A Chat with April’s Profile, A.G. Russell and Goldie Russell, president and CEO, A.G. Russell Knives

In the late ‘70s, I had trouble with depression, and my wife of 24 years decided I was a pretty boring fellow and changed her life and consequently mine and the marriage failed. A few years later, I met Goldie, who had an art background.

Goldie: During that period of time, the business nearly failed. But due to the loyalty of the customer base, he was able to recover. That recovery started in about 1984. By the time I came into the picture, it was pretty much back, in terms of gross sales, to where it had been.