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Chamberlain had other companies load for them I think.
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I think it was probably a bit the other way around. Atlantic Ammunition had Chamberlin machines and loaded "Chamberlin" cartridges for sale in New York area.
Most of these cartridge loading companies were assemblers, getting their NPEs from Winchester, UMC or U.S. Peters Cartridge Co. and Western Cartridge Co. both grew from being assemblers into ammunition manufacturing companies. Many of these other regional assemblers fell by the wayside. Even into the 20th Century, out west here the reports from the big trap shoots show most shooters using shells loaded by local companies, Selby in California being the largest, but Piper & Taft and Hardy Hall in Seattle, Miller Bros. in Tacoma, Honeyman Hardware in Portland, Ware Bros. in Spokane, etc. were well represented.