![]() It introduced many new products, and in 1947, Camillus began manufacturing a full line of official folding knives for the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). It also began manufacturing private label products for Sears, Craftsman, Woolworth and many others.Īfter World War II, Camillus was quick to shift back to civilian production. In the 1920s, the knife manufacturer introduced stainless steel to its production, and started making collectible character knives, which honoured famous people such as George Washington, Babe Ruth, and Buck Rogers. The company also manufactured marlinspikes, surgical scalpels, and a folding knife/ spoon combination for the Red Cross in those years. The company even built a dormitory to house its German workers.ĭuring World War I, Camillus shifted production to support the Allied forces. By 1910, the Camillus Cutlery Company was producing close to a million knives a year and had about 200 employees, many of them German immigrants. They bought new machinery, such as steam-driven drop forge hammers and fly presses and they adopted new techniques, like using alumina grinding wheels. With Adolph Kastor in the driver’s seat, the company started to expand. Eventually, his search led him to Charles Sherwood and his small knife manufacturing business in Camillus. ![]() The only solution Kastor saw was to manufacture knives domestically. In 1897, when the Dingley Tariff was enacted, the knives became too expensive to import. ![]() on Canal Street in New York City, where he imported and distributed German-made knives. Only a few weeks later, Adolph Kastor started his own company, Adolph Kastor & Bros. Due to poor sales figures, Meyer & Kastor had to close its doors in September 1876. In 1873, Bodenheim, Meyer & Company lost one of its founders and restructured as Meyer & Kastor. He was first put in charge of cow chains but gradually worked his way up to the firearms and cutlery department.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |