List of oldest eyewear companies explained

This page provides a list of the oldest brands and companies operating only in the eyewear manufacturing business to date and in any country. "Eyewear", although a relatively modern terminology, refers to the category of all items and accessories worn over the eyes for fashion adornment, protection against the environment and medical issues, including glasses (also called eyeglasses or spectacles) and sunglasses. To be listed, a brand or company name must manufacture and sell its own eyewear products and remain operating, either in whole or in part, since inception. Generic optical stores, retailers and factories are not included in the list.

List of oldest eyewear companies

YearCompanyCurrent LocationParent companySources[1] [2]
1751TamamizuyaJapan[3]
1777C.W. Dixey & SonUnited Kingdom[4] [5] [6] [7]
1826American Optical CompanyUnited StatesIndependent[8] [9]
1853Bausch + LombCanadaIndependent[10]
1865ShuronUnited States[11]
1872LotosGermany[12]
1875E.B. MeyrowitzUnited Kingdom[13] [14] [15] [16] [17]
1875AsakuraJapan[18]
1877RodenstockGermany
1878Gouverneur AudigierFrance[19] [20]
1878LozzaItaly[21] [22] [23]
1879Erker'sUnited States[24] [25]
1880Marius MorelFrance[26]
1882Anglo American OpticalUnited States[27] [28]
1883Hakusan MeganeJapan[29]
1887Watanabe MeganeJapan[30]
1907Tokyo MeganeJapan[31]
1905MasunagaJapan[32]
1907TaihodoJapan[33]
1914Sterling OpticalUnited StatesEmerging Vision[34] [35] [36]
1915MoscotUnited States[37] [38] [39] [40]
1917PersolItalyEssilorLuxottica[41] [42] [43]
1917Kame ManNenJapan[44]
1918Art-Craft OpticalUnited States[45]
1919Foster GrantUnited StatesEssilorLuxottica[46] [47]
1925Jono HennessyAustraliaIndependent[48] [49]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 村田眼鏡舗. 村田眼鏡舗. murata-gankyoho.co.jp. 2016-04-09.
  2. Web site: Murata Gankyoho. Time Out Tokyo. 2016-04-09.
  3. Web site: Tamamizuya - History. www.tamamizu-ya.co.jp. 2017-09-02.
  4. Web site: C.W. Dixey & Son - Fine British Eyewear Since 1777. cwdixeyandson.com. 2016-04-09.
  5. Web site: C W Dixey & Son. Sweet. Leon. framesinthelanes.com. 2016-04-09.
  6. Web site: The History of C.W. Dixey & Son. Vimeo. 17 December 2014. 2016-04-09.
  7. Web site: The story behind Winston Churchill's glasses. Telegraph.co.uk. 28 February 2015 . 2016-04-09.
  8. Web site: History AO Eyewear, Inc.. aoeyewear.com. 2016-04-13.
  9. Web site: American Optical Manufacturing Company of Southbridge, Massachusetts. antiquespectacles.com. 2016-04-13.
  10. Web site: A History of Bausch and Lomb . nwmangum.com . Source: Kingslake, Rudolf, 1974, The Rochester Camera and Lens Companies, Rochester NY, Photographic Historical Society..
  11. Web site: Shuron Ltd. / Shuron.com. sale. Eyeglasses for. shuron.com. 2016-04-13.
  12. Web site: Company - LOTOS Gold - Brillenmanufaktur, Uhren Kollektion, Handarbeit aus Deutschland. en.lotosgold.de. 18 December 2017.
  13. Web site: Glasses for the Happy Few: E.B.Meyrowitz Eyewear. parischerie.com. 2016-04-09.
  14. Web site: Home. ebmeyrowitz.co.uk. 2016-04-09.
  15. Web site: E.B. Meyrowitz. AnOther. AnOther. 26 April 2012. 2016-04-09.
  16. Web site: Theodore's spectacles. Muchowski. Keith. The Strawfoot. 26 November 2013. 2016-04-09.
  17. Web site: Spectacles of Well Known People in History (Part Six). antiquespectacles.com. 2016-04-09.
