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THE SCHRADE CUTLERY COMPANY, of Walden, N. Y., is the youngest of the industries that have made that village
the Sheffield of America. Established in a modest way April 19, 1904, by George and J. Louis Schrade, its growth
has been very rapid and the value of their product now exceeds $100,000 worth annually. The plant which the company
erected is a substantial frame structure, thirty by eighty five feet, three stories in height, equipped with modern
machinery and up to date methods of manufacture, employing about one hundred hands. One hundred different styles
of pen and pocket knives are produced and the goods find a ready market all over the United States. The Schrade
brothers are natives of WIliamsport, Pa. George, the president of the company, has resided in Walden since 1894,
and is the inventor, patentee and for ten years the sole manufacturer of the press button knife in connection with
the Walden Knife Works. Mr. J. Louis Schrade came to Walden in 1904. He had previously been engaged in the manufacture
of self playing pianos in New York, Boston, London and Paris. Both brothers are members of the Masonic fraternity.
From:
The History of Orange County New York
Edited by: Russel Headley
Van Deusen and Elms, Publishers
Middletown, N. Y. 1908
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