hiː ɹᵻtˈaɪɚd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti fˈaɪv, mˈɑːɹkɪŋ ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌvðɪ ˈiːdən smˈɪθ ænd sˈʌn pɹˈæktɪs ðæt hiː ɹˈæn wɪððɪ ɐsˈɪstəns ʌv hɪz jˈʌŋɡɚ sˈʌn, ɹˈælf ˈiːdən smˈɪθ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti tˈuː.
He retired in 1925, marking the end of the Eden Smith & Son practice that he ran with the assistance of his younger son, Ralph Eden Smith (1890–1972).