Designer: Chicago Cutlery
The Story: The Chicago Cutlery 66S is a vintage 8-inch slicing or carving knife, renowned for its durable high-carbon stainless steel blade and solid walnut handle secured with triple brass rivets. Often identified as a USA-made, full-tang knife, it is commonly used for slicing meat and carving, featuring a Taper Grind edge for sharpness. Knife was recently sharpened by Bernal Cutlery of San Francisco.
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Chicago Cutlery was founded in 1930 by Alfred Paulson Heddels, who brought his knife-sharpening business from Connecticut to Chicago during the Depression. Initially established on South Clinton Street, the company reconditioned and sharpened knives for butchers and packing plants.
As demand grew, Paulson moved to a garage in Edison Park in the 1940s, expanding from sharpening to manufacturing and renting professional cutlery for the meatpacking industry. The company serviced major Midwest plants and grocery chains.
In 1965, Paulson built a manufacturing plant in Wauconda, Illinois. Shortly before Paulson's death in 1968, his nephew Robert Jacobi and salesman Ron Ganglehoff purchased the company. In 1969, Chicago Cutlery entered the retail market, making professional-grade knives available for home use.
Designer: Chicago Cutlery
The Story: The Chicago Cutlery 66S is a vintage 8-inch slicing or carving knife, renowned for its durable high-carbon stainless steel blade and solid walnut handle secured with triple brass rivets. Often identified as a USA-made, full-tang knife, it is commonly used for slicing meat and carving, featuring a Taper Grind edge for sharpness. Knife was recently sharpened by Bernal Cutlery of San Francisco.
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Chicago Cutlery was founded in 1930 by Alfred Paulson Heddels, who brought his knife-sharpening business from Connecticut to Chicago during the Depression. Initially established on South Clinton Street, the company reconditioned and sharpened knives for butchers and packing plants.
As demand grew, Paulson moved to a garage in Edison Park in the 1940s, expanding from sharpening to manufacturing and renting professional cutlery for the meatpacking industry. The company serviced major Midwest plants and grocery chains.
In 1965, Paulson built a manufacturing plant in Wauconda, Illinois. Shortly before Paulson's death in 1968, his nephew Robert Jacobi and salesman Ron Ganglehoff purchased the company. In 1969, Chicago Cutlery entered the retail market, making professional-grade knives available for home use.
