| Name | Darton (Darton family) |
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| Brief Description | William Darton 1787 at Gracechurch Street, Darton & Harvey by 1791, and William Darton junior in 1804 at 58 Holborn Hilll (a separate firm), Darton & Clark by 1836. |
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| Principal Maker | Y |
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| Copyright Registrations in this name | 1 |
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| Other Registrations | |
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| Adverts | 1 adverts
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| Examples | 37 examples |
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| Linda Hannas work The English Jigsaw Puzzle 1790-1890 has useful notes on makers.
The two Darton firms are described with comprehensive lists of games and other “non-book’ publications in the definitive work “The Dartons” by Jill Shefrin.
Darton & Clark advertised some Ogilvy games in 1843
Harvey and Darton advertised “Betts Interrogatory Games”
in “My Boy’s Second Book”
For games on sheets (table games) see the list in Whitehouse.
For some card games see the chapter on Conversation cards in An Antique Games Companion by Secker, Seville, Ballam, Masters et al. And of course Jill Shefrin’s great book.
Darton and Co. Holborn Hill issued comprehensive catalogues. Editions from 1859 and 1866 are recorded in the Publications table, with 7 Peter Parley Games and 19 games on sheets listed.
Puzzle cards also History of England on Cards Darton & Harvey in Hannas sale Sothebys 26-7 July 1984
An Alphabet “London Cries”,c1808 ("sold by William & Thomas Darton"), and Morals for Children 1799 (printed by W Darton and J Harvey"), both in 12 cards and wrapper are shown in Treasures of Childhood by Iona and Robert Opie and Brian Alderson, pp 58-59. |