The original company was a partnership between Cromwell and Barnes, located in New York City. Barnes was at 27 Bowery, and Henry Cromwell was at 79 Barclay. They were importers of hardware and cutlery. Henry A. Patterson and Company took over the store at 27 Bowery in 1849, and the Cromwell and Barnes partnership was dissolved. Cromwell took in a partner named Carter in 1853, and the firm was Cromwell and Carter until 1955. Carter left the firm, and Henry Cromwell continued the business alone.
c 1843-1860