Signature |
Maker |
Instruments |
Comments |
Location |
References |
PIKE, BENJAMIN 1 |
England; USA, 1777-1863, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM |
Surveyor's Compass = Rutgers University, New Jersey. |
took Benjamin Pike, Jr. ( 2) as partner, 1831-41; took Benjamin (2) and Daniel Pike, his sons, as partners, 1841-43; worked with Daniel alone 1843-50; Gardiner Pike, another son, worked with his father and Daniel, 1850-63; firm continued under the old name until c.1893; some of their instruments surely purchased from other makers. |
England (1777-1798); 147 Pearl Street (1807); 12 Wall Street (1810-30); 166 Broadway; 518 Broadway (1841-67); all but the English address are in New York N.Y. |
Smart 1; USNM; Moskowitz 103; Warner 14; RSW. |
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