Acme United Corp – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/07

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 Washington, D. C. 20549
 FORM 10-K

(X)  ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES 
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934                                        

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007                 

OR                                                          

   ( )  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934                                        

 Commission file number 01-07698
 ACME UNITED CORPORATION
Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter

        Connecticut                                         06-0236700
 (State or other jurisdiction of                            (I.R.S. Employer
    incorporation or organization)                           Identification No.)

60 Round Hill Road                                          
Fairfield, Connecticut                                     06824
(Address of principal executive offices)                         (Zip Code)     

 Registrant's telephone number, including area code (203) 254-6060

 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

                                                        Name of each exchange on
Title of each class                                         which registered    
-------------------                                     ------------------------
$2.50 par value Common Stock                             American Stock Exchange

 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 (g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer,  
as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. YES |_| NO |X|                    

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports        
pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. YES |_| NO |X|              

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (l) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934      
during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant  
was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing      
requirements for the past 90 days.                                              
YES |X| NO |_|                                                                  

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405  
of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the    
best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements   
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K.                                                                      
YES |X| NO |_|                                                                  

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company as defined in  
Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. YES |_| NO |X|                                  

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an  
accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of "accelerated   
filer and large accelerated filer" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (Check     
one).                                                                           
Large accelerated filer |_|   Accelerated filer |_|   Non-accelerated filer |X| 

The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of the    
registrant as of the last business day of the registrant's most recently        
completed second fiscal quarter was $42,102,810. Registrant had 3,503,183 shares
outstanding as of February 22, 2008 of its $2.50 par value Common Stock.        

Documents Incorporated By Reference                                             

(1) Proxy Statement for the annual meeting scheduled for April 21, 2008 is      
incorporated into the Company's 2007 Annual Report on Form 10-K, Part III.      

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Part I                                                                          

   Item 1.     Business                                                        4

   Item 1A.    Risk Factors                                                    5

   Item 1B.    Unresolved Staff Comments                                       8

   Item 2.     Properties                                                      8

   Item 3.     Legal Proceedings                                               8

   Item 4.     Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders             8

Part II                                                                         

Item 5.     Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder    
               Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities               9

   Item 6.     Selected Financial Data                                        11

Item 7.     Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition   
               and Results of Operations                                      11

   Item 7A.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk     16

   Item 8.     Financial Statements and Supplementary Data                    17

Item 9.     Changes In and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting   
               and Financial Disclosure                                       37

   Item 9A(T). Controls and Procedures                                        37

   Item 9B.    Other Information                                              37

Part III                                                                        

   Item 10.    Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance         38

   Item 11.    Executive Compensation                                         39

Item 12.    Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and           
               Management and Related Stockholder Matters                     39

Item 13.    Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and           
               Director Independence                                          39

   Item 14.    Principal Accountant Fees and Services                         39

Part IV                                                                         

   Item 15.    Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules                     40

Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts   

               Signatures                                                     43

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PART I                                                                          
ITEM 1.  BUSINESS                                                               

GENERAL                                                                         
Acme United Corporation (together with its subsidiaries, the "Company") was     
organized as a partnership in l867 and incorporated in l882 under the laws of   
the State of Connecticut. The Company is a leading worldwide supplier of        
innovative cutting, measuring and safety products to the school, home, office   
and industrial markets. The Company's operations are in the United States,      
Canada, Europe (located in Germany) and Asia (located in Hong Kong and China).  
The operations in the United States, Canada and Europe are primarily involved in
product development, manufacturing, marketing, sales, administrative and        
distribution activities. The operations in Asia consist of sourcing, quality    
control and sales activities. Net sales in 2007 were: United States (including  
Asia) - $48.7 million, Canada - $8.1 million, and Europe - $6.3 million.        

The Company has grouped its operations into three reportable segments based on  
the Company's geographical organization and structure: (1) United States (which 
includes its Asian operations); (2) Canada and (3) Europe. The Company competes 
with many companies in each market and geographic area. The major competitor in 
the cutting category is Fiskars Corporation. The major competitor in the        
measuring category is Helix International Ltd. The major competitor in the      
safety category is Johnson and Johnson. Refer to Note 10 of the Notes to        
Consolidated Financial Statements for additional segment information.           

Business Strategy                                                               

The Company's business strategy includes the following key elements:            

o    a commitment to technological innovation achieved through consumer insight,
creativity and speed to market;                                       
o    a broad selection of products in both brand and private label;             
o    prompt response and same-day shipping;                                     
o    superior customer service; and                                             
o    value pricing.                                                             

The Company markets and sells under three main brands - Westcott(TM), Clauss(TM)
and PhysiciansCare(TM).                                                         

Principal Products                                                              

Principal products within the cutting device category are scissors, shears,     
guillotine paper trimmers, rotary paper trimmers, rotary cutters, hobby knives  
and blades, utility knives, manicure products, medical cutting instruments and  
pencil sharpeners. Products introduced in 2006 and 2007 included proprietary    
titanium-bonded scissors and trimmers, mechanical-assisted scissors, a new line 
of Clauss(TM) hot forged scissors and high performance titanium shears, and     
electric and manual iPoint pencil sharpeners. Other new Clauss(TM) products sold
in 2006 and 2007 included True Professional(TM) sewing shears, utility knives,  
chef shears, hobby knives and craft implements and the titanium-bonded          
spring-assisted pruner. Principal products within the measuring instrument      
category are rulers, math tools and tape measures. Products introduced in 2007  
included Westcott(TM) branded erasers, compasses and protractors. Products      
introduced in 2006 included the iZone family of school tools - Twist-it(TM)     
rulers, erasers, tape measures, staple removers and math tools. Principal       
products within the safety product category are first aid kits, personal        
protection products and over-the-counter medication refills. In 2007, the       
Company, under its PhysiciansCare(TM) brand, introduced an updated EasyCare(TM) 
first aid kit and ReadyCare(TM) line. New PhysiciansCare(TM) products introduced
in 2006 included a one-stop relief station featuring pre-packaged two-packs of  
analgesics, stomach remedies, cough and cold, and allergy/sinus medications.    
Also introduced were an innovative hand sanitizer and the soft-sided E-Z        
Care(TM) First Aid Kit.                                                         

Product Distribution                                                            

Independent manufacturer representatives and direct sales are primarily used to 
sell the Company's line of consumer products to wholesale, contract and retail  
stationery distributors, office supply super stores, school supply distributors,
industrial distributors, wholesale florists and mass market retailers. The      
Company had two customers whose purchases constituted 10% or more of total sales
in 2007 and 2006 and three customers whose purchases constituted 10% or more of 
total sales in 2005. Sales to those major customers represented approximately   
27% of total net sales in 2007, 29% of total net sales in 2006, and 41% of total
net sales in 2005.                                                              

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Traditionally, the Company's sales are stronger in the second and third quarters
of the fiscal year due to the seasonal nature of the back-to-school business.   

