Bradford, PA (May 9, 2006) – W.R. Case and Sons Cutlery Company is pleased to announce the release of a new book, Images of America: W.R. Case & Sons Cutlery Company.  The book is the work of two longtime Case associates, John Sullivan and Shirley Boser.  Inside, rare photographs chronicle the company’s history from the birth of the company’s namesake in the mid-1800’s to the present.  A foreward written by former Case Vice President John R. Osborne, Jr., the last descendant of the Case family to have worked for the company, prefaces the text.  Images of America: W.R. Case & Sons Cutlery Company is available at participating Case Authorized Dealer locations and national bookselling chains.
 
Tom Arrowsmith, Case President and Chief Executive Officer, says “John and Shirley’s efforts have brought the people behind Case’s rich history to life for us and future generations.”  The story line, written by Mr. Sullivan, is supported by more than two hundred images selected by Ms. Boser.  Many of the photographs used in the book were provided by Case relatives, acquaintances and past and present company associates.  Others were taken from Case’s own historical archives.  
 
The book’s co-creators are veteran Case associates.  John Sullivan joined the company in 1994 and is Director of Marketing.  Historian Shirley Boser recently celebrated three decades of service with Case.  The two will autograph copies at the Zippo/Case Swap Meet in Bradford, Pennsylvania on Friday, July 21st, at Red Hill Cutlery in Radcliff, Kentucky on September 23rd, and at Oakwood Ace Hardware in Flowery Branch, Georgia on October 21st.  Limited edition pocket knives will also be offered for sale at each book signing event.  
 
The book’s publisher, Arcadia Publishing, who markets several book series on topics of local history, first learned about Case while producing a similar book about Zippo Manufacturing Company, Case’s parent company.  Images of America: W.R. Case & Sons Cutlery Company and Images of America: Zippo Manufacturing Company are both available from national bookselling chains, participating Case Authorized Dealer locations, and online from Barnes & Noble and Waldenbooks.
 
About Arcadia Publishing
Arcadia Publishing is the leading local history publisher in the United States, with a catalog of more than 3,000 titles in print.  Arcadia is best known for its popular Images of America series, which chronicles the history of small communities across America. Arcadia also publishes other series, including Campus History, Images of Sports, Images of Baseball, Black America, Postcard History, Then and Now, Images of Rail, and Corporate History.  Visit them at www.arcadiapublishing.com