Adams & Co. (Boston)

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).

How to Play Croquet, 1865

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

"Cryptograph," 1869 (Library of Congress)

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

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

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

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