Darton family
Other Business Names:
- Darton, W, & Co
- Darton & Harvey
- Harvey & Darton
- Yorke, R, Clarke & Co
- Arthur Hall Virtue & Co
- Darton, William
- Darton & Clark
- Darton & Hodge
- Darton, Frederick
- Wells Gardner Darton & Co
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
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Publishing & printing
Other printing
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Publishing & printing
Other publishing
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Luxury / consumer goods production
Toys, games, hobby, decoration, etc, products manufacture
Notes:
Traced origins to William Darton, 1755-1819, who set up in business as a printer, stationer and publisher in c1787. Early on known variously as W Darton & Co, Darton & Harvey and Harvey & Darton. Developed an extensive business in juvenile book publishing. Acquired by R Yorke Clarke & Co in 1846 and copyrights sold by them to Arthur Hall Virtue & Co in 1852. William Darton's sons established their own publishing business in 1804 known, inter alia, as W Darton & Son, Darton & Clark and Darton & Hodge. Added games such as jigsaws. Business led by Frederick Darton into 20th century when known as Wells Gardner Darton & Co
Publications:
- Quaker printers, 1750-1850 by Mortimer, Russell S
- The Dartons. An annotated check list of children's books, games and educational aids issued by two publishing houses, 1787-1876 by Darton, Lawrence, with Brian Alderson
- The Dartons. Publishers of educational aids, pastimes and juvenile ephemera, 1787-1876 by Shefrin, Jill
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Darton, W, & Co
- Darton & Harvey
- Harvey & Darton
- Yorke, R, Clarke & Co
- Arthur Hall Virtue & Co
- Darton, William
- Darton & Clark
- Darton & Hodge
- Darton, Frederick
- Wells Gardner Darton & Co
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
- Publishing & printing Other printing
- Publishing & printing Other publishing
- Luxury / consumer goods production Toys, games, hobby, decoration, etc, products manufacture
Notes:
Traced origins to William Darton, 1755-1819, who set up in business as a printer, stationer and publisher in c1787. Early on known variously as W Darton & Co, Darton & Harvey and Harvey & Darton. Developed an extensive business in juvenile book publishing. Acquired by R Yorke Clarke & Co in 1846 and copyrights sold by them to Arthur Hall Virtue & Co in 1852. William Darton's sons established their own publishing business in 1804 known, inter alia, as W Darton & Son, Darton & Clark and Darton & Hodge. Added games such as jigsaws. Business led by Frederick Darton into 20th century when known as Wells Gardner Darton & CoPublications:
- Quaker printers, 1750-1850 by Mortimer, Russell S
- The Dartons. An annotated check list of children's books, games and educational aids issued by two publishing houses, 1787-1876 by Darton, Lawrence, with Brian Alderson
- The Dartons. Publishers of educational aids, pastimes and juvenile ephemera, 1787-1876 by Shefrin, Jill