Cattaraugus Cutlery Company Cattaraugus Cutlery Company The Cattaraugus Cutlery Company began as the New York distribution company J.B.F. Champlin and Son, founded by John Champlin and his son Tint in 1882. The Champlins expanded into knife production, and along with William R. Case and his brothers, they formed Cattaraugus Cutlery in 1886, based in Little Valley. The company hired expert cutlers from Germany, England, and other U.S. manufacturers, to produce high quality cutlery. Admiral Byrd selected Cattaraugus knives to take on his expedition to the South Pole. Over time, the Case family separated from Cattaraugus to form W. R. Case & Sons Cutlery
Chris Messer members. Chris Messer Chris Messer (aka Chris Envy and "Chris Dalle-Valle") is a Chicago area vocalist and musician mostly known for his performances in several punk / pop punk bands such as Showoff and the earlier AYA. Chris also was briefly in Fall Out Boy when that band was still in formation. Messer was born in Berwyn, IL on September 22, 1976. He lived in Cicero, IL until he was 12 years old, when his family to Milan, Tennessee. The family later moved back to Illinois to Joliet. During Chris's senior year of school (1994) He formed the band AYA