Thread box |
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- category
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household
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Alton_Beatrice
- provenance
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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
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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
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given to Carol Anne Grady 2007
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Egg cooker |
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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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cooking time established by depth of water using marks on central tube, whistle at top signals when water at full boil
- condition
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excellent
- disposition
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currently owned as of April 2015
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Cyclopedia |
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- category
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household
- family_branch
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Ferslev
- provenance
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household of Niels Ferslev
- title
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The New Cabinet Cyclopaedia and Treasury of Knowledge. A Handy Book of Reference On All Subjects and For All Readers.
- publication
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Philadelphia: The Gebbie Publishing Co., Limited. 1900.
- disposition
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currently owned as of January 2014
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Kitchen Canister |
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- category
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household
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Gilbert
- provenance
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unknown
- maker_mark
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National Can Company - New York; Empeco
- 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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Moustache cup |
(no photo) |
- 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 uniform |
(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 $37.50 with related items
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Scythe |
(no photo) |
- 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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Wooden spoon |
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- category
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household
- family_branch
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Cardinal_Peter
- provenance
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made by Alton Cardinal for Peter Cardinal, probably in 1970s
- note
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carved from wood of an American elm tree from 1093 Reed St (Green Bay) of the same age as Peter Cardinal
- maker_mark
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ELM
- condition
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excellent
- disposition
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currently owned as of April 2015
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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
- condition
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very good
- disposition
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currently owned as of January 2014
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