Attempting to Identify maker's stamp on spoon handle

[TXLeprechaun]

Hello,

I am working on identifying a spoon handle for research and while I am still actively pouring over books of maker's marks, I was hoping someone here might be able to help me out. The handle was recovered from a steamboat wreck in Oklahoma and the boat was operational up and down the Mississippi from 1832-1838. The handle is all that was found and we are fairly certain it is not wash in or invasive from later salvage or from a site further up river due to its location in one of the secure areas of the hull. The back has (see images below) the maker's stamp 'BUR' in cursive, but I have been unable to tie this to any specific maker. The only other marks (also pictured below) are initials engraved on the terminal end of the handle 'I W E', a practice I know was common in the U.S. for sets of flatware during the 19th century. Any help would be appreciated in trying to identify this simple but incredibly fascinating spoon handle.

Thanks!

-Heather

Full spoon handle 1
Full spoon handle 2
Makers mark 'BUR'
Engraved initials 'IWE'

[wev]

The mark is B & R, not BUR. Possibly Burnet & Ryder of Philadelphia.

[TXLeprechaun]

Now that I tilt my head, I see the '&' instead of a 'U' -

Is it possible that it may alternatively be from Brower and Rusher from NY, NY? They seem to have been operating in that mid 19th century range as well.

Thank you for helping me spot that mistake!