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Adams & Co. (c.1860s-1880s) was a publishing firm in Boston, Massachusetts, in the mid-19th century. It specialized in spiritualist authors such as Hudson Tuttle and parlour games such as "Oliver Twist." John S. Adams ran the business, along with George L. Stafford. It operated from offices on Bromfield Street (c.1867-1873), Pearl Street (c.1875) and Tremont Street (c.1880).

Images for kids

  • 1865 croquet Adams and Co Boston

    How to Play Croquet, 1865

  • 1867 OliverTwist game Adams BromfieldSt Boston ad EverySaturday

    1867 advertisement for "Oliver Twist" game of Charles Dickens characters

  • 1869 Cryptograph Adams andCo Boston LC

    "Cryptograph," 1869 (Library of Congress)

  • 1869 Feast ofFlowers Adams andCo Boston NYHistoricalSociety

    "Feast of Flowers, a Floral Game of Fortune," 1869 (New York Historical Society)

  • 1869 WinterSt Nanitz map Boston detail BPL10490

    Detail of map of Boston showing Bromfield St. and vicinity, 1860s (Boston Public Library)

Games and novelties

Some of the "games and novelties" issued and/or sold by the firm:

  • Budget of Wonders
  • The Chopped-Up Monkey
  • The Conjuror's Puzzle
  • The Cryptograph
  • The Electric Cannon
  • The Electric Cottage, "... by an explosion without powder or fire this cottage is thrown high in air, the experiment being perfectly safe."
  • Eskemo
  • The Feast of Flowers, "a floral game of fortune"
  • Forced Confessions
  • Fun Alive
  • Go–Bang, a Japanese Verandah Game; Stay–Bang and Slam–Bang
  • The Great Egg-Trick, "as performed by Moulabux, of the Asiatic Troupe at the Crystal Palace, London"
  • Humorous Authors
  • Invisible Ink
  • The Invisible Money-Box
  • Invisible Photographs
  • Japanese Curiosos
  • Japanese Egg
  • Japanese Snapping Pictures
  • Komikal Konversation Kards
  • Labyrinthian Puzzles
  • The Love Chase
  • The Magi Divination Cards
  • The Magic Bottle
  • Magic Picture Cards
  • The Magic Wonder Telescope
  • The Magician's Own Cards
  • Match and Catch
  • Mixed Pickles
  • The Moslem Oracle
  • The Most Laughable Thing on Earth
  • Mystic Scrolls
  • Oliver Twist
  • Parlor Ring-Toss
  • The Pigeon-Tail Puzzle
  • Pocket Conjuring Box
  • Popping the Question
  • Puzzle Porridge
  • Santa Claus Magical Christmas Box
  • The Shakesperian Oracle
  • The Seven Racers
  • The Spiral Puzzle
  • The Squirming Fish
  • Three Merry Men
  • Tom Thumb's Comical Fortune Teller
  • Trade and Dicker
  • Tumble-Down Dick
  • Which is the Largest?
  • The Wizard's Pack of Playing Cards
  • Zarofiel

Published by Adams & Co.

1871 psalms Adams andCo Boston ad YearBook of Spiritualism
1871 advertisement for Psalms of Life by John Stowell Adams (1823-1893), published by Adams & Co.