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Cutlery alive in Fremont
Five Fremont cutlery firms remain as relics of a once storied era when the city rivaled Solingen and Sheffield in blade making. Noted names include Russ J Christy, famed for battles with King Gillette, whose firm once employed 400, now revived by Christy’s grandson making pocket knives.
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Fremont, Ohio
Fremont
Solingen
Germany
Sheffield
England
Russ J Christy
King Gillette