SCHEDULE 13G/A
Filing for 2004
AMERICAN BILTRITE, INC. 
AMENDMENT NO. 16
Cusip Number   024591109
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AMERICAN BILTRITE, INC.   
Cusip Number   024591109		
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1.	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S.  or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
	
		Wilen Management Company, Inc.

2.	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
				(a)	
				(b)	**

3.	SEC USE ONLY

4.	CITIZEN OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON WITH:

5. 	SOLE VOTING POWER
		211,252 Shares

6.  	SHARED VOTING POWER
		NONE

7.  	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
		211,252 Shares

8.  	SHARES DISPOSTIVE POWER
		NONE

9.	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICALLY OWNED BY EACH PERSON

		211,252 Shares

10.	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
	CERTAIN SHARES*

			N/A

11.	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

			6.1%

12.	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

			IA




AMERICAN BILTRITE, INC.   
Cusip Number   024591109
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Item 1.   Security and Issuer:

This statement relates to the common stock of American
Biltrite, Inc. ("The Issuer") 57 River Street, 
Wellesley Hills, MA 02181.

Item 2.   Identity and Background:

(a)	Name of Person Filing: Wilen Management Company, Inc.

(b)	Address of Principal Business Office:  
2360 West Joppa Road, Suite 226 
Lutherville, MD  21093

(c)	Citizenship or Place of Organization: Maryland

(d)	Title of Class of Securities:  Common Stock

(e)	CUSIP Number:  024591109


Item 3. 

The Entity Filing is an Investment Adviser registered
under section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.


Item 4.  Ownership:

(a)	Amount Beneficially Owned:  211,252 shares

(b)	Percent of class:  6.1%

(c)	Number of Shares as to which such entity has:
(i)	Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:  211,252 shares
(ii)	Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:  None
(iii)	Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 211,252 shares.
(iv)	Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:  None


Item 5.  Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class of Securities:  
Not Applicable


Item 6.    Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person: 

Not Applicable



AMERICAN BILTRITE, INC.   
Cusip Number   024591109
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Item 7.    Identification and Classification of Subsidiaries
which acquired the security being reported on by the Parent
Holding Company:  

Not Applicable


Item 8.    Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:

Not Applicable

Item 9.    Notice of Dissolution of Group:

Not Applicable

Item 10.  Certification:

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge 
and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in
the ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the
purpose of and do not have the effect of changing or influencing
the control of the issuer of such securities and were not acquired
in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having
such purposes or effect.


Signature

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, I certify that the information set forth in this
statement is true, complete and correct.


Dated this 25th day of January, 2005.

JAMES WILEN	 
		
James Wilen, President		 
Wilen Management Company, Inc.