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HISTORY OF ONTARIO KNIFE COMPANY
安大略刀具公司的历史
The beginnings of the Ontario Knife Company are shrouded in the mystery of a fading past. It seems certain that three men – William B. Ensworth, Charles Albert Brace and William Maudsley, were in the picture from the start at Naples, New York, in 1889. The name of the Company derived from Ontario County where Naples was situated. The early knives were manufactured on a waterpower-run grindstone and sold via pushcart through the neighboring countryside.
安大略公司的创立过程被笼罩在一片遥远过去的迷雾中。可以肯定的是,在1889年纽约州的那不勒斯,参与了安大略创立的人中有William B. Ensworth(威廉·安斯沃夫),Charles Albert Brace(查尔斯·阿尔伯特·布瑞斯)
和 William Maudsley(威廉·莫兹利)。公司的名字来自安大略郡——那不勒斯所在的区域。早期的安大略刀具是用水力驱动的磨石制作的,通过手推车在邻里乡间叫卖。
As the company began to grow more space and more power was needed so an old sawmill at Cadiz located near the Village of Franklinville was purchased and also run by water–power from the Ischua Creek.
随着公司逐渐壮大,需要更多的空间和动力,于是公司购入了加德斯的一个旧锯木厂。该厂位于Franklinville村附近,同样是由来自Ischua溪的水力驱动的。
Around 1902 a move was made from Cadiz to Franklinville as the company kept growing and again more space and more power was needed. This would be Ontario Knife’s current location. Also, on August 12, 1902 the company was incorporated and retained the Ontario Knife Company name.
1902年前后,公司从加德斯迁往Franklinville村,原因是公司继续成长,需要更多的空间和动力。这就是安大略刀具公司现在所在的地址。同样在1902年,8月12日,公司被并购,同时保留了安大略刀具公司的名字。
In 1904 the owners of another local knife manufacturer, Empire State Cutlery Company, purchased the interests of the original Ontario Knife Company stockholders and in 1905 the two operations were combined in Franklinville under the Ontario Knife Company name. Once again the company expanded and a new building was built between 1912 and 1914 and is still in use by the company.
1904年,另一家本地刀具制造商——帝国刀具公司——的所有者收购了原安大略刀具公司股东的股份。1905年,两家各自运作的刀具公司在Franklinville村进行了合并,合并后的公司仍以安大略刀具公司命名。公司再一次成长壮大,1912年到1914年间,公司建起了一座新大楼并持续使用它。
In 1923, James A. Chrestensen, who had been with the Company for a dozen years, became president and the beginning of the “Old Hickory” line would begin. His son Robert F. Chrestensen would take over as president after his father retired in 1952. Ontario Knife would expand its role in the cutlery industry with a membership in the American Cutlery Manufacturers’ Association in which Robert was a past president.
1923年,James A. Chrestensen(詹姆斯·克拉斯特森),一个在公司里干了几十年的老员工,成为了公司总裁。他很快开启了Old Hickory(老山胡桃)系列产品的研发和销售。1952年,在他退休后,他的儿子Robert F. Chrestensen(罗伯特·克拉斯特森)继任总裁。安大略刀具公司随后继续扩张,并获得了美国刀具制造商协会的会员资格——公司总裁罗伯特·克拉斯特森曾任该协会主席。
Servotronics purchased Ontario Knife Company in April 1967 and in 1969 they also purchased Queen Cutlery Company a sister company of Ontario Knife. Queen Cutlery manufactures pocket knives mostly for collectors, while Ontario Knife specializes in fixed blade knives. The two cutlery companies complement each other very well and to this day maintain the hard work and dedication in their manufacturing operations that leads to the finely hand crafted cutlery our customers enjoy.
1967年4月,Servotronics公司(美国一家大型制造业公司,在纽交所上市)收购了安大略刀具公司。1969年,Servotronics公司也收购了Queen刀具公司。从此安大略和Queen互为姐妹公司。Queen专注于制造口袋刀,主要客户为刀具收藏者。而安大略专注于生产各种直刀。这两家公司形成了很好的互补,直至今日仍保持其在生产经营中的辛勤工作和奉献精神,提供着深受客户喜爱的高品质手工刀具。 |