Apr 12, 2025
America’s Oldest Companies Still Operating Today 🦅

Key takeaways
- U.S. companies from a variety of industries have survived the brutal test of time
- America’s oldest existing company is Caswell-Massey, the country’s first perfume & soap producer
Remember these? ✏️
Dixon Ticonderoga dates back to 1795, and is credited with popularizing the iconic yellow No. 2 pencil. The company’s namesake, Joseph Dixon, was an inventor who experimented with graphite to create his first pencil in 1812.