1822-39 Caleb Bartlett
1822 Brother Samuel was a partner 76 Bowery
1831-39 Effingham Embree works with Caleb
1835-1839 Smith Ely is his partner at 71 Fulton
1838 Bartlett's Transformation deck
1839 Moves to 71 Fulton Caleb leaves the business
1839-42 Abbot & Ely (John D Abbot & Eugene Ely)
1839 George Cook begins working with them
About 1840 reproduccd a version of J. Y. Humphreys Seminole War deck
1842-44 Ely, Smith & Cook (Eugene Ely, Lemuel Smith & George Cook)
1843 Ad “Lemuel Smith formerly Caleb Bartlett cards”
1843 Ad “Eagle Cards” by Ely & Latham (Eugene Ely and Thomas W Latham) agents for Bartlett cards
1844-49 Sales Office and showroom moves to 102 John Street
Lemuel Smith is the Agent
Now called the New York Card Manufactory
American Manufacture name also appears on card
European style court deck made
1849-51 100 John Street was Lemuel Smith's business location. This appears on a deck wrapper.
1845-51 George Cook
Late of Abbot & Ely
Late of Ely, Smith & Cook
1848 Moves to 65 Fulton
1851 Cook is bankrupt
1851 W T Fiske cards appear in Boston
The Boston Playing Card Manufactory at 6-8 Water St. Boston
1853-1856 Bartlett Cards made by the Boston Card Manufactory (W T Fiske, Dedham, Mass.)
1822 Brother Samuel was a partner 76 Bowery
1831-39 Effingham Embree works with Caleb
1835-1839 Smith Ely is his partner at 71 Fulton
1838 Bartlett's Transformation deck
1839 Moves to 71 Fulton Caleb leaves the business
1839-42 Abbot & Ely (John D Abbot & Eugene Ely)
1839 George Cook begins working with them
About 1840 reproduccd a version of J. Y. Humphreys Seminole War deck
1842-44 Ely, Smith & Cook (Eugene Ely, Lemuel Smith & George Cook)
1843 Ad “Lemuel Smith formerly Caleb Bartlett cards”
1843 Ad “Eagle Cards” by Ely & Latham (Eugene Ely and Thomas W Latham) agents for Bartlett cards
1844-49 Sales Office and showroom moves to 102 John Street
Lemuel Smith is the Agent
Now called the New York Card Manufactory
American Manufacture name also appears on card
European style court deck made
1849-51 100 John Street was Lemuel Smith's business location. This appears on a deck wrapper.
1845-51 George Cook
Late of Abbot & Ely
Late of Ely, Smith & Cook
1848 Moves to 65 Fulton
1851 Cook is bankrupt
1851 W T Fiske cards appear in Boston
The Boston Playing Card Manufactory at 6-8 Water St. Boston
1853-1856 Bartlett Cards made by the Boston Card Manufactory (W T Fiske, Dedham, Mass.)