The Worcester spy., 1898-12-03
PRENTICE BROTHERS CO.,
Manufacturers Of Machine Tools, 3s3
Cambridge Street,

Inc enormous growth of manufacture
ing industries Of this country within the
past Few years has resulted in an an
nually increasing demand for new and
improved machinery by means of which
production could be reduced to the low
est cost and still be largely increased.
trained experts have, therefore, de-
voted their energies to the designing
and building Of special machine tools
SO that the machinery manufacturers
IN turn can produce improved types,
and it is now possible to execute all OPP
erations by machinery that it has here
tofore been supposed could only be ac-
complished by the human hand The
Prentice Bros. Co. are just such ex-
perts, for they have after several un-
successful attempts on the part of
others, been the means Of producing
drlll presses and lathes which have
proven by practical experience to be
permanent successes. The advantages
to be derived from the use of these
machines are principally economy and
increased production, with perfection
OIL output. They work perfectly and
only to see them in operation is to real
lie their money and labor saving value.
among the many varieties Of drills
manufactured are vertical drills. from
vertical pump boring machines. sus-
pension drills, radiaI drills from As to Y
inches, universal radial drills, boiler
wall drills, bridge drills radial counter
SINKING and drilling machines with Is
loot arm for ship plate and bridge work
Ihey also make engine lathes from y
TO 28 inch swing, with single or double
back geared heads and any style of
rest, with or without taper attachment
Also hand lathes, stud and bolt lathas.
standard tool room lathes, etc These
tools are widely celebrated for their
symmetrical design, convenience in
handling, durability, construction and
excellence of workmanship and are
pronounced by master mechanics and
users of iron working machinery as
embodying in their construction. the
highest attainable mechanical skill and
ability, representing the acme of per-
lection III these lines of machine tools,
made anywhere in the world Every
new drilling mach ne and lathe with but
few exceptions, which have been
placed successfully before the trade,
| has either had its origin or been vastly
improved upon by this company, they
not only keeping abreast of the times,
but usually far in advance of them, in
PRODUCING many new ideas and innova-
tions which have proven of great prac-
tical value to machinistS generally
throughout the world In the line of
drilling machines alone the company
produce IS different varieties, the ones
mentioned being but a few their line
including nearly everything required
for this purpose. The plant of the COM
pany at 1888 Cambridge street occupies
buildings furnishing $1,000 square feet
OF floor space, and is one of the finest
equipped plants of its kind in the
world, they having the very best line
of tools in this country expense never
being considered when the purchase Of
some new piece of machinery of i'm
proved pattern is in question. The
plant has one travelling crane of ten
tons capacity and one of eight tons
proving of great utility in tho easy
handling of their product the entire
plant being fully up-to-date in every
respect. The business was started in a
comparatively small way in 1878 as
Prentice Bros, Messrs. Vernon f. and
Albert F. Prentice composing the firm
1t has gradually grown until at the
present time the trade of the company
covers the entire civilized world. they
having plenty of orders on hand. In
September of 1898 the company was in
corporated, although but slight changes
We're made IN the original personnel of
the management, Mr. A. F. Prentice at
tending to the Office and financial de
partments, while Mr., V. f. Prentice
superintends the manufacturing, also
doing the designing of their many pro
ducts, he being-not only an adept de-
signer, but an inventor of note, possess
ing much mechanical genius each and
every production of the company stand
ing as a monument of his ability. The
company have 215' skilled workmen
their facilities being practically unlim-
tied They place the output of the COM
pany at the disposal of the trade in all
parts of the world and their experience
in the past is sufficient guarantee Of
their ability to fulfill all representations
made for future