Cardinal/Spreadables Spreaders

Following is a list of Cardinal spreader sets that I have run across, either online on in my own collection. I will continue to add to the list from time to time as I see new sets online, and I hope this information will be helpful to collectors, or to sellers listing them for sale.

The list includes:

  • an image of each item
  • an image of the back of the case, when available
  • the manufacturer’s Item Number (when known)
  • the type of item, such as a spreader house or set of 4 spreaders
  • the name of the item (when names are capitalized, they are the official names given by the manufacturer, when they are in lower case — except for proper names — the name is my own speculative name)
  • a verbal description of the item, which may help in identifying the set if the image is poor
  • Unfortunately, Cardinal did not print the year of manufacture on the original cases or spreader house boxes, so I have not included a column for that information.

The list can be sorted by clicking on the name of the column in the header row, and a search can be made for keywords, such as “penguin” or “santa”.

Cardinal-Spreadables Spreader Database

Image (Click to Enlarge)Back ImageItem No.TypeTitleDescription 
G3058set of 4gourmet tinsTruffles, fois gras, escargo, caviar
G3059set of 4Jams & HoneyJams & Honey
G3060set of 4AngelsAngels (dark-haired angels in gold & silver robes)
G3061set of 4Gourmet Cheese Spreaders Gourmet Cheese Spreaders (cheese wedges: swiss, gouda, parmesan, brie)
G3246set of 4Pig Chef SpreadersPig Chef Spreaders (all wearing gray/blacvk checked chef pants)
G3247set of 4Bird House Spreaders Victorian Birdhouse Spreaders (birds in 3-story Victorian houses in pastel colors)
G3249set of 4Veggie SpreadersVeggie Spreaders (asparagus, carrots, radishes, cellery, with hand-lettered signs)
G3250set of 4Wine & Cheese Spreaders Wine & Cheese Spreaders (Wine & baguettes in wine buckets)
G3251set of 4Waiters Waiters w/ menus & bottles
G4001set of 4Thanksgiving/cornucopia spreaders4 diff horns of plenty filled w/fruits & vegetables
G4002set of 4Gold Pineapple SpreadersGold Pineapple Spreaders
G4005set of 4gold fleur-de-lis spreaders4 ident gold shapes
G4006set of 4Christmas Tree SpreadersChristmas Tree Spreaders (w/snow rings on branches)
G4007 set of 4Xmas Carollers Spreaders Xmas Carollers Spreaders (Victorian-looking carollers w/ lamp posts)
G4013set of 4Santas in traditional robesSantas in traditional robes
G4051set of 4Pasta Motif SpreadersPasta Motif Spreaders (canned tomatoes, sausage, pasta, pasta sauce)
G4062set of 4Golf Bag SpreadersGolf Bag Spreaders
G4250set of 4Bar-B-Que grillBBQ barbeque grill theme: burgers, brats on grills, ketchup & mustard, spatula
G4251set of 4Tennis Tennis (rackets & yellow balls)
G4252set of 4Vegetable baskets, horizontal Vegetable baskets, horizontal (carrots, corn & peppers, tomatoes, eggplants)
G4253set of 4Fruit Basket Spreaders Fruit Basket Spreaders (long silver baskets w/wicker handles, filled w/fruits
G4257set of 4wine & cheese basketswine & cheese baskets, buckets & cheese board
G4258set of 4shell spreaderspink and brown shell stacks
G4268set of 4Golf Ball SpreadersGolf Ball Spreaders (stacks of 3 galf balls on tees in ground at base)
G4469set of 4Snowmen Snowmen (w/light blue snowflakes & hats, holding star & bag))
G4617set of 4Gourmet Pastries Spreaders Gourmet Pastries Spreaders (platter w/
G4647set of 4Gourmet Bread Spreaderswhite bread, baguettes, long basket of rolls, bread & knife on cutting board (same spreaders as House UN014)
G4754set of 4Gold Bulb Xmas Gold Bulb Xmas (4 ident gold xmas tree light bulbs)
G4755set of 4Xmas Tree? Spreaders Xmas Tree? Spreaders (light bulbs)
G4759set of 4Christmas Musical Instruments Spreadersgold French horn, trombone, violin & lute, w/cream & black music scrolls
G5102set of 4Mermaid Spreaders4 mermaid ladies w/aqua colored tails (Item no from Pinterest)
G5104set of 4Bird House Spreaders Bird House Spreaders (small pastel bird houses on brown tree stumps)
G5105set of 4Beautiful Bugs Spreadersbugs & butterflies
G5107set of 4Watering Can Spreaders Watering Can Spreaders (pastel colors on flower bases)
G5108set of 4Soda Pops Spreaders Soda Pops Spreaders (cola, pineapple drin, etc. drink w/straws) (item no from Pinterest)
