This business was founded in 1904 by Jacob Louis, George, and William Schrade. These brothers contracted knives made in Germany until their factory was built. George Schrade left the firm in 1910 to pursue his own interests in the cutlery field.
The Schrades were pioneers in the switchblade knife field. Jacob, William, and George were all granted patents for automatic opening knives. In addition to knives marked Schrade, they made knives for many hardware firms, especially switchblade knives.
In 1946, they merged with the Imperial Knife Associated Companies. The name was changed to Schrade-Walden.
The plant in Walden was eventually closed, and the equipment was moved to Ellenville, New York as part of the Ulster Knife Company. This was another “Associated” firm. In 1973, the marking was changed to “Schrade N.Y. USA.” They are still in business.
c 1973-present