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1880nonsportsa dangerous undertaking - that if it were closer to the dissolution of the trust - then it would be more credible perhaps that the factory 33 became a part of the ATC later into the distribution of the cards (perhaps already declining) - the idea came about for the cards - and then with the dissolution - the Adams company gets taken over by different owners/management or sumptin and aborted the idea of the brand. It may even have happened that in 1910 they were already part of the ATC - sold before the breakup and just as the brand was about to go into production - the idea is aborted for legal or other reasons.
If I accept that the brand wasn't actually sold over the counter - I've always strongly believed it has to be classified on it's own - as it wasn't an item distributed in the intended fashion. For me (minority view I'm sure) these might not even be "cards"......
I am really new to the T issues - just wetting my whistle. At this point I'm gonna sit back and listen more - while I look over some of the great reference reading Richard Rubin sent me - as well as the few sites devoted to the subject - and finally the greally great threads you and a few others have presented. I'm really quite busy trying to tie down the Marquis of Lorne card and Between the Acts distribution on the N/S side. Even with no life there's no time to get it all done.
I did find one of the Bray articles interesting where it suggested the distribution of a typical series was often limited to but a few weeks. It certainly would make sense in the framework of later 19th century inserts - do you think it held true for most of the 1910 releases??
edited to try and clean some gramatical errors - apologize that it's some late night rambling......