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Companies registered in Massachusetts in 1917

212 companies on the Corporations Division, Secretary of the Commonwealth records, registered during 1917. Each row links to the company’s full profile; anything missing here can be found in search.

1917 in Massachusetts at a glance

live counts
212
companies registered in 1917
<0.1%
of all dated Massachusetts registrations
110th
busiest of 127 years on record
110
cities with registrations in 1917
Registrations by year1987–2026 · 1917 highlighted
Registrations by year1987: 22,388 companies1988: 21,445 companies1989: 18,959 companies1990: 16,938 companies1991: 16,070 companies1992: 16,813 companies1993: 17,878 companies1994: 18,955 companies1995: 19,442 companies1996: 21,237 companies1997: 22,462 companies1998: 22,508 companies1999: 24,127 companies2000: 27,293 companies2001: 23,990 companies2002: 26,794 companies2003: 27,781 companies2004: 30,636 companies2005: 32,081 companies2006: 31,665 companies2007: 32,178 companies2008: 30,279 companies2009: 28,641 companies2010: 30,924 companies2011: 32,057 companies2012: 35,241 companies2013: 37,837 companies2014: 39,007 companies2015: 41,461 companies2016: 44,195 companies2017: 46,307 companies2018: 50,558 companies2019: 50,397 companies2020: 53,250 companies2021: 65,708 companies2022: 65,768 companies2023: 66,551 companies2024: 66,040 companies2025: 72,054 companies2026: 54,429 companies20K40K60K80K
19871997200720162026
Registrations by year
Itemcompanies
198722,388
198821,445
198918,959
199016,938
199116,070
199216,813
199317,878
199418,955
199519,442
199621,237
199722,462
199822,508
199924,127
200027,293
200123,990
200226,794
200327,781
200430,636
200532,081
200631,665
200732,178
200830,279
200928,641
201030,924
201132,057
201235,241
201337,837
201439,007
201541,461
201644,195
201746,307
201850,558
201950,397
202053,250
202165,708
202265,768
202366,551
202466,040
202572,054
202654,429
Where 1917 registrations were filedtop 8 cities
  1. Boston3818%
  2. Worcester83.8%
  3. Cambridge62.8%
  4. Brockton52.4%
  5. Lowell52.4%
  6. Fall River41.9%
  7. Haverhill41.9%
  8. Malden41.9%
  9. Everywhere else, incl. filings with no city13865%
Where 1917 registrations were filed
ItemcompaniesShare
Boston3818%
Worcester83.8%
Cambridge62.8%
Brockton52.4%
Lowell52.4%
Fall River41.9%
Haverhill41.9%
Malden41.9%

Shares are taken against filings that carry a registration date; the year's own count includes every filing dated within it.

