A giant chestnut tree shaded the small Boeker tool factory in Remscheid in the 17th century and it is the oldest traceable symbol connected with the Boeker name. Boeker tools were very succesful and among the leading products of their type in Germany and surrounding countries for 100 years.
The company moved to Solingen in the 1860's and also developed U.S., Canada and Mexico branches due to increasing demand, a restless political era and good opportunities for worldwide sales. Wanting to identify their products to the overseas markets in a simple way and since many consumers had a hard time identifying with the name Boeker, the chestnut tree near the Remscheid tool factory represented an easy to remember identifiable symbol. Boker knives manufactured in both the U.S. and Solingen used the same tree logo with one clarification, that one line was from Boker USA and the other from H. Boker Improved Cutlery Solingen.
After being aquired by two companies since WWII, Boker USA resides in Denver, CO. Today, Boker knives range from 320-layer Damascus steel to very modern ceramics, with handles ranging from high-quality mother-of-pearl to Thuya root wood and state-of-the-art synthetics.As for the South American branch of Boker knives, thanks to the constant modernization and expansion of product lines the company in Buenos Aires is able to compete worldwide with selected products today.
