Elton & Co., New York

Robert H. Elton (1806-) and John McLoughlin, Sr. formed a partnership in 1840.

McLoughlin worked in the printing business for the New York Times. In 1828 he bought a printing press and went into business on Tryon Row. He published a set called McLoughlin's Books for Children.

Robert Henry Elton opened a small store in 1828 on Canal Street selling printed ephemera in 1828. He developed an excellent reputation as an illustrator and woodcut engraver by the 1830's. He illustrated cartoon-like images very different from his artistic predecessors. Elton published his extremely popular comic almanac starting in 1834 ("All My Nack") while at 90 Nassau Street (See: Children's Literature Association Quarterly, Vol. 28, No. 3, 2003)

After McLoughlin, Sr. joined Elton the firm it continued to publish comic parodies, almanacs, valentines, etc. as well as children’s toy books. McLoughlin, Sr. and Elton retired in 1850 and the firm was renamed Elton & Co. when John McLoughlin, Jr. took over. The company was an active publisher until 1854.

1833 R. H. Elton 138 Division Street
1835 R. H. Elton 134 Division Street
1836 Elton & Harrison 134 Division and 85 Fulton-sts
1838 Elton & Harrison 134 Division - 68 Chatham Sts.
1838-1839 Robert H. Elton 104 Nassau, Corner of Ann St and 134 Division St.
1840 Robert H. Elton 104 Nassau and 290 Bowery
1842 Robert H. Elton 107 John near Pearl St.
1844-1851 Robert H. Elton 18 Division-st.
1851-1852 Elton & Co. 18 Division - st.
1852-1854 Elton & Co. 3 Tryon Road

Vincent Dill did much of the stereotyping for Elton in the 1850's.
Dill's address on some of Elton’s publications can be helpful in dating a book.
1850-1851 Vincent Dill 21 & 23 Ann Street
1851-1852 Vincent Dill 21 Ann Street
1852-1854 Vincent Dill 29 Beekman

Elton & Co. published three series for juveniles