OTHER                                                                           
Environmental Rules and Regulations - The Company believes that it is in        
compliance with applicable environmental laws. The Company believes that there  
are no environmental matters that could have a significant financial impact. The
Company believes that no major adverse financial impact is expected to result   
from compliance with current environmental rules and regulations.               

Employment - As of December 31, 2007, the Company employed 126 people, all of   
whom are full time and none of whom are covered by union contracts. Employee    
relations are considered good and no foreseeable problems with the work force   
are evident.                                                                    

AVAILABLE INFORMATION                                                           
The Company files its annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form    
10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the  
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 with the SEC electronically. The public may read
or copy any materials filed by the Company with the SEC at the SEC's Public     
Reference Room at 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549. The public may    
obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the 
SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC maintains a website that contains reports, proxy 
and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file   
electronically with the SEC. The address of that site is http://www.sec.gov.    

You may obtain a free copy of the Company's annual reports on Form 10-K,        
quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to
those reports on the Company's website at http://www.acmeunited.com or by       
contacting the Investor Relations Department at the Company's corporate offices 
by calling (203) 254-6060. Such reports and other information are made available
as soon as reasonably practicable after such material is filed with or furnished
to the SEC.                                                                     

ITEM 1A.  RISK FACTORS                                                          

THE COMPANY IS SUBJECT TO A NUMBER OF SIGNIFICANT RISKS THAT MIGHT CAUSE THE    
COMPANY'S ACTUAL RESULTS TO VARY MATERIALLY FROM ITS FORECASTS, TARGETS OR      
PROJECTIONS, INCLUDING:                                                         

   o    achieving planned revenue and profit growth in each of the Company's
business segments;                                          

o    changes in customer requirements and in the volume of sales to   
principal customers;                                        

o    the timing of orders and shipments;                              

     o    emergence of new competitors or consolidation of existing competitors;
and                                                         

o    industry demand fluctuations.                                    

The Company's expectations for both short- and long-term future net revenues are
based on the Company's estimates of future demand. Orders from the Company's    
principal customers are ultimately based on demand from end-users and end-user  
demand can be difficult to predict. Low end-user demand would negatively affect 
orders the Company receives from distributors and other principal customers     
which could, in turn adversely affect the Company's revenues in any fiscal      
period. If the Company's estimates of sales are not accurate and the Company    
experiences unforeseen variability in its revenues and operating results, the   
Company may be unable to adjust its expense levels accordingly and its profit   
margins could be adversely affected.                                            

A number of the Company's products are sold through distributors and large      
retailers. No assurances can be given that any or all of such distributors or   
retailers will continue their relationships with the Company. Distributors and  
other significant retail customers cannot easily be replaced and the loss of    
revenues and the Company's inability to reduce expenses to compensate for the   
loss of revenues could adversely affect the Company's net revenues and profit   
margins.                                                                        

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LOSS OF A MAJOR CUSTOMER COULD RESULT IN A DECREASE IN THE COMPANY'S FUTURE     
SALES AND EARNINGS.                                                             
Net sales to the Company's customers exceeding 10% of consolidated net sales    
amounted to approximately 27%, 29% and 41% of total net revenues for the years  
ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively. The Company anticipates   
that a limited number of customers may account for a substantial portion of its 
total net revenues for the foreseeable future. The loss of a major customer or a
disruption in sales to such a customer could result in a decrease of the        
Company's future sales and earnings.                                            

RELIANCE ON FOREIGN SUPPLIERS COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT THE COMPANY'S BUSINESS.    
The Company purchases the majority of its products from foreign manufacturing   
partners and, as a result, its business is exposed to increased risks due to:   
o    Increases in transportation costs;                               
o    New or increased import duties;                                  
o    Transportation delays;                                           
o    Work stoppages;                                                  
o    Capacity constraints;                                            
o    Poor quality; and                                                
    o    Inflation and exchange rate fluctuations that could increase the cost
of foreign manufactured goods.                              

THE LOSS OF KEY MANAGEMENT COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT THE COMPANY'S ABILITY TO RUN  
ITS BUSINESS.                                                                   
The Company's success depends, to a large extent, on the continued service of   
its executive management team, operating officers and other key personnel. The  
Company must therefore continue to recruit, retain and motivate management and  
operating personnel sufficient to maintain its current business and support its 
projected growth.                                                               

The Company's inability to meet its staffing requirements in the future could   
adversely affect its results of operations.                                     

FAILURE TO PROTECT THE COMPANY'S PROPRIETARY RIGHTS OR THE COSTS OF PROTECTING  
THESE RIGHTS COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT ITS BUSINESS.                               
The Company's success depends in part on its ability to obtain patents and      
licenses and to preserve other intellectual property rights covering its        
products and processes. The Company obtained certain domestic and foreign       
patents, and intends to continue to seek patents on its inventions when         
appropriate. The process of seeking patent protection can be time consuming and 
expensive. There can be no assurance that pending patents related to any of the 
Company's products will be issued, in which case the Company may not be able to 
legally prevent others from producing similar and/or compatible competing       
products. If other companies were to sell similar and/or compatible products,   
the Company's results of operations could be adversely affected. Furthermore,   
there can be no assurance that the Company's efforts to protect its intellectual
property will be successful. Any infringement of the Company's intellectual     
property or legal defense of such action could have a material adverse effect on
the Company.                                                                    

THE COMPANY MAY NEED TO RAISE ADDITIONAL CAPITAL TO FUND ITS OPERATIONS.        
The Company's management believes that, under current conditions, the Company's 
current cash and cash equivalents, cash generated by operations, together with  
the borrowing availability under its revolving loan agreement with Wachovia     
Bank, will be sufficient to fund planned operations for the next twelve months. 
However, if the Company is unable to generate sufficient cash from operations,  
it may be required to find additional funding sources. If adequate financing is 
unavailable or is unavailable on acceptable terms, the Company may be unable to 
maintain, develop or enhance its operations, products and services, take        
advantage of future opportunities or respond to competitive pressures.          

THE COMPANY MAY NOT BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN OR TO RAISE PRICES IN RESPONSE TO       
INFLATION AND INCREASING COSTS.                                                 
Future market and competitive pressures may prohibit the Company from raising   
prices to offset increased product costs, freight costs and other inflationary  
items. The inability to pass these costs through to the Company's customers     
could have a negative impact on our results of operations.                      

