Benjamin Chandlee - Baltimore

Goldsmith Chandlee had a son, Benjamin, who made instruments as well, no doubt training under his dad. Benjamin's instruments look eerily like those made by Goldsmith. So much so that one auctioneer has speculated that Goldsmith made some instruments for Benjamin while Benjamin was operating as Goldsmith & Holloway.

I suspect that the opposite is actually what happened. Goldsmith apparently delegated most of the surveying and clock making work to his workers. So Benjamin likely made many of the compasses bearing Goldsmith's name. So it shouldn't be surprising that when Benjamin moved to Baltimore his compasses had the same look and feel as the compasses he made for his dad's signature.

Here is what Smart says about Benjamin in his book (Makers of Surveying Instruments):

Benjamin Chandlee III, the son of Goldsmith Chandlee, was born in Winchester on March 5, 1780. He died in Baltimore on April 18,1822.

He is listed in the Baltimore directories from 1814-1822 as a clock and mathematical instrument maker. From 1819-1822 he was a member of the firm of Chandlee and Holloway (Robert Holloway).