John W. Carter was a partner in Carter's Ink Company in Boston and later Cambridge

Cambridge, Massachusetts

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Massachusetts

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, from 1865 until his death by drowning in 1895. The firm was founded by his cousin, William Carter

William Carter (Ink maker)

William Carter was a stationer and a manufacturer of ink in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.Carter rented a store from his uncle to sell paper and gradually added ink wells and ink to his inventory....

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His son, Richard B. Carter

Richard B. Carter

Richard B. Carter , ink manufacturer, was president of the Carter's Ink Company, in Boston and later Cambridge, Massachusetts, from 1903-1949.-Early life and education:...

 ran the company from 1905 until his death in 1949. The company was sold in 1975 to Dennison Manufacturing Company, now Avery Dennison Corporation. The Carter's brand name survives on some of its products.

See also

• Avery Dennison Corporation