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THE COMPANY IS SUBJECT TO INTENSE COMPETITION IN THE OFFICE PRODUCTS            
MARKETPLACE.                                                                    
The Company's products are sold in highly competitive markets. The Company      
believes that the principal points of competition in these markets are product  
innovation, quality, price, merchandising, design and engineering capabilities, 
product development, timeliness and completeness of delivery, conformity to     
customer specifications and post-sale support. Competitive conditions may       
require the Company to match or better competitors' prices to retain business or
market shares. The Company believes that its competitive position will depend on
continued investment in innovation and product development, manufacturing and   
sourcing, quality standards, marketing and customer service and support. The    
Company's success will depend in part on its ability to anticipate and offer    
products that appeal to the changing needs and preferences of our customers in  
the various market categories in which it competes. The Company may not have    
sufficient resources to make the investments that may be necessary to anticipate
those changing needs and the Company may not anticipate, identify, develop and  
market products successfully or otherwise be successful in maintaining its      
competitive position. There are no significant barriers to entry into the       
markets for most of the Company's products.                                     

PRODUCT LIABILITY CLAIMS OR REGULATORY ACTIONS COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT THE       
COMPANY'S FINANCIAL RESULTS AND REPUTATION.                                     
Claims for losses or injuries allegedly caused by some of the Company's products
arise in the ordinary course of its business. In addition to the risk of        
substantial monetary judgments, product liability claims or regulatory actions  
could result in negative publicity that could harm the Company's reputation in  
the marketplace or the value of its brands. The Company also could be required  
to recall possible defective products, which could result in adverse publicity  
and significant expenses. Although the Company maintains product liability      
insurance coverage, potential product liability claims are subject to a         
deductible or could be excluded under the terms of the policy.                  

THE COMPANY'S BUSINESS IS SUBJECT TO RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH SEASONALITY WHICH    
COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT ITS CASH FLOW, FINANCIAL CONDITION, OR RESULTS OF        
OPERATIONS.                                                                     
The Company's business, historically, has experienced higher sales volume in the
second and third quarters of the calendar year, when compared to the first and  
fourth quarters. Two principal factors have contributed to this seasonality: the
office products industry's customers and the Company's product line. The Company
is a major supplier of products related to the "back-to-school" season, which   
occurs principally during the months of June, July, August and September. If    
this typical seasonal increase in sales of certain portions of the Company's    
product line does not materialize, the Company could experience a material      
adverse effect on its business, financial condition and results of operations.  

TO COMPETE SUCCESSFULLY, THE COMPANY MUST DEVELOP AND COMMERCIALIZE A CONTINUING
STREAM OF INNOVATIVE NEW PRODUCTS THAT CREATE CONSUMER DEMAND.                  
The Company's long-term success in this competitive environment depends on its  
ability to develop and commercialize a continuing stream of innovative new      
products that create and maintain consumer demand. The Company also faces the   
risk that its competitors will introduce innovative new products that compete   
with the Company's products. The Company's strategy includes increased          
investment in new product development and increased focus on innovation. There  
are, nevertheless, numerous uncertainties inherent in successfully developing   
and commercializing innovative new products on a continuing basis, and new      
product launches may not deliver expected growth results.                       

THE COMPANY IS SUBJECT TO ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS.     
The Company is subject to national, state, provincial and/or local environmental
laws and regulations that impose limitations and prohibitions on the discharge  
and emission of, and establish standards for the use, disposal and management   
of, certain materials and waste. These environmental laws and regulations also  
impose liability for the costs of investigating and cleaning up sites, and      
certain damages resulting from present and past spills, disposals, or other     
releases of hazardous substances or materials. Environmental laws and           
regulations can be complex and may change often. Capital and operating expenses 
required to comply with environmental laws and regulations can be significant,  
and violations may result in substantial fines and penalties. In addition,      
environmental laws and regulations, such as the Comprehensive Environmental     
Response, Compensation and Liability Act, or CERCLA, in the United States impose
liability on several grounds for the investigation and cleanup of contaminated  
soil, ground water and buildings and for damages to natural resources on a wide 
range of properties. For example, contamination at properties formerly owned or 
operated by the Company, as well as at properties it will own and operate, and  
properties to which hazardous substances were sent by the Company, may result in
liability for the Company under environmental laws and regulations. The costs of
complying with environmental laws and regulations and any claims concerning     
noncompliance, or liability with respect to contamination in the future could   
have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial condition or results  
of operations.                                                                  

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ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS                                              

The Company had no unresolved Securities and Exchange Commission staff comments 
as of December 31, 2007.                                                        

ITEM 2.  PROPERTIES                                                             
The Company is headquartered at 60 Round Hill Road, Fairfield, Connecticut in   
7,500 square feet of leased space. The Company also leases 1,825 square feet of 
office space in Bentonville, Arkansas. The Company owns and leases manufacturing
and warehousing facilities in the United States totaling 205,000 square feet,   
and leases 44,000 square feet of warehousing space in Canada. The Company also  
leases approximately 2,000 square feet of office space in Canada. Distribution  
for Europe is presently being conducted at a 35,000 square foot facility owned  
by the Company in Solingen, Germany. The Company also leases 2,100 square feet  
of office space in Hong Kong, and 1,500 square feet of office space in          
Guangzhou, China.                                                               

Management believes that the Company's facilities, whether leased or owned, are 
adequate to meet its current needs and should continue to be adequate for the   
foreseeable future.                                                             

ITEM 3.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS                                                      
The Company is involved, from time to time, in disputes and other litigation in 
the ordinary course of business and may encounter other contingencies, which may
include environmental and other matters. The Company presently believes that    
none of these matters, individually or in the aggregate, would be likely to have
a material adverse impact on its financial position, results of operations or   
liquidity.                                                                      

ITEM 4.  SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS                    
There were no matters submitted to a vote of the security holders of the Company
through the solicitation of proxies or otherwise during the fourth quarter of   
the year ended December 31, 2007.                                               

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PART II                                                                         
ITEM 5.  MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND 
ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES                         

The Company's Common Stock is traded on the American Stock Exchange under the   
symbol "ACU". The following table sets forth the high and low sale prices on the
American Stock Exchange for the Common Stock for the periods indicated:         

                                                               Dividends
Year Ended December 31, 2007         High           Low         Declared  
 ------------------------------- -------------- -------------- -------------
Fourth Quarter                     $ 16.84        $ 13.85        $ .04    

Third Quarter                        15.20          13.50          .04    

Second Quarter                       15.18          13.85          .04    

First Quarter                        15.69          13.30          .04    

Year Ended December 31, 2006                                              
-------------------------------                                           
Fourth Quarter                     $ 15.25        $ 13.70        $ .03    

Third Quarter                        15.97          13.30          .03    

Second Quarter                       16.10          14.00          .03    

First Quarter                        14.35          12.14          .03    

As of March 10, 2008 there were approximately 1,763 holders of record of the    
Company's Common Stock.                                                         

PERFORMANCE GRAPH                                                               

The graph compares the yearly cumulative total shareholder return on the        
Company's Common Stock with the yearly cumulative total return of (a) the AMEX  
Market Index and (b) a peer group of companies that, like the Company, (i) are  
currently listed on the American Stock Exchange, and (ii) have a market         
capitalization of $45 million to $55 million.                                   

