Swept Totes
(Worcester Co., MA)
Jonathan Tower (1758-1846)
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Rutland, MA, cabinetmaker and toolmaker
U Clap
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Believed to be Uriah Clap of Rutland and Gardner, MA (1769-1852), cabinetmaker
Daniel Hubbard (1778-1866)
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Rutland, Royalston, MA housewright and carpenter
Rufus Bacon Sr. (1758-1820)
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Spencer, Charlton and Sutton, MA, house joiner and mechanic
H Healy
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Harmon (1772-1802) Paxton, Leister, Beverly, MA, joiner
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Hezekiah (1766-1817) Dudley, MA, cabinetmaker and mechanic
B Child
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possibly Benjamin, Woodstock, CT
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B Child
Swept Totes
(also see articles and references; R Bacon EAP new information, R Bacon Chronicle 2014 revised, U Clap CAWP 14 pg 5 1995 and U Clap / J Tower SOJ 4-2 2002)
Jno Tower 3 15/16" high tote
U Clap 4 1/8" high tote. The tote in the photo has slight differences from the tote in the drawing.... the interior cut-out is slightly more rounded (less angular).
D Hubbard 4 1/8" high tote, "it does taper somewhat", courtesy Mike Humphrey, 2002.
R Bacon 22 3/4" by 2 3/4", 3 15/16" high tote
H Healy 4 1/8" high tote
H Healy. The jointer chamfers end with a step and small turn out followed by a separate gouge cut below. The molding planes have a similar feature.
B Child 3 13/16" high tote
Healy, Child, Bacon (front to back)
Worcester Co., MA
