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
Messer Group Messer Group The Messer Group GmbH is a supplier of industrial gases. Business is focused on 30 European and Asian countries. The company headquarters are located in Bad Soden (Germany). Messer is selling gases for industrial use like Oxygen, Nitrogen, Argon, Carbon Dioxide, Hydrogen, Helium, Shielding gases and gases for medical use. In 1898, a student, Adolf Messer founded a company for Acetylene lamps in Frankfurt Höchst. With the emerging of electrical lighting the company changed its business towards welding. The company merged 1965 with Knapsack Griesheim AG to form the new Messer Griesheim GmbH. After this merge Farbwerke Hoechst