The Company does not believe that it can reasonably identify a peer group of    
companies, on an industry or line-of-business basis, for the purpose of         
developing a comparative performance index. While the Company is aware that some
other publicly-traded companies market products in the Company's                
line-of-business, none of these other companies provide most or all of the      
products offered by the Company, and many offer other products or services as   
well. Moreover, some of these other companies that engage in the Company's      
line-of-business do so through divisions or subsidiaries that are not           
publicly-traded. Furthermore, many of these other companies are substantially   
more highly capitalized than the Company. For these reasons, any such comparison
would not, in the opinion of the Company, provide a meaningful index of         
comparative performance.                                                        

The comparisons in the graph below are based on historical data and are not     
indicative of, or intended to forecast, the possible future performance of the  
Company's Common Stock.                                                         

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COMPARE 5-YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN
AMONG ACME UNITED CORP.,
 AMEX MARKET NDEX AND PEER GROUP INDEX

--------------------------------FISCAL YEAR ENDING------------------------------

                      2002      2003      2004      2005      2006      2007

ACME UNITED CORP.     100.00    143.62    419.67    375.60    390.89    390.49  
PEER GROUP INDEX      100.00    142.07    167.20    172.47    180.27    150.99  
AMEX MARKET INDEX     100.00    136.11    155.86    171.89    192.45    216.06  

ASSUMES $100 INVESTED ON JAN. 1, 2002 
ASSUMES DIVIDEND REINVESTED 
FISCAL YEAR ENDING DEC. 31, 2007

ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES                                           

On October 4, 2005, the Company announced a stock repurchase program of 150,000 
shares. This program does not have an expiration date. During 2007, the Company 
repurchased 35,400 shares of its common stock at an average price of $13.88. As 
of December 31, 2007, there were 89,600 shares that may be purchased under this 
stock repurchase program.                                                       

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ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA                                                 

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FIVE YEAR SUMMARY OF SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA                                                                
(All figures in thousands except per share data)                                                            

                                               2007          2006          2005          2004          2003 
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Net sales                                   $ 63,173      $ 56,863      $ 49,947      $ 43,381      $ 34,975
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Net income                                  $  4,022      $  3,886      $  2,937      $  3,238      $  1,222
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Total assets                                $ 42,222      $ 35,021      $ 28,194      $ 22,967      $ 19,743
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Long-term debt, less current portion        $ 10,187      $ 10,218      $  5,577      $  1,434      $  2,752
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Net income                                                                                                  
   Per share (Basic)                        $   1.14      $   1.11      $   0.84      $   0.96      $   0.37
   Per share (Diluted)                      $   1.09      $   1.05      $   0.78      $   0.85      $   0.34
Dividends per share                         $   0.16      $   0.12      $   0.11      $   0.06      $    -  

ITEM 7.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS                                                 

FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION                                                     
Forward-looking statements in this report, including without limitation,        
statements related to the Company's plans, strategies, objectives, expectations,
intentions and adequacy of resources, are made pursuant to the safe harbor      
provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors   
are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risks and            
uncertainties, including, without limitation, the following: (i) the Company's  
plans, strategies, objectives, expectations and intentions are subject to change
at any time at the discretion of the Company; (ii) the Company's plans and      
results of operations will be affected by the Company's ability to manage its   
growth and inventory; and (iii) other risks and uncertainties indicated from    
time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange          
Commission.                                                                     

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES                                                    
The following discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of     
operations are based upon the Company's consolidated financial statements, which
have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted  
in the United States of America. The Company's significant accounting policies  
are more fully described in Note 2 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial       
Statements. Certain accounting estimates are particularly important to the      
understanding of the Company's financial position and results of operations and 
require the application of significant judgment by the Company's management or  
can be materially affected by changes from period to period in economic factors 
or conditions that are outside the control of management. The Company's         
management uses their judgment to determine the appropriate assumptions to be   
used in the determination of certain estimates. Those estimates are based on    
historical operations, future business plans and projected financial results,   
the terms of existing contracts, the observance of trends in the industry,      
information provided by customers and information available from other outside  
sources, as appropriate. The following discusses the Company's critical         
accounting policies and estimates.                                              

Estimates. Operating results may be affected by certain accounting estimates.   
The most sensitive and significant accounting estimates in the financial        
statements relate to customer rebates, valuation allowances for deferred income 
tax assets, obsolete and slow moving inventories, potentially uncollectible     
accounts receivable, and accruals for income taxes. Accruals for customer       
rebates are based on executed contracts and anticipated sales levels, which are 
monitored monthly. Management critically evaluates the potential realization of 
deferred income tax benefits as well as the likely usefulness of inventories and
the collectability of accounts receivable. Accruals for income taxes or benefits
often require interpretations of complex tax rules and regulations, which may be
subsequently challenged. Although the Company's management has used available   
information to make judgments on the appropriate estimates to account for the   
above matters, there can be no assurance that future events will not            
significantly affect the estimated amounts related to these areas where         
estimates are required.                                                         

Revenue Recognition. The Company recognizes revenue from sales of its products  
when ownership transfers to the customers. When the right of return exists, the 
Company recognizes revenue in accordance with FASB Statement No. 48, Revenue    
Recognition When Right of Return Exists.                                        

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Intangible Assets and Deferred Charges. Intangible assets with a finite useful  
life are recorded at cost upon acquisition and amortized over the term of the   
related contract, if any, or useful life, as applicable. Intangible assets held 
by the Company with a finite useful life include deferred financing costs,      
patents and trademarks. Deferred financing costs are amortized over the term of 
the related debt. Patents and trademarks are amortized over their estimated     
useful life. The weighted average amortization period of intangible assets at   
December 31, 2007 was 14 years. The Company periodically reviews the values     
recorded for intangible assets to assess recoverability from future operations  
using undiscounted cash flows. Impairments in intangible assets are recognized  
in operating results to the extent the carrying value exceeds fair value        
determined based on the net present value of estimated future cash flows. The   
projection of future cash flows requires the Company to make estimates about the
amount of future revenues. The actual future results could differ significantly 
from these estimates, and resulting changes in the estimates of future cash     
flows could be significant and could affect the recoverability of intangible    
assets. During 2007, the net book value of the Company's intangible assets      
increased to $1,658,880 as of December 31, 2007, from $877,796 as of December   
31, 2006.                                                                       

Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation. The Company accounts for stock-based   
compensation in accordance with the fair value recognition provisions of        
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards("SFAS") No. 123R. Share Based       
Payments ("SFAS 123R") The Company uses the Black-Scholes option - pricing      
model, which requires the input of subjective assumptions. These assumptions    
include estimating the length of time employees will retain their vested stock  
options before exercising them ("expected term"), the estimated volatility of   
the Company's common stock price over the expected term ("volatility") and the  
number of options that will ultimately not complete their vesting requirements  
("forfeitures"). Changes in the subjective assumptions can materially affect    
estimates of fair value stock-based compensation, and the related amount        
recognized on the consolidated statements of operations. Refer to Note 11 "Stock
Option Plans" in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in this report  
for a more detailed discussion of the effects of SFAS 123R on the Company's     
results of operations and financial condition.                                  

