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ca 1800 9 3/3" beech ogee

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Information and photographs courtesy Dave Sosnoski

Add'l photos courtesy of Jim Bode.

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One 1st tier candidate

  • Josiah Child, Cambridge and Westborough, MA, housewright, 1773 -1814

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Three 2nd tier candidates (planes are likely too late to have been made by a craftsman whose name started with "J".)

  • Jonas Child, Nelson, NH, cabinet maker, -1814-1819-

  • John Child, Boston, housewright, -1807-

  • James Child, Needham and Cambridge, MA, cabinet maker, 1782-1869

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See the entry B Child in the 18th C Jointer Gallery Section.

I  Child

I Child

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I Child 9 3/8" beech ogee with rounded chamfers on top of body. Ca 1800. Information and photos courtesy of Dave Sosnoski.

I Child Set of molders, no scale. Photos courtesy of Jim Bode.

I Child Candidates

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1st tier candidate 

  • Josiah Child, Cambridge and Westborough, MA, housewright, 1773 - 1814

1814 inventory with many planes listed.

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Three 2nd tier candidates (planes are likely too late to have been made by a craftsman whose name started with "J".)

  • Jonas Child, Nelson, NH, cabinet maker, -1814-1819-

  • John Child, Boston, housewright, -1807-

  • James Child, Needham and Cambridge, MA, cabinet maker, 1782-1869

(The presentation of visually based elements (scale imprints, scale drawings, etc.) is a challenge, especially when moving from the printed page to the realm of an electronic medium. For reference, the original GAWP 5, CAWP, BARS and SOJ publications had pages which were 8-1/2" in width.)

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