Re:The Ancient Japanese Technique That Produces Lumber Witho...
by Lio on Wednesday November 23, 2022 @03:31AM
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Instinctively I thought of the Whitechapel Bell Foundry[1].
There's a few old surviving family businesses in the UK though[2].
If you want really old and still operating I would look at the Livery Companies of the City of London. They're not family businesses obviously but the oldest, Worshipful Company of Mercers[3] got its royal charter in 1394 but existed for long before that. How long ago? No body knows for sure but at least 12th century.
There's a few old surviving family businesses in the UK though[2].
If you want really old and still operating I would look at the Livery Companies of the City of London. They're not family businesses obviously but the oldest, Worshipful Company of Mercers[3] got its royal charter in 1394 but existed for long before that. How long ago? No body knows for sure but at least 12th century.
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1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitechapel_Bell_Foundry
2. https://realbusiness.co.uk/the-oldest-family-businesses-in-b...
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worshipful_Company_of_Mercers