companies Companies Founded in 1856 Reference 3.3k views 29 items Follow Embed List of the top or longest running businesses/companies/firms founded, started or launched in 1856; incl. corporations and public/private enterprises. Alphabetical. sortable by column. 1 Albright and Wilson 2 Atlantic Telegraph Company 3 Baltic Shipyard 4 Blake, Cassels & Graydon Law 5 Borden Milk Products 6 Britannia Financial Services 7 Burberry Fashion, Clothing 8 Ceres Brewery Malt Beverages, Alcoholic beverage 9 Credit Suisse Finance, Investment banking, Financial Services 10 F. Hinds Retail 11 Gill & Macmillan Publishing 12 Henry Weinhard's 13 Holden Automotive industry 14 Jasmin International Corporation List of Companies That Hire Felons 15 Joshua Hendy Iron Works Manufacturing, Engineering 16 Lewis's 17 M&T Bank State Commercial Banks, Financial Services 18 Metz Brewery 19 National Park Bank 20 NBT Bank Finance 21 Newbury Building Society Financial Services 22 Orvis Retail 23 Ottoman Bank 24 Rand McNally Education, Miscellaneous Publishing 25 Read's Department Stores 26 Rockport National Bank 27 Smith & Nephew Manufacturing, Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing 28 Swedish State Railways 29 Stockholms Enskilda Bank Finance, Retail banking