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Founded by Frank Bestow Wiborg and Levi Addison Ault.1
Private company
Ault & Wiborg Company
Ink manufacturing company
The Ault & Wiborg Company was a manufacturer of printing inks that operated independently from 1878 to 1928. Founded in Cincinnati, Ohio, by Levi Addison Ault and Frank Bestow Wiborg, it expanded until its operations in multiple cities made it the world's largest ink manufacturer of its day.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- HeadquartersCincinnati1
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The Ault & Wiborg Company was a manufacturer of printing inks that operated independently from 1878 to 1928. Founded in Cincinnati, Ohio, by Levi Addison Ault and Frank Bestow Wiborg, it expanded until its operations in multiple cities made it the world's largest ink manufacturer of its day.2
Leadership
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- FounderFrank Bestow Wiborg1
- FounderLevi Addison Ault1
Links
- WikipediaAult & Wiborg Company
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- WikidataQ113187485
Sources
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- 2WikipediaAult & Wiborg Company on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsAult & Wiborg Company photo by Boston Public Library, CC BY 2.0