He worked from 1871 to 1898 as a Samuel Simpson, Egbert William Sperry, Abner Alfred Sperry, and R. L. McChristie in Wallingford CT as SIMPSON NICKEL SILVER Co, manufacturers of flatware blanks for Simpson, Hall, & Miller. 12
He appeared on the 1880 census taken at Wallingford CT, listed as a spoon maker.