Queen
City Cutlery Company first began to produce knives in 1918 around the end of
the First World War, incorporated in 1922, and shortened their name to “Queen
Cutlery Company” in January of 1946. Queen is now the last American cutlery
factory that truly makes knives “the old fashioned way.”
Queen Cutlery's factory is located in Titusville, PA, about two
hours northeast of Pittsburgh. While all manufacturing is done in the Titusville
factory, most other functions, including sales, accounting and customer service,
are handled in Franklinville, NY at the site of Queen's sister company, Ontario
Knife Company.
Queen Cutlery's roots go back to the Schatt and Morgan Cutlery Company,
which was founded in Gowanda, NY in 1890 and moved to Titusville in 1895. Queen
Cutlery is still housed in the original Schatt and Morgan factory and many of
the delicate hand processes and operations employed by Schatt and Morgan are
still being used by Queen. Skilled craftsmen are essential to build a "factory
knife" by hand and, while it doesn't lead to mass production or extremely
low prices, the results are beautiful, functional knives. Their many awards
are a testament to the skill of the Queen craftsmen.
Thanks for shopping with us, we appreciate your time and your business.
Many of Queen Cutlery's knives are available in limited quantity and inventory
does fluctuate. Please don't hesitate to contact
us before ordering to check availability.
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