Companies registered in Pennsylvania in 1908 — official registry records

1908 in Pennsylvania at a glance

live counts

2,945

companies registered in 1908

<0.1%

of all dated Pennsylvania registrations

120th

busiest of 127 years on record

102

cities with registrations in 1908

Registrations by year1987–2026 · 1908 highlighted

50K100K150K

19871997200720162026

Registrations by year
Item	companies
1987	26,803
1988	27,589
1989	27,597
1990	26,130
1991	23,749
1992	24,579
1993	24,582
1994	25,710
1995	27,996
1996	29,405
1997	31,353
1998	33,273
1999	34,997
2000	36,508
2001	37,034
2002	41,330
2003	47,069
2004	54,023
2005	57,567
2006	57,747
2007	58,599
2008	54,889
2009	51,121
2010	54,450
2011	60,936
2012	72,224
2013	70,463
2014	65,153
2015	69,483
2016	74,644
2017	81,063
2018	89,350
2019	95,756
2020	115,818
2021	146,902
2022	130,337
2023	139,694
2024	136,737
2025	148,027
2026	115,720

Where 1908 registrations were filedtop 8 cities

Philadelphia130.4%
Pittsburgh100.3%
Erie60.2%
Phila30.1%
Ambridge2<0.1%
Bangor2<0.1%
Gettysburg2<0.1%
Harrisburg2<0.1%
Everywhere else, incl. filings with no city2,90599%

Where 1908 registrations were filed
Item	companies	Share
Philadelphia	13	0.4%
Pittsburgh	10	0.3%
Erie	6	0.2%
Phila	3	0.1%
Ambridge	2	<0.1%
Bangor	2	<0.1%
Gettysburg	2	<0.1%
Harrisburg	2	<0.1%

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 2,945

A–Z by legal name

Company	Business category	Registry number	Registered	Status	City
A H BUTLER COMPANY	—	50503	1908-01-01	Active
A J LOGAN COMPANY	—	209443	1908-03-19	Withdrawn	PITTSBURGH
A. C. BARNES COMPANY	—	27477	1908-01-01	Active
A. C. BARNES COMPANY	—	5252234	1908-05-11	Active
A. E. TROUTMAN COMPANY	—	363390	1908-07-24	Withdrawn	WESTMORELAND
A. H. BUTLER COMPANY	—	6219130	1908-12-29	Active
A. M. ELLSWORTH INCORPORATED	—	5996184	1908-09-09	Active
A. S. WADE AND COMPANY	—	5945930	1908-09-02	Active
A.C. CANDLES AND COMPANY	—	4515804	1908-04-03	Active
ABBOTTS ALDEMEY DAIRIES	—	4959309	1908-03-22	Active
ABBOTTS ALDERNEY DAIRIES	—	1615	1908-01-01	Active
ACADEMY OF STOMATOLOGY	—	5878438	1908-03-13	Active
ACME LAND COMPANY	—	2639	1908-01-01	Active
ACME LAND COMPANY	—	5930430	1908-12-31	Active
ACME RAILWAY EQUIPMENT COMPANY	—	6166189	1908-08-31	Active
ACORN LUMBER COMPANY	—	6022128	1908-05-11	Active
ADAMS COUNTY ELECTRIC LIGHT HEAT AND POWER COMPANY	—	3256	1908-01-01	Active
ADAMSBURG LODGE NO. 566 OF THE INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS OF ADAMSBURG OR BEAVER SPRINGS, PENNSYLVANIA	—	5949986	1908-02-29	Active
ADRIAN REALTY COMPANY	—	4652324	1908-07-07	Active
ADRIAN REALTY COMPANY	—	3874	1908-06-30	Withdrawn	RIDGEWAY
AETNA REALTY COMPANY	—	5888320	1908-11-09	Active
AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL ZION CHURCH OF APOLLO, PA.	—	4683456	1908-03-13	Active
AFRO-AMERICAN PHILADELPHIA CONCERT ORCHESTRA COMPANY	—	4586	1908-01-01	Active
AHAVAS ACHIM BENEFICIAL ASSOCIATION	—	5597066	1908-03-23	Active
AHAVIS ACHIM OF TURTLE CREEK AND EAST PITTSBURGH	—	5924524	1908-11-14	Active
AHAWATH ACHIM (DEAR BROTHERS) BENEFICIARY SOCIETY OF BRISTOL	—	4711936	1908-12-23	Active
AHSHES SVARD GALICIA CONGREGATION OF CITY OF MCKEESPORT, PENNSYLVANIA	—	5992070	1908-07-30	Active
AJAX COAL COMPANY	—	5352	1908-01-01	Active
ALBA CEMETERY ASSOCIATION	—	4744819	1908-02-05	Active
ALBEMARLE CLUB	—	6215513	1908-09-17	Active
ALBION LAND COMPANY	—	5919893	1908-05-15	Active
ALBION VEIN SLATE COMPANY	—	6243493	1908-06-12	Active
ALBION WATER COMPANY	—	5940	1908-01-01	Active
ALBRIGHT PURSE COMPANY	—	5988232	1908-04-20	Active
ALLEGHENY AND NORTHWESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY	—	7680	1908-01-01	Active
ALLEGHENY COUNTRY RIFLE CLUB	—	2600046	1908-06-15	Active	PITTSBURGH
ALLEGHENY IMPROVEMENT COMPANY	—	7552	1908-01-01	Active
ALLEGHENY MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO	—	7665	1908-01-01	Active
ALLEGHENY OIL AND GAS COMPANY	—	7684	1908-01-01	Active
ALLEGHENY VALLEY ICE COMPANY	—	7911	1908-01-01	Active
ALLEGHENY VALLEY MINING COMPANY	—	5891986	1908-01-30	Active
ALLEGHENY VALLEY OIL & GAS COMPANY	—	5593037	1908-07-10	Active
ALLEGHENY VALLEY OIL AND GAS COMPANY	—	7928	1908-01-01	Active
ALLEN AND NELSON COMPANY, LIMITED	—	5954565	1908-06-26	Active
ALLEN CANDY MFG COMPANY	—	8036	1908-01-01	Active
ALLENTOWN TAMAQUA AND ASHLAND RAILROAD COMPANY	—	8668	1908-01-01	Active
ALMA BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION	—	6017594	1908-08-06	Active
ALMA BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION	—	9464	1908-01-01	Active
ALPHA CHAPTER OF THE OMEGA CHI FRATERNITY	—	6182817	1908-03-03	Active
ALPHA PORTLAND CEMENT COMPANY	—	5929337	1908-12-21	Active

1908 registrations by city

4 cities

Philadelphia13 Pittsburgh10 Erie6 Phila3