  18. Web site: 企業情報 | ロービジョンケアの朝倉メガネ . 2017-12-26 . 2017-12-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171227122028/http://www.asakuramegane.co.jp/company.html . dead .
  19. Web site: Clément Gouverneur - Detail freaks since 1878. clement-gouverneur.com. 2016-04-09.
  20. Web site: Clément Gouverneur & GOUV/AU. Eyewear. 17 October 2014. 2016-04-09.
  21. Web site: Lozza: the fascinating history of sunglasses made in Italy DaringToDo.com International. en.daringtodo.com. 2016-04-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20160424101315/http://en.daringtodo.com/2009/05/lozza-laffascinante-storia-degli-occhiali-made-in-italy/. 2016-04-24. dead.
  22. Book: Molho, Renata. Una storia di occhiali. A History of Eyeglasses. Electa. 2009. 9788837068950.
  23. Web site: Lozza. lozzaocchiali.it. 2016-04-09.
  24. Web site: Heritage Erker's. erkers.com. 2016-04-09.
  25. Web site: America's Finest: Erker's Fine Eyewear America's Finest INVISION. Lambo. Turquil. invisionmag.com. 2016-04-09.
  26. Web site: Marius Morel. morel-france.com. 20 January 2018.
  27. Web site: Anglo American Optical – About. DigitalCavalry. angloamericanopticalltd.com. 2016-04-09.
  28. Web site: 20/20 Magazine > ANGLO AMERICAN OPTICAL: ANGLO AMERICAN EYEWEAR. 2020mag.com. 2016-04-09.
  29. Web site: ABOUT HISTORY ｜ 白山眼鏡店. hakusan-megane.co.jp. 18 December 2017.
  30. Web site: Watanabe Megane - History. watanabemegane.com. 2017-09-02.
  31. Web site: Tokyo Megane - History. tokyomegane.co.jp . 2017-09-02.
  32. Web site: Masunaga Optical - The Story. masunaga1905.com. 2016-04-09.
  33. Web site: Taihodo History. taihodo.net. 2017-09-02.
  34. Web site: History - Sterling Optical Eye Care and Eyewear Professionals. sterlingoptical.com. 2016-04-09.
  35. Web site: Sterling Optical - Franchising.com. Franchising.com. 2016-04-09.
  36. Web site: Home . 2023-07-03 . EmergingVision.com . en-US.
  37. News: Moscot, A New York Legend, Turns 100. Jones. Justin. 2015-01-15. The Daily Beast. 2016-04-09.
  38. Web site: Our Story MOSCOT. moscot.com. 2016-04-09.
  39. Web site: The 100-Year Vision of Moscot Eyewear. The Forward. 10 August 2015 . 2016-04-09.
  40. Web site: 5 Generations in, Moscot Keeps Business in the Family. UTC. Eli Epstein2014-06-11 19:19:40. Mashable. 11 June 2014. 2016-04-09.
  41. Web site: History - Official Persol Site - USA. Persol.com. 2016-04-09.
  42. Web site: The Legend of Persol. 2013-11-05. Optical Illusion. 2016-04-09.
  43. Book: Vito Albino, Antonio Messeni Petruzzelli. When Tradition Turns Into Innovation: How Firms Can Create and Appropriate Value Through Tradition. Chandos Pub.. 2011. 9781843346647. 97–98.
  44. Web site: Eyewear Mebius - Brand - Kame ManNen. eyewearmebius.com/. 2019-01-11.
  45. Web site: Art-Craft Optical Co., Inc. - Company History (Page 1). artcraftoptical.com. 2016-04-13.
  46. Web site: Foster Grant Collection A description of the collection at Syracuse University . 2023-07-03 . library.syracuse.edu.
  47. Web site: FGX Home . 2023-07-03 . FGXI . en-US.
  48. Web site: Sunshades Eyewear | Jono Hennessy.
  49. Web site: 100 of the Oldest Eyewear Companies In The World | The Optical Journal. Feldman. Daniel. www.opticaljournal.com. 11 January 2017 .

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