THAXTER, S., AND SON |
USA, fl.1822-1916, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM |
wide range of instruments that may be seen in many museums. |
Samuel Thaxter and his son, Joseph Helyer Thaxter, were partners from 1822 to 1835 when the son died; Samuel Thaxter worked alone fron 1835 to 1842 when a grandson, Samuel Thaxter Cushing, came into and took over the business until 1882; his widow, Abby Cushing, managed the firm until 1905; at that time Herbert Risteen Starrett, who started with the firm as a clerk in 1884, took over the management; the business went on until 1916 as Samuel Thaxter and Son (H.R. Starrett). |
125 State Street, Boston, Mass. |
Smart 1; USNM; Moskowitz 104; Coffeen A; D.J. Warner 10; RSW. |
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