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Benton & Bowles vs N. W. Ayer & Son

Side by side, from the public record each company was imported from. Where a figure is missing it is because no source we hold states it — not because it is zero.

N. W. Ayer & Son is the older of the two, founded in 1869 — 60 years before Benton & Bowles.

Founded
1929
1869
Status
Closed 2000
Closed 2001
Headquarters
United States
New York City, United States
Industry
advertising
advertising

Facts on both companies come from the public records named on Benton & Bowles and N. W. Ayer & Son.