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS 2007 COMPARED WITH 2006                                   

NET SALES                                                                       

Net sales increased by $6,310,013 or 11% (10% in constant currency) in 2007 to  
$63,173,005, compared to $56,862,992 in 2006. The U.S. segment sales increased  
by $4,419,000 or 10% in 2007 as compared to 2006. Sales increased in Canada by  
$784,000 or 11% (5% in local currency). European sales increased by $1,107,000  
or 21% (11% in local currency) in 2007 as compared to 2006.                     

The increase in sales in the U.S. segment is principally the result of sales of 
new products, including the iPoint electric pencil sharpener and market share   
gains. Additionally, the Company expanded its product line, including rotary    
paper trimmers with a major office superstore. Sales of other new products      
included the UltraSmooth(TM) spring-assisted scissors and the new Clauss(TM)    
high performance ExtemeEdge(TM) titanium shears. The sales increase in Canada   
was mainly due to sales of the new iPoint electric pencil sharpeners, other new 
office products and further penetration into the Canadian retail segment. The   
21% sales increase in Europe was mainly due to higher sales of manicure items to
a major European retailer and expansion in the office trade channel.            

GROSS PROFIT                                                                    

Gross profit was 42% of net sales in 2007, as compared to 43% of net sales in   
2006. The gross margin decline in 2007 was due to greater sales of lower margin 
products, increased raw material and labor costs in China and higher costs as   
the result of the appreciation of the Chinese currency against the U.S. dollar. 
Costs also increased due to the reduction of an export tax credit in China.     

SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE                                             

Selling, general and administrative expenses were $19,741,166 in 2007, compared 
with $17,869,753 in 2006, an increase of $1,871,413. SG&A expenses were 31% of  
net sales in both 2007 and 2006. Higher sales commission and freight costs      
associated with higher sales amounted to $420,000. Other major contributors to  
the increase in SG&A expenses were the costs associated with the addition of    
sales, marketing and logistic personnel and consulting costs associated with the
Company's compliance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act. Additionally,  
in 2006, there was a one-time benefit related to settlement of a lawsuit.       

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OPERATING INCOME                                                                

Operating income was $6,751,764 in 2007, compared with $6,713,020 in 2006, an   
increase of $38,744. Operating income in the U.S. segment declined by           
approximately $500,000 due to higher personnel related costs, increased         
consulting costs associated with the Company's compliance with Section 404 of   
the Sarbanes Oxley Act (approximately $200,000) and the one time benefit related
to settlement of a lawsuit in 2006 (approximately $200,000). Operating income   
increased in Canada by $147,000 or 25%. The European operating loss decreased by
approximately $400,000 mainly due to sales growth and improved gross margins as 
a result lower packaging and airfreight expenses.                               

INTEREST EXPENSE, NET                                                           

Interest expense for 2007 was $655,466, compared with $615,500 for 2006, a      
$39,966 increase. The increase in interest expense was primarily the result of  
higher borrowings under the Company's bank revolving loan agreement.            

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE), NET                                                     

Net other income was $206,357 in 2007 compared to $251,557 in 2006.             

INCOME TAX                                                                      

The effective tax rate in 2007 was 36%, compared to 39% in 2006. The effective  
tax rate improved mainly due to the lower losses in Europe in 2007, as compared 
to 2006 for which there is no recorded tax benefit because losses in Europe     
cannot be utilized to offset earnings in other countries.                       

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS 2006 COMPARED WITH 2005                                   

NET SALES                                                                       

Net sales increased $6,916,618 or 14% (13% in constant currency) in 2006 to     
$56,862,992 compared to $49,946,374 in 2005. The U.S. segment sales increased by
$5,223,000 or 13%. Sales increased in Canada by $501,235 or 7% and constant in  
local currency. European sales increased by $1,183,024 or 29% and 28% in local  
currency.                                                                       

The increase in sales in the U.S. segment was principally the result of sales   
initiatives with several major retailers and superstores, entry into the pencil 
sharpener market and market share gains. The major driver in new product sales  
was the expansion of the Company's patented titanium bonded products including  
scissors, trimmers and knives and the introduction of the Clauss brand titanium 
Chef Shears. The other major new product introduction was the iPoint electronic 
pencil sharpeners. Other new product sales included mechanical-assisted         
scissors, new Clauss(TM) True Professional(TM) sewing shears and the iZone      
family of school tools - Twist-it(TM) rulers, erasers, tape measures, staple    
removers and math tools.                                                        

The 29% sales increase in Europe was due to new sales to a large pan-European   
superstore and an expanded product line with a major European retailer.         

GROSS PROFIT                                                                    

Gross profit was 43% of net sales in 2006 as compared to 45% in 2005. The lower 
gross margin was principally due to higher sales of private label programs which
typically provide commodity items at very competitive prices, particularly in   
Europe. There were also a number of promotional and initial set up expenses for 
new business in Europe that reduced margins.                                    

SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE                                             

Selling, general and administrative expenses were $17,869,753 in 2006 compared  
with $15,512,488 in 2005, an increase of $2,357,265. SG&A expenses were 31% of  
net sales in both 2006 and 2005. Higher sales commission and freight costs      
associated with higher sales amounted to $370,000. Other major contributors to  
the increase in SG&A expenses were market research, new product development and 
the addition of sales, marketing and logistic personnel. SG&A expenses include  
stock compensation of $275,540 in 2006, resulting from the grant of stock       
options to employees and directors.                                             

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NON -RECURRING CHARGE                                                           

In the quarter ended September 30, 2005, the Company accrued a charge of $1.5   
million related to the estimated costs to demolish the Company's former         
manufacturing facility located in Bridgeport, CT, and to remove certain         
environmentally hazardous material contained in the buildings to be demolished. 
The estimated costs were based on a third party contractor's estimate. Actual   
expenses were not materially different from original estimates. During the third
quarter 2006, demolition of the buildings was completed and all costs previously
accrued were paid by December 31, 2006. The Company is currently exploring its  
options to sell the property.                                                   

OPERATING INCOME                                                                

Operating income was $6,713,020 in 2006 compared with $5,342,201 in 2005, an    
increase of $1,370,819. The increase is primarily attributable to the $1,500,000
charge on the Bridgeport property in 2005 with no comparable charge in 2006.    
Operating income increased in Canada by $104,000 or 21%. The European operating 
loss increased by approximately $858,000. The results of the European operations
were negatively impacted by expedited freight costs and other costs associated  
with the launch of new customer programs.                                       

INTEREST EXPENSE, NET                                                           

Interest expense for 2006 was $615,500 compared with $234,868 for 2005, a       
$380,632 increase. The increase in interest expense was primarily the result of 
higher borrowings under the Company's bank revolving loan agreement.            

