Kling Lithographing
Kling Lithographing (1907 - 1916) was an American lithography firm based in Dayton, Ohio, founded by first-generation German-American brothers Aloys William Kling (July 3, 1870 - February 6, 1950) and George John Kling (June 16, 1874 - February 8, 1918). Another brother, Louis J. Kling, later joined the firm. The elder brother, Aloys, was born in Cincinnati but moved to Dayton in 1891. He invented a specialized print roller, which he patented in 1903. He appears to have been employed as a foreman with a Dayton lithographing firm, but it is unclear which one. Kling Lithographing was incorporated in 1907 with a capitalization of about 15,000 USD. It was active for about 10 years, but we not only had 2-3 copyright entries associated with the business. Likely, they mainly focused on local job work. The firm went into receivership in 1916, at which time its assets were sold at public auction. George died two years later. Aloys went on to be associated with Strowbridge Lithography.
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