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The Schrade Cutlery Company was founded in 1904 in Walden, New York. Imperial Knife Company was established in Providence, Rhode Island in 1916. In 1941, Albert Baer, whose vision guided ISC, purchased the Ulster Knife Company which was founded in Ellenville, New York in the 1870's. In 1942, Ulster Knife Company and Imperial Knife company joined forces to become Imperial Knife Associated Companies. A significant part of the Baer family history developed when Albert's brother Henry joined him in 1942. Albert M. Baer purchased Schrade Cutlery Company in 1946 and renamed it the Schrade Walden Cutlery Corporation which became a division of the Imperial Knife Associated Companies group. The Schrade Walden division was moved from Walden, New York to Ellenville, New York in 1958. In 1985, the name of the company was changed from Imperial Knife Associated Companies to Imperial Schrade Corp. and all aspects of the company's U.S. operations were combined under one roof in Ellenville. In June of 2001, Imperial Schrade Corp began its 98th year of operation. Imperial Schrade Corp's world headquarters in scenic Ellenville, New York has more than 548,000 square feet of manufacturing space dedicated to producing the world's finest pocket knives, sports cutlery and folding multi-tools.