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE), NET                                                     

Net other income was $251,557 in 2006 compared to net other expense of          
($341,267) in 2005. The change from 2005 is primarily due to higher foreign     
exchange transaction gains and income from a license agreement in 2006.         

INCOME TAX                                                                      

The effective tax rate in 2006 was 39% compared to 38% in 2005. The effective   
tax rate was impacted by higher losses in Europe in 2006 compared to 2005 for   
which there is no recorded tax benefit because the losses in Europe cannot be   
utilized to offset earnings in other countries. This was partially offset by    
lower tax rates in a tax jurisdiction outside of the U.S.                       

OFF-BALANCE SHEET TRANSACTIONS                                                  

The Company did not engage in any off-balance sheet transactions during 2007.   

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES                                                 

The Company's working capital, current ratio and long-term debt to equity ratio 
follow:                                                                         

                                    2007            2006
------------------------------------------------------------------------        

Working Capital                             $29,377,847     $25,460,578         
Current Ratio                                      4.46            5.22         
Long-Term Debt to Equity Ratio                    44.2%           56.4%         

The increase in working capital in 2007 as compared to 2006 is attributable to a
21% increase in inventory and a 17% increase in receivables. Inventory turnover 
decreased from 2.2 in 2006 to 2.1 in 2007, calculated using a twelve month      
average inventory balance. The inventory buildup was mainly in response to      
anticipated product demand and increased customer specific inventory.           
Additionally, given the lengthy lead times associated with product availability 
and our customers requirements for complete and on-time deliveries, the         
Company's management decided to increase inventory levels.                      

The average number of days sales outstanding in accounts receivable was 66 days 
in 2007 and 64 days in 2006. The increase is due to higher sales to customers   
receiving more favorable payment terms.                                         

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Total debt in 2007 decreased by $27,801, compared to total debt at December 31, 
2006.                                                                           

On March 6, 2006, the Company modified its revolving loan agreement with        
Wachovia Bank (the "Modified Loan Agreement"). The amendments included an       
increase in the maximum borrowing amount from $10 million to $15 million; an    
extension of the maturity date from September 30, 2007 to June 30, 2009; a      
decrease in the interest rate to LIBOR plus 1% from LIBOR plus 1.5%, as well as 
the modification of certain covenant restrictions. Funds borrowed under the     
Modified Loan Agreement will be used for working capital, general operating     
expenses and other purposes. As of December 31, 2007, $10,098,000 was           
outstanding and $4,902,000 was available for borrowing under the Modified Loan  
Agreement.                                                                      

Under the provisions of the Modified Loan Agreement, the Company, among other   
things, is restricted with respect to additional borrowings, investments,       
mergers and property and equipment purchases. Further, the Modified Loan        
Agreement requires the Company to maintain specific amounts of tangible net     
worth, a specified debt service coverage ratio and a fixed charge coverage      
ratio. The Company was in compliance with all covenants under the Modified Loan 
Agreement as of and through December 31, 2007, and believes these financial     
covenants will continue to be met for the remainder of the term of the credit   
facility.                                                                       

Capital expenditures during 2007 and 2006 were $672,913 and $564,887,           
respectively, which were, in part, financed with debt. Capital expenditures in  
2008 are not expected to differ materially from recent years.                   

The Company believes that cash generated from operating activities, together    
with funds available under the Modified Loan Agreement, are expected, under     
current conditions, to be sufficient to finance the Company's planned operations
for the next twelve months.                                                     

RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS                                            

In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards  
No. 157, "Fair Value Measurements." This statement, which becomes effective     
January 1, 2008, defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair 
value and expands disclosure requirements regarding fair value measurements. The
FASB has provided a one-year deferral for the implementation of FASB 157 for    
other non-financial assets and liabilities. An exposure draft will be issued for
comment in the near future on the partial deferral. The Company is currently    
evaluating the impact of this statement on its consolidated financial           
statements.                                                                     

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, "The Fair Value Option for      
Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities; Including an Amendment of FASB      
Statement No. 115." ("SFAS 159") gives entities the option to measure eligible  
items at fair value at specified dates. Unrealized gains and losses on the      
eligible items for which the fair value option has been elected should be       
reported in earnings. SFAS 159 is effective for the Company's 2008 fiscal year  
beginning January 1, 2008. The Company expects that the adoption of SFAS 159    
will not have a material effect on its financial statements.                    

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141 (R), Business Combinations ("SFAS
141(R)"), and SFAS No. 160, Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial  
Statements("SFAS160"). SFAS 141 (R) requires an acquirer to measure the         
identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed and any noncontrolling    
interest in the acquiree at their fair values on the acquisition date, with     
goodwill being measured and recorded at the excess value over the net           
identifiable assets acquired. SFAS 160 clarifies that a noncontrolling interest 
in a subsidiary should be reported as equity in the consolidated financial      
statements. The calculation of earnings per share will continue to be based on  
income amounts attributable to the parent. SFAS 141 (R) and SFAS 160 are        
effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after      
December 15, 2008. Early adoption is prohibited. The Company expects that the   
adoption of SFAS 141 (R) and SFAS 160 will not have a material effect on its    
financial statements.                                                           

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ITEM 7A.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK            

INTEREST RATE RISK:                                                             
The Company's interest expense on debt is most sensitive to changes in the level
of United States interest rates. To mitigate the impact of these fluctuations,  
the Company periodically evaluates alternative interest rate arrangements.      

FOREIGN CURRENCY RISK:                                                          
The Company's foreign currency exposures vary, but are concentrated in the      
Canadian dollar, British pound, and the Euro. Purchases of inventory by the Hong
Kong office are made in U.S. dollars.                                           

At times, the Company utilizes forward foreign exchange contracts to hedge      
specific transactions with third parties denominated in foreign currencies. The 
terms of these forward foreign exchange contracts are typically 90 days to a    
year. Because these contracts are acquired for specific transactions, they are  
an effective hedge against fluctuations in the value of the foreign currency    
underlying such transaction. The Company's Canadian subsidiary previously       
entered into a forward foreign exchange contract to reduce the risk of inventory
purchases in a currency other than its functional currency, the Canadian dollar.
The Company hedged the risk of foreign currency fluctuations for approximately  
$1.5 million of inventory purchases in 2005 by its Canadian subsidiary. This    
foreign exchange contract expired at December 31, 2005. There are no such       
contracts in 2006 and 2007. Adjustments to the fair value of currencies were    
reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss in the statement
of changes in stockholders' equity.                                             

The Company does not enter into financial instruments for speculation or trading
purposes.                                                                       

The Company and its foreign subsidiaries utilize bank loans to finance their    
operations. To mitigate foreign currency risk, foreign loans are denominated in 
the local currency of the foreign subsidiary wherever possible.                 

