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Oldest brand origins in the index.

Eight early origins represented by existing Brand Index pages, ordered by the documented founding or predecessor year. This is a selected historical comparison, not a worldwide census or a claim of uninterrupted operation under the current brand.

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Oldest Brands browse visual. Comparison Oldest Brands Compare eight documented brand and company origins, from 1670 to 1850, with sources and clear distinctions between predecessors and current businesses.
A grand closed department-store interior with folded multistripe heritage blankets, empty counters, and winter daylight. 1670 / Royal charter Hudson's Bay The charter predates the department-store business. The date describes the company's origin, not continuous operation of today's retail format. Source for the origin date
A French electric fastback and compact SUV cross a modern bridge at blue hour. 1810 / Family industrial business Peugeot Peugeot's industrial origins came before its car business. The founding year is not the date of its first automobile. Source for the origin date
Lord & Taylor store closeout with heritage-style script signage, boxed apparel, and liquidation operations. 1826 / Original dry-goods store Lord & Taylor Samuel Lord and George Washington Taylor opened the original New York store. This date does not assert continuity of the later store network. Source for the origin date
Procter & Gamble Japan headquarters tower photographed from street level. 1837 / Founding partnership Procter & Gamble William Procter and James Gamble joined their businesses in Cincinnati. The date describes the company, not the launch of every brand it owns. Source for the origin date
Photorealistic Tiffany Blue boxes, white ribbon, jewelry, and retail display proof. 1837 / Original retail partnership Tiffany & Co. Charles Lewis Tiffany and John B. Young opened a stationery and fancy-goods store. Its offer and ownership changed over time. Source for the origin date
Siemens rail engineering and mobility infrastructure in operation. 1847 / Siemens & Halske founding Siemens The telegraph workshop founded by Werner von Siemens and Johann Georg Halske preceded the current group structure. Source for the origin date

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