Monday, March 11, 2013

Ten Really Old Companies Still Operating Today

From the August 12, 2011 Listverse.

10.  Sotheby's--  1744--  auctions
9.  Twining's Tea--  1706
8.  Lloyd's of London--  1688--  insurance

7.  Sveriges Riksbank--  1668--  Swedish bank
6.  London Gazette--  1665--  newspaper
5.  Royal Delft--  1653--  pottery
4.  Fiskars--  1649--  Finland--  iron

3.  Haig--   1627-- Scotch whisky, Scotland
2.  Grolsch--  1615--   beer--  Netherlands
1.  Beretta--  1526--  guns

That's Some Kind of Old.  --Cooter

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