INFLATION                                                                       
Inflation had a negligible effect on the Company's operations during 2007 and   
2006. The Company estimates that any inflationary effects, in the aggregate,    
were generally recovered or offset through increased pricing or cost reductions 
in both years.                                                                  

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ITEM 8.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA                            

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS                                                          

                                                        For the years ended December 31,       
                                                 ----------------------------------------------
                                                         2007           2006           2005    
                                                 ----------------------------------------------
                                                                                               
Net sales                                           $ 63,173,005   $ 56,862,992   $ 49,946,374 

Costs and expenses:                                                                            
   Cost of goods sold                                 36,680,075     32,280,219     27,591,685 
   Selling, general and administrative expenses       19,741,166     17,869,753     15,512,488 
   Provision for loss on property demolition                   -              -      1,500,000 
                                                 ----------------------------------------------
Operating income                                       6,751,764      6,713,020      5,342,201 

Non operating items:                                                                           
   Interest expense, net                                 655,446        615,500        234,868 
   Other income (expense), net                           206,357        251,557       (341,267)
                                                 ----------------------------------------------
   Income before income taxes                          6,302,675      6,349,077      4,766,066 
   Income tax expense                                  2,280,417      2,463,415      1,828,756 
                                                 ----------------------------------------------
Net income                                          $  4,022,258   $  3,885,662   $  2,937,310 
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Earnings per share:                                                                            
    Basic                                           $       1.14   $       1.11   $       0.84 
    Diluted                                         $       1.09   $       1.05   $       0.78 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.                    

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Acme United Corporation and Subsidiaries                                                    
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS                                                                 

                                                                December 31,    December 31,
                                                                    2007            2006    
                                                            --------------------------------
                                                                                            
ASSETS                                                                                      
Current assets:                                                                             
   Cash and cash equivalents                                   $  4,987,991    $  3,838,172 
   Accounts receivable, less allowance                           12,726,647      10,852,037 
   Inventories                                                   18,934,977      15,677,294 
   Deferred income taxes                                             61,127         273,919 
   Prepaid expenses and other current assets                      1,149,417         845,640 
                                                            --------------------------------
Total current assets                                             37,860,159      31,487,062 

Property, plant and equipment:                                                              
   Land                                                             174,840         158,902 
   Buildings                                                      2,971,451       2,777,599 
   Machinery and equipment                                        8,050,383       7,006,219 
                                                            --------------------------------
Total property, plant and equipment                              11,196,674       9,942,720 
Less: accumulated depreciation                                    8,717,316       7,402,675 
                                                            --------------------------------
Net plant, property and equipment                                 2,479,358       2,540,045 
Goodwill                                                             88,828          88,828 
Intangible assets, less accumulated amortization                  1,658,880         877,796 
Deferred income taxes                                               135,168          27,235 
                                                            --------------------------------
Total assets                                                   $ 42,222,393    $ 35,020,966 
                                                            ================================

LIABILITIES                                                                                 
Current liabilities:                                                                        
   Accounts payable                                            $  4,575,118    $  2,357,715 
   Other accrued liabilities                                      3,903,784       3,660,252 
   Current portion of long-term debt                                  3,410           8,517 
                                                            --------------------------------
Total current liabilities                                         8,482,312       6,026,484 
Long-term debt, less current portion                             10,186,721      10,217,931 
Other                                                               506,617         645,192 
                                                            --------------------------------
Total liabilities                                                19,175,650      16,889,607 

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY                                                                        
Common stock, par value $2.50: authorized 8,000,000                                         
   shares; issued - 4,267,274 shares in 2007 and 4,192,824                                  
   shares in 2006, including treasury stock                      10,668,185      10,482,060 
Treasury stock, at cost, 714,391 shares in 2007                                             
   and 678,991 shares in 2006                                    (5,929,999)     (5,438,776)
Additional paid-in capital                                        3,550,053       3,013,667 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss                                285,842        (941,042)
Retained earnings                                                14,472,662      11,015,450 
                                                            --------------------------------
Total stockholders' equity                                       23,046,743      18,131,359 
                                                            --------------------------------
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity                     $ 42,222,393    $ 35,020,966 
                                                            ================================

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.                    

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Acme United Corporation and Subsidiaries                                                                                        

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY                                                                      

                                                                                       Accumulated                              
                              Outstanding                                Additional       Other                                 
                               Shares of       Common       Treasury       Paid-In    Comprehensive    Retained                 
                             Common Stock       Stock         Stock        Capital    Income (Loss)    Earnings       Total     
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Balances, December 31, 2004     3,413,421  $  9,623,780  $(1,874,611)   $ 2,231,003   $ (1,031,587)  $  5,033,879  $ 13,982,464 
Net Income                                                                                              2,937,310     2,937,310 
Translation adjustment                                                                     170,432                      170,432 
Change in fair value of                                                                                                         
   derivative financial                                                                                                         
   instruments                                                                              82,268                       82,268 
Change in                                                                                                                       
   minimum pension                                                                                                              
   liability                                                                              (471,532)                    (471,532)
Income taxes relating                                                                                                           
   to minimum pension                                                                                                           
   liability                                                                               179,183                      179,183 
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      Comprehensive income                                                                                            2,897,661 
Tax benefit from exercise of                                                                                                    
   employee stock options                                                   326,713                                     326,713 
Distribution to shareholders                                                                             (424,630)     (424,630)
Issuance of common stock          312,312       780,780                      66,171                                     846,951 
Purchase of treasury stock       (242,900)                (3,564,165)                                                (3,564,165)
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Balances, December 31, 2005     3,482,833  $ 10,404,560  $(5,438,776)   $ 2,623,887   $ (1,071,236)  $  7,546,559  $ 14,064,994 
Net Income                                                                                              3,885,662     3,885,662 
Translation adjustment                                                                      52,438                       52,438 
Change in                                                                                                                       
   minimum pension                                                                                                              
   liability and the effect                                                                                                     
   of the adoption                                                                                                              
   of SFAS No. 158                                                                         125,413                      125,413 
Income taxes relating                                                                                                           
   to minimum pension                                                                                                           
   liability                                                                               (47,657)                     (47,657)
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      Comprehensive income                                                                                            4,015,856 
Stock compensation expense                                                  275,539                                     275,539 
Tax benefit from exercise of                                                                                                    
   employee stock options                                                    82,986                                      82,986 
Distribution to shareholders                                                                             (416,770)     (416,770)
Issuance of common stock           31,000        77,500                      31,255                                     108,755 
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Balances, December 31, 2006     3,513,833  $ 10,482,060  $(5,438,776)   $ 3,013,667   $   (941,042)  $ 11,015,450  $ 18,131,359 
Net Income                                                                                              4,022,258     4,022,258 
Translation adjustment                                                                   1,049,444                    1,049,444 
Change in                                                                                                                       
   net prior service credit and                                                                                                 
   actuarial losses                                                                        177,441                      177,441 
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      Comprehensive income                                                                                            5,249,143 
Stock compensation expense                                                  330,859                                     330,859 
Tax benefit from exercise of                                                                                                    
   employee stock options                                                    22,825                                      22,825 
Distribution to shareholders                                                                             (565,046)     (565,046)
Issuance of common stock           74,450       186,125                     182,701                                     368,826 
Purchase of treasury stock        (35,400)                  (491,223)                                                  (491,223)
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Balances, December 31, 2007     3,552,883  $ 10,668,185  $(5,929,999)   $ 3,550,053   $    285,842   $ 14,472,662  $ 23,046,743 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.                    

