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).

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