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Frederick William Tod b. 16 December 1879

Also known as F.W. Tod , Fred W. Tod & Co.

Artist (Carver)

Tod was a woodcarver executing a range of secular and sacred commissions from his workshops in Sydney's Surry Hills, Annandale and Kingford. He undertook work for many Anglican churches designing and carving furniture, altars and honour rolls for churches in Bega, Marrickville, Tumut, Roseville and many others. A partial record of his work was published in 1958 and his archives are held by the Powerhouse Museum.

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Citations

Florence Taylor. “Frederick W. Tod, Woodcarver.” Building, Lighting, Engineering. 25 August 1958, p.51 (includes a extensive listing of his commissions)
Frederick Tod ecclesiastical woodcarving archive, 1913 – 1958l
http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/?irn=130706&utm_source=api&utm_medium=api&utm_campaign=828f4d948d537cf
Samantha Hughes.“A Guide to the collection ca.1910-1950.”
http://images.powerhousemuseum.com/images/pdfs/337961.pdf
“Fire at Surry Hills.” Barrier Miner, 14 November 1930, p.1. (Frederick Tod workshop destroyed by fire)
Communion Table. Presbyterian Church, Building, 21 December 1933, p.55 (illust.) Aberdeen NSW, St Pauls Chatswood. Building, 12 October 1933, p.12d (illust.)
“Modern Church Furniture.” Building, 12 Sept 1927, p.141 (illust. of Tod’s sacred work for Cooma, Queanbeyan, Murrumburrah, Cooma, Manly.

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