Johnny Tremain is a young apprentice for Mr. Lapham and he is able to live with his family while he is learning the silversmith trade. Mr. Lyte comes to the silversmith shops and wants Mr. Lapham to fix a silver tea cup. Mr. Lapham refuses stating it is to hard to complete but he made the original tea cup many years before. Johnny shows Priscilla Lapham the silver christening cup he received from his mother before she died and was told her he is related to Mr. Lyte. Johnny Tremain believes that he can remake the silver tea cup which would help out the Lapham family to pay rent and bills. As he is secretly working to make the silver tea cup a terrible accident occurs and he burns his hand. Now Johnny is unable to work as an apprentice anymore
