Shepherd and Boyd was an American

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partnership between Robert Shepherd (1781 March 6, 1853) and William Boyd (September 14, 1774 {{en dash April 24, 1840), active at 136 Market Street,

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, from 1806 to 1830. Their work is collected in the

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References

* ''American Silversmiths and Their Marks: The Definitive (1948) Edition'', Stephen G. C. Ensko, Courier Corporation, 2012, page 119. * ''Old Plate, Its Makers & Marks'', John Henry Buck, Gorham Manufacturing Company, 1903, pages 50–51. * ''Early American silver and its makers'', Jane Bentley, Mayflower Books, 1979, page 121. * ''Antiques Magazine'', Volume 60, 1951, page 50. * ''American Silver-Hilted, Revolutionary and Early Federal Swords, Volume II: According to Their Geographical Areas of Mounting'', Daniel D. Hartzler, Xlibris Corporation, 2015.
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