Queen Cutlery Company Closes

I don't think you can get your knife back unfortunately. It seems to be in the hands of the receivers so I assume all plant, property and everything else is now in the process of being sold off?

There could be some dealers who have paid for large orders and projects and now have a long process of trying to get something back. Not good for anybody.
 
Mike Adamson said:
... everyone was looking for mint Queen knives in the box- recent production, prices up about 20 -30 % above average for those knives!...
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That's just nuts. With their F&F issues, I won't buy without fondling. But then I buy knives to use, they aren't investments for me ...
 
I'm glad to have been able to get a few nice Queens, and maybe can find a few more that I might could afford. It's terrible to see yet another old American cutlery company gone, to join Schrade and Camillus. And it really stinks that anyone who had a knife sent back for repairs has lost their property. I know I'd be hopping mad over that. :(
 
Wonder if the name/branding itself will go up for auction.... and if so, who it will fall to.
 
3-1-1 said:
Wonder if the name/branding itself will go up for auction.... and if so, who it will fall to.
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I think, and I am most certainly not a lawyer, that under Chapter 7 the court appoints a trustee and the trustee can sell all of the business assets, including intell. property, patents, brand name, real estate, equipment, buildings, etc. to satisify creditors. I don't understand how the trustee makes the decision on how to dispose of assets, I do not believe auctions always happen, but since they filled under Chapter 7 rather than 13 it looks like there is no hope and they have thrown in the towel.
 
Will Power said:
I don't think you can get your knife back unfortunately. It seems to be in the hands of the receivers so I assume all plant, property and everything else is now in the process of being sold off?

There could be some dealers who have paid for large orders and projects and now have a long process of trying to get something back. Not good for anybody.
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How could they sell off stuff that belongs to other people? This isn't an order waiting to go out, it's something bought, received and then sent back for repair. It does not belong to Queen so can't belong to the receiver. In any case the fact that they went to receivership without bothering to return knives belonging to people, honestly I've no pity for the management whatsoever.
 
Not being an American, and not well versed in your laws I merely assumed that when a company closes down ,the liquidators regard all items on the site as to be sold off to meet debtors' demands. I felt that repair knives would not likely to be sorted out from the mass of spares, half made knives etc in the factory. It's not right and those people who sent stuff in are left without their property and are rightly aggrieved.

I agree with Pomsbz, a shoddy response from those who were in charge and were in the picture. While they were trying to restructure the company for a month or so they could have at least ensured that repairs were returned, albeit unfixed. Maybe they didn't have funds for postage...
 
Bad things happen to good people when a ship goes down. Peoples minds become focused on survival and many things can goes by the wayside.
 
In the case of knives left for repair, I would guess that just like with any other creditor you would now have to file with the receivers against the remaing assets of Queen to try and reclaim your property. Sad but probably your only chance
 
The legal costs and headaches involved in trying to get back a knife that one has sent in for repair, would outstrip the value of the knife by a long distance.
RIP Queen! I wonder if that building will house yet another cutlery. That's all it has ever known!!
I hope Ken and his family, and the various investors don't suffer too much, and go on with their lives in good spirits - - - eventually!
 
Anyone with a knife at Queen for repair is entitled to get their property back.

If i had a knife there I would likely 1) file a timely claim in the bankruptcy as a creditor, which should be a free one page form, 2)and also write the bankruptcy trustee asking that my property be returned as soon as possible. A trustee should normally be appointed very soon in this case, but that doesnt appear to have happened as of 04/12/2018.

Your knife is yours, and it should not become the property of Queen because of a bankruptcy filing unless you allow that to happen.

The trustee should have experience with return of customer owned property, so this is not rocket science.

It would be good if someone could post a PDF of the free claim form and the notice of deadline to file proof of claim in this thread. The court file can only be seen with a PACER account. I can email the pdfs to another member or moderator.

The claim deadline is currently set as May 30, 2018. Looking at the list of 63 known creditors, it does not seem likely that repair customers are on this list of what looks mainly to be business creditors.

Good luck everyone with a knife at Queen.
 
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Pomsbz said:
How could they sell off stuff that belongs to other people? This isn't an order waiting to go out, it's something bought, received and then sent back for repair. It does not belong to Queen so can't belong to the receiver. In any case the fact that they went to receivership without bothering to return knives belonging to people, honestly I've no pity for the management whatsoever.
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It was sad to hear of the closing of Queen but as far as this particular part of things I most definitely agree 100%
 
waynorth said:
RIP Queen! I wonder if that building will house yet another cutlery. That's all it has ever known!!
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Charlie, I believe I have read that the Queen Cutlery has been running, in one form or another, since 1850. One of the oldest continuous enterprises in America. Very sad, indeed.
 
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