Colonial Knife Factory Drone Footage

Colonial Knife was incorporated in 1926 by three brothers; Antonio, Domenic, & Fredrick Paolantonio. It grew to become one of the largest pocket knife manufacturers in the US during the 1960s. The company shut down in 1998, but was back into production under the Colonial Cutlery International Corporation in 2001. Colonial Cutlery International, Inc. brand is the imported line of knives and tools while the U.S.A.- made products fall under the Colonial Knife brand.
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Colonial Knife Factory Drone Footage

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I was searching for some info online on the Colonial Knife Co. and stumbled across this video of the original factory in Providence, R.I. Just wanted to share. (Might be best to watch without the audio as the background music is not very appealing.) It appears to have been filmed in 2018. A little sad to see it in it's present-day condition ... But I imagine what it must have been like in it's glory days.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtGXUjhnCO8
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One of the founding brothers was a member on AAPK for a little while until his death. Thanks for sharing the sad video. Imagine, two 300 person shifts per day. Impressive.
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Just imagine all the knives that came out of that factory.
I have a few myself!👍
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I too have several great knives that came from that factory and it hurts my heart to see buildings in such condition regardless of the purpose it served. This is why I collect and preserve knives and their history, because one day no one will know anything about places like that one and those in New York.
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That is so true dlr110. I also found this photo while searching online. It's the building of the foundation of the Colonial Knife factory. If anyone is interested in reading more it can be found here: https://colonialknives.wordpress.com/20 ... beginning/
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And finding out that the property was sold recently to a flower farm, I was able to find their website online and saw this on the homepage. It sort of bothers me that there is no mention of the "2.7 acre factory site" being the former Colonial Knife factory. I hope that they at least leave the vintage lettering intact on the side of the building.
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Cool video, thanks for posting it. I bought this book from Bobby right before his death. He was a really nice guy.
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I too have several great knives that came from that factory and it hurts my heart to see buildings in such condition regardless of the purpose it served. This is why I collect and preserve knives and their history, because one day no one will know anything about places like that one and those in New York.
Buy, Collect and Preserve the history please.

Great thought! I'm doing my best.
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Quick Steel wrote: Thu May 07, 2020 5:59 pm One of the founding brothers was a member on AAPK for a little while until his death. Thanks for sharing the sad video. Imagine, two 300 person shifts per day. Impressive.
One of the founding brothers....grandson, Bobby Paolantonio was a member, Garry, before he passed.
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Thank you for the correction Scott..
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I have been in the factory many times,my home state
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