Vintage Ekco Arrowhead, 5-Piece Stainless Knife Set, Maple Box, USA, 1965

Condition: Excellent original condition. No indication that these knives were ever sharpened. Original Maple storage drawer or wall hanging box in excellent condition. Very minor surface box scratches customary for this set’s age.

Ekco Products Company

The Edward Katzinger Company was founded in 1888 by Edward Katzinger. This Chicago-based company manufactured tin pans for commercial bakeries. By the end of the 1950s, it was said that Ekco’s dominance over its market was such that it produced almost 65 percent of all kitchen tools and 40 percent of all kitchen and table cutlery.

The company’s principal brand names by 1960 were Ekco, Ekco Eterna, Ekcoloy, Ekco-Autoyre, Flint, Geneva Forge, Waverly Edge, Berkeley, Kennatrack, Worley, McClintock, and Pakkawood.

In 1934, it acquired Geneva Cutlery Co. of Geneva, New York. In 1937, Ekco formed an English subsidiary, Platers and Stampers, Ltd., in which it had a controlling interest of 69 percent. It purchased Sta-Bright Products Corp., a New Haven, Connecticut business that manufactured stainless-steel cutlery in 1943. In 1945, Ekco Products Company went public.

By the late 1950s, Ekco was considered the leading manufacturer of household items, with about 65 percent of kitchen tools and 40 percent of all kitchen and table cutlery manufactured under its name. Ekco was purchased in 1965 by American Home Products Corp. for about $145 million in stock. Port-acquisition the quality of Ekco product lines were compromised.

Therefore we date this exceptional cutlery set at 1965.

5-piece set includes.

* 7.5-inch Paring Knife with 3.5-inch blade

* 11-inch Serrated Sandwich Utility Knife with 5.75-inch blade

* 13.5-inch Butcher Santoku Knife with 7.5-inch blade

* 13.5-inch French Chef Knife with 8-inch blade

* 15.5-inch Ham & Bread Slicer with 10-inch blade

* Handmade Maple Wall or Drawer Case 8.25” W x 17.25”H x 2.25” D

Item: Vintage Ekco Arrowhead 5Pc. KITCHEN CUTLERY SET with Maple Storage Cabinet Handmade in the

Brand: EKCO

Dated: 1965

Model: Arrowhead

Cutlery count: 5-pieces plus box

Materials: Stainless steel shaped blades, hardwood oiled and contoured handles

Presentation: Maple storage box with labeled slots for each knife

Manufactured: USA

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