Myer Myers (1723–1795) was a

silversmith A silversmith is a metalworker who crafts objects from silver. The terms ''silversmith'' and ''goldsmith'' are not exact synonyms, as the techniques, training, history, and guilds are (or were, at least) largely the same but differed in that t ...

who lived and worked in

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. He was a

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origin and a member of

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, for whom be produced many works. Historians believe he was an apprentice of the

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silversmith Charles le Roux (silversmith). He registered as a

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in 1746, and partnered with

Benjamin Halsted Benjamin Halsted (February 17, 1734 – May 22, 1817), also spelled Benjamin Halstead, was an American silversmith active in New York City, Philadelphia, and Elizabeth, New Jersey. In 1794 he founded the first thimble factory in the United States ...

from 1756 to 1766 as Halsted & Myers. 380 of his works survive in museums and private collections.

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