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Dale Posts: 2132 Registered: Nov 2002	posted 08-19-2010 11:40 PM Walco is a major maker of stainless flatware and hollowware for the commercial trade. The company has been in business for over 50 years, produces a full line of flatware and holloware and is not listed in Rainwater. Looking over their site, I found a number of very familiar patterns. IP: Logged
Dale Posts: 2132 Registered: Nov 2002	posted 08-19-2010 11:43 PM The company history: The Walco name is synonymous with quality, dependability and service in the Hotel and Institutional trades. With over 50 years of history the Walco team has serviced the industry with products which have met strict specifications within tasteful and contemporary design. Currently Walco is an independent division selling to the Hotel-Restaurant Industry. Walco Stainless has proven to be a great success to Utica Cutlery Company and an asset to the Tableware Industry. Walco holds distinction in the Tableware Industry by maintaining part of it's manufacturing in the United States. We strive to offer the best value for the dollar in both 18% chrome and 18% chrome 10% nickel products from our domestic facility as well as overseas sources. Tradition, raw materials, workmanship and ideas make the difference between a normal object and something special. We are manufacturers and importers. This gives us the expertise to buy quality because we know how to make quality. We follow modern trends using our skills and the best quality 18/0 or 18/10 Stainless Steel available. IP: Logged
Dale Posts: 2132 Registered: Nov 2002	posted 08-19-2010 11:55 PM Walco is part of Utica Cutlery Company which neither Rainwater nor I had never heard of. The company was founded in 1910 and originally made pocket knives. In World War II, they produced the M3 knife, the M4 bayonet, the M1905 and M1 bayonets, and the TL-29 Lineman's Knife and the Lineman's Pliers. Later, they made the M5 bayonet, the Fighting/Utility Knife and the Jet Pilot Knife. They also produce KutMaster knives. IP: Logged
Scott Martin Forum Master Posts: 11520 Registered: Apr 93	posted 08-20-2010 07:40 AM quote: We strive to offer the best value for the dollar in both 18% chrome and 18% chrome 10% nickel products from our domestic facility as well as overseas sources. I don't really know anything about chrome... This was picked up from a .GOV site: Chromium exists in three common stable valence states: chromium (0), (III), and (VI). Cr(III) is an essential dietary nutrient. Its deficiency in the body has been associated with diabetes, infertility, and cardiovascular disease. Cr(VI) is carcinogenic. The metallurgical, chemical, and refractory industries are the fundamental users of chromium. Right or wrong, things I've heard about chrome: Too much exposure to chrome/chromiun results in Chromium Toxicity. (I don't know how much is too much.) Circa 1940, Griswold Cookware was offered with a chrome finish on the cooking surface. I have been told to not use pots/pans with chrome plated cooking surfaces because there is a risk of chromium poisoning. The suspicion was the heating released the chrome into one's food in too large a quantity. Chrome when it flakes off a utensil/pan and gets into one's food can be like swallowing a small piece of a razor blade. . I realize that the above may all be "old wives' tales" ... I am wondering what do others know? IP: Logged
Dale Posts: 2132 Registered: Nov 2002	posted 08-20-2010 08:08 PM What I know is that chrome plating is very difficult and frequently does not work. But beyond that, I don't really have a grasp of the subject. IP: Logged
taloncrest Posts: 169 Registered: Jun 2004	posted 08-20-2010 09:48 PM According to an old favorite book of mine, the chromium adds strength and strain resistance. Of course, the book is old enough that 18/8 stainless is what the author considered the best, not 18/10. The nickel gives the stainless a warm, soft lustre. Since the chromium is alloyed completely with the steel, maybe it is safe that way? I've always heard copper is not good to eat with, but is not copper often a main alloy in sterling? [This message has been edited by taloncrest (edited 08-20-2010).] IP: Logged
Dale Posts: 2132 Registered: Nov 2002	posted 08-24-2010 05:19 PM Here are some standard Walco products that may be familiar to some of us. IP: Logged
Dale Posts: 2132 Registered: Nov 2002	posted 08-24-2010 05:22 PM To go with the urns, there are stainless serving pieces: IP: Logged

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