In 1889 when William Russell (W.R), Jean, John, and Andrew Case began publishing their fashion knives and selling them along a wagon trail in New York. W.R. Case & Sons Cutlery Company is an American manufacturer of premium, hand-crafted knives that are passed down for generations. Case brand is one of the most recognized and valuable collectibles in the industry. And today, the case company is owned by Zippo Manufacturing by another family owned business based in Bradford. They are maintaining the industry to the position of blending innovative design with an inexhaustible array of materials.
Case is pioneering on several original knives like the CopperLock®, Baby Butterbean®, Sod Buster®, XX-Changer®, Baby Doc, Tiny Trapper, and the all-new Hunter Trapper, Tiny Muskrat, and Jr. Scout.
In the commitment to have a quality of knives, a 125 pairs of hands takes to create a one knife. Artisans shape handles from a rare Brazilian cattle bone and Buffalo horn to more delicate substances like rosewood, mother of pearls, and stag. Brass, nickel and silver metals are the highlight from each knife that will bring together a beautiful especially a one knife that will stand the test of time and use.
There are more than 18,000 members of Case Collectors Club which is the largest knife collecting association in the world. The Case Knives are sold exclusively through a national authorized dealer network of hardware and home improvement retailers, specialty cutlery shops, fashion accessory shops, catalog retailers and others.
