Companies registered in New York in 1908 — official registry records

1908 in New York at a glance

live counts

521

companies registered in 1908

<0.1%

of all dated New York registrations

121st

busiest of 127 years on record

cities with registrations in 1908

Registrations by year1987–2026 · 1908 highlighted

100K200K300K

19871997200720162026

Registrations by year
Item	companies
1987	84,976
1988	86,530
1989	82,299
1990	74,488
1991	72,311
1992	77,881
1993	81,130
1994	84,487
1995	92,943
1996	98,416
1997	102,573
1998	104,383
1999	110,981
2000	116,270
2001	112,123
2002	124,314
2003	131,291
2004	139,610
2005	144,384
2006	145,153
2007	145,622
2008	137,569
2009	128,572
2010	134,620
2011	138,564
2012	149,661
2013	163,037
2014	176,365
2015	181,743
2016	182,496
2017	191,493
2018	201,585
2019	206,979
2020	222,088
2021	263,061
2022	259,103
2023	273,891
2024	251,959
2025	268,536
2026	193,285

Where 1908 registrations were filedtop 8 cities

New York19036%
None9919%
Brooklyn163.1%
Buffalo71.3%
Albany61.2%
Bronx61.2%
Rochester61.2%
Syracuse61.2%
Everywhere else, incl. filings with no city18536%

Where 1908 registrations were filed
Item	companies	Share
New York	190	36%
None	99	19%
Brooklyn	16	3.1%
Buffalo	7	1.3%
Albany	6	1.2%
Bronx	6	1.2%
Rochester	6	1.2%
Syracuse	6	1.2%

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 521

A–Z by legal name

Company	Business category	Registry number	Registered	Status	City
54TH STREET ART PROMOTION CORP.	—	30229	1908-11-14	Dissolved	NEW YORK
854 COLVIN AVENUE, INC.	—	28877	1908-10-08	Dissolved	BUFFALO
A. H. MEYER COMPANY	—	452	1908-01-17	Active	NEW YORK
A. J. ELLIS INCORPORATED	—	420	1908-01-27	Active	NEW YORK
A. W. HOPEMAN, & SONS CO.	—	28541	1908-01-21	Dissolved	BRONX
A. WEISS & CO.	—	28918	1908-10-19	Active	BROOKLYN
A.T. ARMSTRONG CO.	—	28735	1908-07-24	Dissolved	SYRACUSE
AGAR CROSS & COMPANY, LIMITED	—	512	1908-05-21	Active	NEW YORK
AJAX GRAPPLE HOOK COMPANY	—	508	1908-05-14	Active	NEW YORK
ALDEN LIBERAL CLUB	—	30019	1908-04-25	Active
ALPHA SIGMA BETA	—	30269	1908-12-22	Active	NONE
AMBOY WORKS	—	473	1908-03-10	Active	NEW YORK
AMBURSEN COMPANY	—	564	1908-07-03	Active	NEW YORK
AMERICAN CHECKOGRAM COMPANY	—	609	1908-10-16	Active	NEW YORK
AMERICAN FEDERATION FOR POLISH JEWS, INC.	—	30100	1908-05-29	Active
AMERICAN IRON AND STEEL INSTITUTE	—	30028	1908-03-31	Active	NEW YORK
AMERICAN SOAPSTONE COMPANY	—	444	1908-01-22	Active	BROOKLYN
AMERICAN SPICE TRADE ASSOCIATION	—	29990	1908-02-28	Active	NEW YORK
AMERICAN TAXAMETER CAB COMPANY	—	594	1908-10-05	Active	NEW YORK
AMERICAN VERTEBRATE PROPELLER COMPANY	—	521	1908-06-04	Active	NEW YORK
AMERICAN WATER SUPPLY COMPANY OF NEW YORK	—	636	1908-12-07	Active	NEW YORK
AMERICAN WIRE FENCE COMPANY	—	516	1908-05-26	Active	NEW YORK
ARCHITECTS STANDARD BRONZE COMPANY	—	595	1908-10-07	Active	NEW YORK
ARIZONA COPPER BELT MINING COMPANY	—	480	1908-03-20	Active	NEW YORK
ASBURY METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF WATERTOWN	—	10393	1908-03-16	Active	NONE
ATLANTIC FILTER COMPANY	—	28689	1908-06-20	Active	BUFFALO
AUSABLE CHASM CEMETRY ASSOCIATION	—	30132	1908-08-22	Active	NONE
AUTOMATIC HEAD REST COMPANY	—	633	1908-12-26	Active	NEW YORK
BABYLON ESTATES	—	28736	1908-07-27	Dissolved	NEW YORK
BATEMAN MANUFACTURING COMPANY	—	565	1908-07-03	Active	CANASTOTA
BAUSCH & LOMB INCORPORATED	—	28631	1908-03-20	Active	HARRISON
BEACON LIGHT LODGE, NO. 464, INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOW	—	30084	1908-05-11	Active
BEECHMONT ASSOCIATION	—	30072	1908-06-09	Active	NONE
BELLPORT BAY YACHT CLUB	—	30124	1908-06-20	Active	NONE
BENJ. H. TYRREL	—	28583	1908-02-19	Dissolved	NEW YORK
BORDEN'S HOSE COMPANY NO.1 OF MT. UPTON, NEW YORK	—	30201	1908-09-30	Active	MOUNT UPTON
BRAINARD HOWELL COUNCIL NO. 7 OF THE JUNIOR ORDER OF UNITED	—	30020	1908-04-27	Active
BRONX YOUNG MEN'S CO-OPERATIVE BENEVOLENT SOCIETY	—	30141	1908-07-07	Active	NONE
BROOKCHESTER LAND COMPANY	—	494	1908-04-28	Active	NEW YORK
BROOKLYN CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR UNION	—	29994	1908-03-03	Active
BROWN REALTY COMPANY	—	526	1908-06-15	Active	NEW YORK
BRUNSWICK STEAMSHIP COMPANY	—	562	1908-06-30	Active	NEW YORK
BUFFALO ACADEMY OF MEDICINE	—	30224	1908-11-09	Active
BUFFALO CONNECTING RAILWAY	—	27490	1908-12-31	Active	NONE
BUG HOUSE HOSE COMPANY NO. 1 OF NASSAU	—	30178	1908-10-17	Active
BURNETT, ORMSBY AND CLAPP, LIMITED	—	621	1908-10-20	Active	NEW YORK
C. B. WHITMORE COMPANY	—	28641	1908-04-15	Dissolved	LOCKPORT
C. E. RILEY COMPANY	—	612	1908-11-23	Active	NEW YORK
C. W. KEENAN, INC.	—	28680	1908-05-07	Dissolved	NEW YORK
CAFETAL CARLOTA COMPANY	—	518	1908-06-02	Active	NEW YORK

1908 registrations by city

13 cities

New York190 None99 Brooklyn16 Buffalo7 Albany6 Bronx6 Rochester6 Syracuse6 Binghamton3 Manhattan3 New York City3 Utica3 Yonkers3