Maker Camillus
Posted by admin on April 29, 2008Acme United Corporation
History
Before 1960s
Acme United has roots dating back to 1867 when German immigrant Leo Renz bought an old grist mill in Naugatuck, Connecticut. He opened Renz Shear Shop and started the manufacture of scissors and cast iron shears. In the 1880s the Company moved to Bridgeport, Connecticut where it was incorporated as The [...]