Surveyor's Compass
name: label: maker
content: Prentice, James
notes: label: Description
content: James Prentice (1812–1888) was born in London and 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, and James Prentice & Son Company in 1897.
label: Description
content: This compass marked "J. Prentice, 66 Nassau St., N. Y." was made around 1860, when Prentice was working at this address. The rim is graduated to 30 minutes. There is a north–south level vial on the north arm, and an east–west level on the south arm.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, New York
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content: Medicine and Science: Physical Sciences
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content: Surveying and Geodesy
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content: Measuring & Mapping
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PH.329276
label: catalog number
content: 329276
label: accession number
content: 282034
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Surveyor's Compass
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall length: 14 1/8 in; 35.8775 cm
label: Measurements
content: needle: 5 in; 12.7 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 1/8 in x 14 5/8 in x 7 5/8 in; 7.9375 cm x 37.1475 cm x 19.3675 cm