G5113set of 4Bathing Beauties Bathing Beauties (beach men & women)
G5829set of 4Snowman Spreaderssnowmen w/musical instruments, trees,toys
G5830set of 4Season Greeting Spreaders Season Greeting Spreaders (Santas under presents, sleigh, tree, snowman)
G5832set of 4Xmas Bear Spreaders Xmas Bear Spreaders (short bears w/santa hats falling down over their eyes)
G5836set of 4Xmas Trees SpreadersXmas Trees Spreaders
G5892HouseGingerbread HouseGingerbread House w/ Gingerbread Man, Tree, Nutcracker & Stocking
G5893HouseX'mas sleigh4 stacked candy spreaders in gingerbread sleigh
G6228set of 4Hanukkah Light Spreaders (also made for Aviv Judaica Imports)Hanukkah Light Spreaders (also made for Aviv Judaica Imports)
G6497Housepicnic basket with winepicnic basket, blue-checkered, w/ champagne bucket, wine & grapes baskets
G6499HouseGourmet Cheese wedge Gourmet Cheese wedge with 4/ wedge spreaders
G6501HouseGourmet BagelsBagel, cream cheese w/ 4 bagel spreaders
G6514set of 4Halloween SpreadersHalloween (scarecrow, ghost, pumpkin stack, witch)
G6660set of 4Tex-Mex Spreaders Tex-Mex Spreaders (hot sauces: jalepeno, red inferno, crazy cactus, hot mama picante)
G7283HouseIsland with lighthousesIsland w/ 4 lighthouses
G7285Houseflower standflower pots on light blue & white potting table w/flowers planted around base
G7438Dip BowlSouth of the Border South of the Border (refried bean dip can w/cactus & chili pepper wearing sombreros, guitar & tacos spreaders)
G7464HousePicnic basket with foodPicnic basket, red-checkered, w/ condiment and chips spreaders
G7752set of 4Flower Pots Spreadersrough dark metallic pots w/realistic bushy plants w/white, yellow, pink & red flowers
G8236HouseCandle Shop Candle Shop house w/4 chimney spreaders (same as G8339)
G8301set of 4xmas mixxmas mix: santa w/ polka dots, tree, angel snowman
G8303set of 4Christmas candysparkly xmas candy w/striped wrappers
G8304set of 4White xmas bearsWhite xmas bears w/ knit sweaters & hats
G8306set of 4Christmas ornaments Christmas ornaments (stacks of 3 mixed holiday ornaments in red, gree, silver & gold)
G8308set of 4foil xmas mixfoil xmas mix: santa, snowman, angel, tree
G8339HouseVictorian Christmas Victorian Christmas (village candle shop w/4 brick chimney spreaders) (same as G8236)
G8354set of 4patriotic spreadersflat decorative handles in RW&B
G8465Housechristmas trainchristmas train w/ bear, penguin, snowman & tree spreaders)
G8465Houselog cabin snowy log cabin w/ 4 blue&white checked handled spreaders w/ snowmen (Item no from Ebay - prob wrong)
G8466HouseSanta's sleigh white santa's sleigh w/ 4 snowmen spreaders
G8593set of 4Asian InstrumentsAsian Instruments
G8597set of 4Country Stores Spreaderscountry store, café, miner's supply, toy shop
G8598set of 4Champagne Bottle SpreadersChampagne Bottle Spreaders (2000 vintage)
G8609Housechampagne bucketSilver ice bucket with 4 champagne bottle spreaders
H0004set of 4sparkly penguinssparkly penguins in santa hats
H1466HouseHamburger hamburger base w/ ketchup, mustard, fries & pickle jar spreaders
H1469HousePool Party Pool Party (green turtles playing in blue & green pool w/water splashing out)
H1475set of 4Seafood Sale (issued in both silver and colored buckets)seafood buckets (clams, lobsters, scallops, crabs for sale) (issued in both silver and colored buckets)
H1475set of 4Seafood Sale (issued in both silver and colored buckets)seafood buckets (clams, lobsters, scallops, crabs for sale) (issued in both silver and colored buckets)
H1477set of 4Gardening rag dollsGardening rag dolls w/ circles on cheeks
H1483set of 4Kitchen Gadgets SpreadersKitchen Gadgets Spreaders (can opener, corkscrew, garlic press
H1521set of 4Rowboat Spreadersblue & white boats & life preservers
H1739HouseTackle Box
open green tackle box displaying silver reel, net & fish, w/4 beer can spreaders
H1774Housesleigh w/snowmensleigh w/snowmen in yellow gowns (Item no from Ebay listing)
H1803set of 4Candy Cane Spreaders4 ident bundles of 3 long candy canes tied w/ribbons
H1857HouseSanta w/ toy bagSanta w/ toy bag & 4 presents spreaders
H2340HousePeppermintPeppermint: round peppermint base w/ candy cane bunches spreaders
H2360set of 4Christmas stockings spreaders
green, blue, yellow & red socking filled w/presents
H2364set of 4Snowmen & Double TreesXmas: Snowmen & Double Trees
