America's oldest companies still open for business then and now
Charlotte Irwin
22 September 2020
The oldest companies in America
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Then: Brooks Brothers, New York, 1818
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Now: Brooks Brothers, New York
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Then: Breck's Flowers, Boston, 1818
Courtesy brecks.com
Now: Breck's Flowers, Boston
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Then: Louisville Stoneware, Kentucky, 1815
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Now: Louisville Stoneware, Kentucky
Courtesy Louisville Stoneware
Then: John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1807
Courtesy www.wiley.com
Now: John Wiley & Sons, New York
Courtesy Wiley
Then: Colgate, New York, 1806
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Now: Colgate, New York
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Then: DuPont, Delaware, 1802
Courtesy dupont.com
Now: DuPont, Delaware
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Then: Shreve, Crump & Low, Boston, 1796
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Now: Shreve, Crump & Low, Boston
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Then: Jim Beam, Kentucky, 1795
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Now: Jim Beam, Kentucky
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Then: New York Stock Exchange, New York, 1792
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Now: New York Stock Exchange, New York
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Then: Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, New York, 1792
Courtesy cadwalader.com
Now: Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, New York
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Then: King Arthur Flour, Boston, 1790
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Now: King Arthur Flour, Boston
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Then: BNY Mellon, New York, 1784
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Now: BNY Mellon, New York
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Then: Laird & Company, New Jersey, 1780
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Now: Laird & Company, New Jersey
Courtesy lairdandcompany.com
Then: Crane & Co., Boston, 1770
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Now: Crane & Co., Boston
Courtesy Crane & Co.
Then: Caswell-Massey, Newport, Rhode Island, 1752
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Now: Caswell-Massey, Newport, Rhode Island
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Then: The Rowland Company, Pennsylvania, 1732
Courtesy rowlandcrane.com
Now: The Rowland Company, Pennsylvania
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Then: John Stevens Shop, Rhode Island, 1705
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Now: John Stevens Shop, Rhode Island
Courtesy John Stevens Shop
Then: White Horse Tavern, Newport, Rhode Island, 1673
Courtesy Whitehorsenewport.com
Now: White Horse Tavern, Newport, Rhode Island
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Then: Seaside Inn, Maine, est. 1660
Courtesy kennebunkbeachmaine.com
Now: Seaside Inn, Maine
Courtesy kennebunkbeachmaine.com
Then: Shirley Plantation, Virginia, est. 1613
Courtesy Library of Congress
Now: Shirley Plantation, Virginia
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