Edward Campbell Simmons (E.C. Simmons) completed the first prototype to satisfaction in 1867. Without any premeditation, he wrote in pencil on the fresh pine wooden axe: Keen Kutter. At first, Keen Kutter referred to a particular kind of axe whose ultra-thin blade worked best on soft woods.
Likewise, people ask, is Keen Kutter still in business?
Shapleigh went out of business in 1959. Many years later, the Keen Kutter trademark emerged again, when the rights were sold to Val-Test Distributors of Chicago. This company discontinued its Keen Kutter line in the 1990s.
Simply so, where are EC Simmons knives made?
Made in China. E. C. Simmons. 3.5″ (8.89cm) closed.
Where are Keen Kutter knives made?
Who made Keen Kutter?
The Keen Kutter name and trademark were then purchased in 1962 by Val-Test Distributors, Inc. of Chicago, Illinois. Val-Test was not a manufacturer. It was formed originally in the 1950s to help liquidate the existing stock of Keen Kutter inventory held by over 50 manufacturers who supplied Shapleigh.