H2477HouseTree stump / Log with autumn leavestree stump & squirrel base, 4 autumn leaf spreaders
H2647Houseturkeyturkey base w/ tail feathers spreaders
H2673set of 4Jungle Spreaders Jungle Spreaders (heads & necks of zebra,elephant, horse, giraffe) (Item no from Pinterest)
H2871set of 4chickens roostingchickens roosting
H2872set of 4Beer Steins Spreaders Beer Steins Spreaders (heavily decorated beer steins)
20532set of 4flower pots & basketsflowers in pots, basket and watering can
UN003Housenautical globe nautical globe base w/ nautical spreaders
UN004HouseIce Cold Beer bucketIce Cold Beer bucket w/ 4 bottle spreaders
UN005Housedreidel dreidel w/ 4 Jewish people spreaders
UN006HouseChristmas Light Bulbs box Christmas Light Bulbs box w/4 light bulb spreaders
UN007HouseSanta motor-trikeSanta driving motor-trike w/sidecar, w/tree, snowman, candycane & ornaments spreaders
UN008Houseshiny ornament (same as Centrum P1710)shiny ornament w/ shiny spreaders (candycanes, tree, santa snowman) (same as Centrum P1710)
UN009HouseFresh Vegetables stand Fresh Vegetables stand w/ mushroom, carrot, onion & turnip spreaders
UN010Housegolf cart golf cart & golf bag spreaders
UN011HouseTop Hat Top Hat w/ shiny champagne bottle, "2000," etc.
UN012HouseWatering CanWatering Can & pots w/flower & ladybug spreaders
UN013HouseButcher blockButcher block & chef, with eggs, sugar/flour, "kitchen tool kit?" & green bottle
UN014HouseBread LoafBread Loaf w/ breads spreaders
UN015set of 4Christmas wordsChristmas (Joy, Noel, Ho & a tree)
UN016set of 4golf balls on tees golf balls on tees (N0 -- I don't believe these are cardinal spreaders; not stamped on blade)
UN017set of 4christmas kittenschristmas kittens in stockings
UN018set of 4clam bake spreaderslobsters w/ lemons & clam bucket
UN019set of 4animals on wooden signsanimals on wooden signs: sheep, chicken, pig, cow
UN020set of 4wine bucket spreaderswine bucket spreaders
UN021set of 4cocktail ingredientscocktail ingredients: margarita, rob roy, bloody mary, manhattan
UN022set of 4Christmas houses Christmas houses (3-story Victorian houses w/wreaths, ident, painted diff colors)
UN023set of 4lighthouse spreaders
UN024Housewine caskbrown cask w/ "1956 Romanee Conti" and 4 diff wine bottles
UN025set of 4fruit buckets fruit buckets (red, green, yellow & blue buckets, w/white polka dots, filled w/fruits
UN026set of 4bagel spreaders bagel spreaders (3 stacked spotted bagels w/cream cheese inside)
UN027set of 4champagne bottleschampagne bottles, 4 diff labels
UN028set of 4wine casks, "fresh grapes"wine casks, "fresh grapes"
UN030set of 4champagne, red & black2 like G8598, 2 red & gold
UN031set of 4topiary spreaders topiary spreaders (4 diff shapes, in pots)
UN033set of 4Garden Tools Spreaders Garden Tools Spreaders (white fence sections w/plants & garden hand tools leaning against them)
UN034set of 4SantasSantas in red & green, stripes,, 1 in striped pajamas, 1 blowing horn
UN035set of 4Glittery SnowmenGlittery Snowmen, red, green, blue & white, w/top hats & cane
UN036set of 4snow family?snowman, women & 2 kids w/hats falling down over their eyes
UN037set of 4parrots
UN038Housewheelbarrow
UN041set of 4ceramic vegetables spreaderselongated ceramic radish, carrot, asparagus & eggplant, w/curved, elongated blades (stamped cardinal; same company?)
UN042set of 4Mexican spreaderscactus & chili pepper wearing sombreros, guitar & tacos spreaders (from UN001)
UN043set of 4fruit boardscutting boards w/ strawberries, lemons, persimmons? & green apples
UN045set of 4Fast Food Spreadersstacked pizza boxes, Chinese takeout containers, hamburger boxes & "Chicken Hut" bucket
UN046HouseLog Cabin with Animalswoodland animals on red roofed cabin: red fox, brown bear holding fish, raccoon, moose
UN047set of 4bunny spreadersbunnies clinging to large vegetables
UN048Housekitchen stovekitchen stove w/cat, with stacks of canning jars, stock pots, canisters, lantern & oil
UN049set of 4kitchen drawer stands3 shelves & drawer on top, with kitchen things
UN050Housegrape jelly spreader housegrape jelly jar w/4 grape bunch spreaders
UN051set of 4orange leaves spreadersorange & green leaves
UN052HouseTractorcrows on tractor driven by scarecrow w/pumpkin head
UN053HouseBarnyellow & red barn w/chickens roosting on chicken roosts
UN054set of 4birds4 diff brightly-colored birds
UN055set of 4fruit handle spreaders