi Lee Kang to Beatrice Cardinal, later household of Peter Cardinal
- note
- "New Year's Celebration" and "Traditional Wedding Ceremony"
- disposition
- currently owned as of January 2014
- category
- household
- family_branch
- Ferslev
- provenance
- 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
- see text by Helen Ferslev when transfering to Peter Cardinal
- maker_mark
- crown and crossed [swords? scepter?] with letters "R. & C." and "IRIS" beneath, also the word "BAVARIA"
- condition
- excellent
- disposition
- currently owned as of January 2014
- 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
- category
- art
- family_branch
- Cardinal_Alton
- provenance
- made by Alton Cardinal and Peter Cardinal in 2004-2008, household of Peter Cardinal
- maker_mark
- "ALC", "2004", "2008", "pbc"
- note
- the last project started by Alton Cardinal, completed as candlestick by Peter Cardinal
- condition
- very good
- disposition
- currently owned as of June 2014
- category
- household
- family_branch
- Cardinal_Gilbert
- provenance
- unknown, believed to have been from household of Lillie and Gilbert Cardinal, then household of Alton Cardinal, then household of Peter Cardinal
- note
- used as a gardening/potting fork
- condition
- very good, rusting, one tine lost small part at tip
- disposition
- owned as of July 2016
- category
- fieldtools
- family_branch
- Cardinal_Gilbert
- provenance
- tools of Gilbert Cardinal prior to 1920, then tools of Alton Cardinal
- note
- axe was said to have been used to break ice on the spring in Oneida
- notebook_reference
-
OldThings.html#field_tools
Field Tools
These tools belonged to my father, Gilbert Cardinal, prior to 1920. Most of them were probably in 1917 when we moved onto a farm at Oneida, Wisconsin.
- Double-bitted axe (handle replaced about 1965)
- Scythe
- Wooden hand hay rake (I turned replacement teeth in 1985)
- Garden spade
- Two three-tined pitch forks
- Corn knife
- Post hole digger
- Buck saw
- Lantern
- Short-handled square shovel (this was discarded by C&NW Ry in 1920's)
- disposition
- stolen winter 1992 from cabin at woods
- category
- shoptools
- family_branch
- Cardinal_Alton
- provenance
- acquired by Alton Cardinal between 1927 and 1931, later workshop of Peter Cardinal
- note
- marked "Alty"
- notebook_reference
-
OldThings.html#shop_tools_2
Shop Tools
Acquired by me during high school years (1927-31) or before.
- Work bench (made for me by my father)
- Vise
-
Claw hammer
(marked
Alty
on handle) - Push drill (
Mr. Punch
) - Auger bits for brace (6/16″, 8/16″, 10/16″)
- Countersink bit
- Twist bit (¼)
- Brace
- Marking guage
- Try square
- Large screw driver (square shank, wood handle) (bought for me by my Uncle Sam Cardinal)
- Screw driver set (3 in 1)
- Wooden handle containing may tools
- Jack plane
- Carpenter chisels (½″ ¾″)
- Spoke shave
- Hand cranked grinder
- condition
- very good
- disposition
- currently owned as of January 2014
- category
- shoptools
- family_branch
- Cardinal_Alton
- provenance
- acquired by Alton Cardinal between 1927 and 1931
- notebook_reference
-
OldThings.html#shop_tools_2
[text shown above] - disposition
- unknown, may have been stolen winter 1992 from cabin at woods
- note
- hand-written comment on theft report indicates brace was broken by that time