This week in Mohawk Valley history, Utica's first one-room school opened for boys and Utica Cutlery earned a military contract to make pocket knives.

This week in Mohawk Valley history, Utica's first one-room school opened for boys and Utica Cutlery earned a military contract to make pocket knives.

Walco is a unit of the Utica Cutlery company. New Castle, Pennsylvania-based Steelite is a maker of tabletop, buffet and lighting solutions for the hospitality industry. Walco was established in 1910.