Sanford's Manufacturing Company
Description
1857-Present
Sanford’s Manufacturing Company was founded in Massachusetts in 1857 and moved to Chicago in 1866. The company sold a range of products, but was best known for its ink (as the 1920 ad below attest); in the 1940s, the company changed its name to Sanford’s Ink Company. An ink bottle produced by Sanford’s was found at the Charnley-Persky House. The company is today the largest producer of writing products in the world.
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Sanford’s Manufacturing Company was founded in Massachusetts in 1857 and moved to Chicago in 1866. The company sold a range of products, but was best known for its ink (as the 1920 ad below attest); in the 1940s, the company changed its name to Sanford’s Ink Company. An ink bottle produced by Sanford’s was found at the Charnley-Persky House. The company is today the largest producer of writing products in the world.
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Rights
Ryan J. Cook (photograph)
Public Domain (advertisement)
Public Domain (advertisement)