ANTIQUE J. PRENTICE, NEW YORK, SURVEYOR'S COMPASS, IN ORIGINAL LEATHER LINED ROUND BOX. COMPASS IS MARKED WITH NAME AS WELL AS " NO. 315 ". JAMES PRENTICE WAS BORN IN LONDON IN 1812 & DIED 1888. HE TRAINED AS AN INSTRUMENT MAKER. HE BEGAN IN BUSINESS IN NEW YORK IN 1842 IMPORTING AND MANUFACTURING MATHEMATICAL INSTRUMENTS. LATER ADVERTISEMENTS MENTION OPTICAL, METEOROLOGICAL, AND ELECTRICAL APPARATUS AS WELL. THE FIRM BECAME JAMES PRENTICE & SON IN 1883 SO THAT WOULD DATE THIS PIECE TO BEFORE 1883. COMPASS IS IN NEW CONDITION WITH ORIGINAL RING. BOX IS IN GOOD CONDITION & LATCH STILL OPERATES AS IT SHOULD.
