Description:
Silver teaspoon made by the partnership Nathan Storrs (1768-1839) and Benjamin Ely Cook (1803-1900), and inscribed with the initials "MB" in script on the down-turned, coffin-end handle. Born in Mansfield, Connecticut, Nathan Storrs trained with Jacob Sargeant (1761-1843), originally a clock and watchmaker who expanded to silversmithing and jewelry making, in Springfield, Massachusetts. In 1791, Nathan Storrs moved to Northampton, staying there until his death in 1839. Storrs was also a watch and clockmaker who diversified and supplemented his trade as a silversmith by making surveying instruments, cutlery, and other objects. On July 6, 1791, he advertised his "Silver Table and Tea Spoons" for sale in the "Hampshire Gazette." He had two partners over the years: Jedidiah Baldwin (1768-1849) from 1792-1794 when Baldwin left for Hanover, NH; and Benjamin E. Cook from 1827-1834 as Storrs & Cook until Storrs sold his interest to Cook and retired; his shop was on Shop Row, former site of E. J. Gare and Son, Inc. .
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