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Daniel Boyer modeled himself primarily as a jewelry maker who also worked in silver; however the number of his extant pieces, as can be seen in Patricia Kane’s Colonial Massachusetts Silversmiths and Jewelers (p. 195-98) suggest his output was significant. Boyer's working methods also illustrate the large degree of cooperation that went on between silversmiths of the eighteenth century. For example, Boyer sold and purchased tools and supplies from other silversmiths. In addition, Boyer sold thirty-one rings to neighboring silversmith Zachariah Brigden. Brigden may have supplied a good deal of the flatware and hollowware sold by Boyer; Bridgen also did repair work for him. This close relationship is highlighted by other possible cooperation between Boyer and fellow silversmiths William Cowell Jr. and Daniel Henchman.