Companies 1–50 of 212

A–Z by legal name
CompanyBusiness categoryRegistry numberRegisteredStatusCity
867 BOYLSTON STREET CORPORATION—0411311701917-07-05InactiveBOSTON
A TO Z REMEDIES COMPANY—7779980271917-01-25InactiveBOSTON
A. C. ERISMAN COMPANY—7779993941917-03-06InactiveBROOKLINE
A. E. LITTLE COMPANY—7779900221917-02-07InactiveLYNN
A. F. GALLUN & SONS INCORPORATED—0413533401917-12-20InactiveBOSTON
A. F. GAY COMPANY INC.—7779981201917-01-02InactiveBROCKTON
A. F. GORDON INC.—7779981211917-12-26InactiveBOSTON
A. F. RICH COMPANY—0417711001917-01-30InactiveMILTON
A. J. HARRIS CO.—7779980831917-02-09InactiveLOWELL
A. J. TOWER SALES COMPANY—7779986781917-10-01InactiveBOSTON
A. JOHNSON, INCORPORATED—7779986821917-12-06InactiveBOSTON
A. KENTROS COMPANY, INCORPORATED—7779980631917-06-07InactiveWORCESTER
A. M. HATCH LUMBER COMPANY, INC.—7779985041917-03-12InactiveSOMERVILLE
A. M. WRIGHT, INC.—7779983121917-11-01InactiveBOSTON
A. P. SOUCY MFG. CO., THE—7779980051917-02-06InactiveSOMERVILLE
A. SAMPATAKOS COMPANY—7779985711917-01-16InactiveLOWELL
A. T. PURDY COMPANY—7779980101917-02-23InactiveNEWTON
A. W. DODD & COMPANY, INCORPORATED—7779981841917-02-21InactiveGLOUCESTER
A. W. PLATIN SHOE CO.—7779988251917-01-26InactiveBOSTON
A.B. LEWIS COMPANY, THE—7779913261917-09-04InactiveSPRINGFIELD
ABBOTT PHARMACAL COMPANY INC. THE—7779989021917-08-29InactiveMELROSE
ABERDEEN PHARMACY COMPANY—7779988731917-07-06InactiveBOSTON
ABUNDANT LIFE CHURCH, INC.—0010044411917-09-07ActiveCAMBRIDGE
ACADIA MILLS—7779962091917-04-17InactiveMETHUEN
ACCOUNTING SUPPLY MANUFACTURING COMPANY—7779961171917-08-09InactiveBOSTON
ACME GROCERY COMPANY—7779992701917-04-09InactiveSPRINGFIELD
ACME STAIN AND BLACKING CO.—7779994031917-05-12InactiveLYNN
ACME TRUCKING COMPANY—7779994411917-11-24InactiveAYER
ACTON ASSOCIATES, INCORPORATED—7779996661917-03-23InactiveACTON
ADAMS AND SWETT, INCORPORATED—0410159931917-01-18InactiveDORCHESTER
ADAMS SHORE COMMUNITY CHURCH-UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, THE—0000834311917-07-17ActiveQUINCY
ALL SOULS LEND A HAND CLUB, INC.—0460321871917-08-20InactiveNEWTON
AMERICAN BRUSH COMPANY, INC.—0410266601917-08-03InactiveWELLESLEY
AMERICAN SUPPLY COMPANY, INC.—0410301601917-11-30InactiveBOSTON
ARNOLD - FISHER COMPANY.—0410427401917-06-07InactiveWOBURN
ATTLEBORO LODGE #1014 OF THE BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF MASSACHUSETTS, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA—0410494201917-04-23ActiveATTLEBORO
BARRETTS, INC.—0410644701917-12-06InactiveHAVERHILL
BASS ROCKS IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION—0000018321917-09-29InactiveGLOUCESTER
BECKWITH ELEVATOR COMPANY—0410749301917-03-15InactiveBOSTON
BERKEL,INCORPORATED—3507240801917-04-30InactiveLA PORTE
BETA CHAPTER OF THETA CHI FRATERNITY—0421125941917-06-06ActiveCAMBRIDGE
BOLTON REALTY CORPORATION—0423778741917-05-29InactiveNEW BEDFORD
BOSTON BURIAL SOCIETY—6660002361917-07-31InactiveBOSTON
BOSTON FOUNDATION, INC.—0421040211917-09-25ActiveBOSTON
BOSTON LEATHER TRADE BENEVOLENT SOCIETY—2372194871917-11-19InactiveS. BOSTON
BOSTON PLUMBING CO—0411067901917-04-23InactiveBOSTON
BOSTON SCHOOL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION—0000132801917-10-30InactiveROXBURY
BOSTON STOVE COMPANY—0411079501917-11-08InactiveREADING
BOSTON UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION—0461692531917-05-15InactiveBOSTON
BOSTON WELLESLEY COLLEGE CLUB—0460650231917-02-20InactiveWELLESLEY HILLS

1917 registrations by city

16 cities
Boston38Worcester8Cambridge6Brockton5Lowell5Fall River4Haverhill4Malden4Somerville4Springfield4Dorchester3Lawrence3New Bedford3Newton3Peabody3Quincy3