I Gould Planes

Joseph Gould (1730-1810)

Reading, MA

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Apprenticeship to John Walton Jr. of Reading, MA was completed 12-30-1751.

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Small wedge finial just like the John Walton Jr. wedges.

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The reverse chamfer stops all seem to have the basic elements of a slanted step followed by a recurve and long flute ... continuous elements. (The preceding is the editor's attempt to describe this style of chamfer stop, commonly labeled the "lamb's tongue" detail (GAWP5) . (These chamfer stop elements are present with the "classic" Francis Nicholson chamfer stop ... albeit the Gould examples are a bit cruder and less refined, following the 'typical' John Walton Jr.'s examples. Also see the Elements of Style article, issue 8, CAWP, Sept. 1993.

A2 the earliest mark (IG)