Jim Prentice | |
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| Born | May 29, 1909 |
| Died | January 16, 2005 (aged 95)[1] |
| Resting place | Forestdale Cemetery |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Board game designer |
| Notable work | Electric Baseball |
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James Mason Prentice (May 29, 1909 – January 16, 2005) was an American game designer and businessman who founded The Electric Game Company. At the age of 17 he invented a simple electric baseball game which went on to become his best-selling game, as well as the first board game of its kind to use electrical relays.[2][3][4]
- ^ "James M. Prentice (1909–2005)". AncientFaces. Ancestry.com. February 6, 2019. Archived from the original on May 31, 2021.
- ^ Stone, Orra Laville (1930). "Inventive Genius Alive in Holyoke". History of Massachusetts Industries. Vol. I. Chicago: S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 625. ISBN 9780598659606.
- ^ "Jim Prentice Electric Baseball". Baseball Games. 2017. Archived from the original on January 26, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
- ^ Whitehill, Bruce (24 February 2011). "The Electric Game Company". American Game Collectors Association. Archived from the original on January 25, 2021 – via The Big Game Hunter.
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