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Acme United Corporation and Subsidiaries                                                                   
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW                                                                       

                                                                 For the years ended December 31,          
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                                                                  2007           2006           2005       
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Operating activities:                                                                                      
Net income                                                   $ 4,022,258    $ 3,885,662    $ 2,937,310     
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net                                                                 
  cash provided (used) by operating activities                                                             
     Depreciation                                                811,570        800,449        610,509     
     Amortization                                                 59,678         34,679         42,263     
     Stock compensation expense                                  330,859        275,540              -     
     Deferred income taxes                                       104,859        442,033       (462,621)    
     Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment                 -          4,378         64,254     
     Tax benefit on stock options                                 22,825         82,986        326,713     
     Changes in operating assets and liabilities                                                           
        Accounts receivable                                   (1,812,504)    (1,546,848)      (297,236)    
        Inventories                                           (2,645,310)    (2,940,755)    (4,248,853)    
        Prepaid expenses and other current assets               (268,276)      (329,249)       (71,910)    
        Accounts payable                                       2,107,704        146,571       (107,819)    
        Other accrued liabilities                                (27,805)    (1,678,844)       768,779     
                                                        ---------------------------------------------------
Total adjustments                                             (1,316,400)    (4,709,060)    (3,375,921)    
                                                        ---------------------------------------------------
Net cash provided (used) by operating activities               2,705,858       (823,398)      (438,611)    
                                                        ---------------------------------------------------
Investing activities:                                                                                      
Purchase of property, plant and equipment                       (672,913)      (564,887)    (1,430,530)    
Purchase of patents and trademarks                              (840,762)      (142,623)      (252,468)    
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment                    -         12,854        160,045     
                                                        ---------------------------------------------------
Net cash used by investing activities                         (1,513,675)      (694,656)    (1,522,953)    
                                                        ---------------------------------------------------
Financing activities:                                                                                      
Net (repayments) borrowings of long-term debt                    (37,070)     4,634,611      4,159,274     
Distributions to shareholders                                   (529,329)      (428,934)      (380,978)    
Purchase of treasury stock                                      (491,223)             -     (3,564,165)    
Issuance of common stock                                         368,826        108,755        846,951     
                                                        ---------------------------------------------------
Net cash (used) provided by financing activities                (688,796)     4,314,432      1,061,082     
Effect of exchange rate changes                                  646,432        (34,695)        88,461     
                                                        ---------------------------------------------------
Net change in cash and cash equivalents                        1,149,819      2,761,683       (812,021)    
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year                 3,838,172      1,076,489      1,888,510     
                                                        ---------------------------------------------------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year                     $ 4,987,991    $ 3,838,172    $ 1,076,489     
                                                        ===================================================

Supplemental cash flow information                                                                         
          Cash paid for income taxes                         $ 2,819,016    $ 2,180,324    $ 1,716,028     
          Cash paid for interest                             $   741,698    $   617,645    $   234,523     

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.                    

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Acme United Corporation and Subsidiaries                                        
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS                                      

1.  OPERATIONS                                                                  
The operations of Acme United Corporation (the "Company") consist of three      
reportable segments. The operations of the Company are structured and evaluated 
based on geographic location. The three reportable segments operate in the      
United States (including Asian operations), Canada and Germany. Principal       
products across all segments are scissors, shears, rulers, pencil sharpeners,   
first aid kits, and related products which are sold primarily to wholesale,     
contract and retail stationery distributors, office supply super stores, school 
supply distributors, drug store retailers and mass market retailers.            

2.  ACCOUNTING POLICIES                                                         
Estimates - The preparation of financial statements in conformity with          
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires          
management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of
assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities  
at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and
expenses during the reporting period. The most sensitive and significant        
accounting estimates relate to customer rebates, valuation allowances for       
deferred income tax assets, obsolete and slow-moving inventories, potentially   
uncollectible accounts receivable and accruals for income taxes. Actual results 
could differ from those estimates.                                              

Principles of Consolidation - The consolidated financial statements include the 
accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries, all of which are wholly owned by  
the Company. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions are         
eliminated in consolidation.                                                    

Translation of Foreign Currency - For foreign operations, assets and liabilities
are translated at rates in effect at the end of the year; revenues and expenses 
are translated at average rates in effect during the year. Resulting translation
adjustments are made directly to accumulated other comprehensive loss. Foreign  
currency transaction gains and losses are recognized in operating results.      
Foreign currency transaction gains (losses), which are included in other income 
(expense), net, were $159,877 in 2007, $149,791, in 2006 and ($397,535) in 2005.

Cash Equivalents - Investments with an original maturity of three months or less
at the date of purchase are considered cash equivalents.                        

Accounts Receivable - Accounts receivable are shown less an allowance for       
doubtful accounts of $89,856 in 2007 and $116,811 in 2006.                      

Inventories - Inventories are stated at the lower of cost, determined by the    
first-in, first-out method, or market.                                          

Property, Plant and Equipment and Depreciation - Property, plant and equipment  
is recorded at cost. Depreciation is computed by the straight-line method over  
the estimated useful lives of the assets, which range from 3 to 30 years.       

Asset Impairments - The Company evaluates the propriety of the carrying amounts 
of its long-lived assets, including goodwill, at least annually, or when current
events and circumstances indicate a potential impairment. The Company believes  
that there are no significant impairments of the carrying amounts of such assets
and no reduction in their estimated useful lives is warranted.                  

Intangible Assets - Intangible assets with a finite useful life are recorded at 
cost upon acquisition, and amortized over the term of the related contract or   
useful life, as applicable. Intangible assets held by the Company with a finite 
useful life include deferred financing costs, patents, and trademarks. Deferred 
financing costs are amortized over the term of the related debt. Patents and    
trademarks are amortized over their estimated useful life. The weighted average 
amortization period of intangible assets at December 31, 2007 is 14 years.      

Goodwill - As of January 1, 2002, the Company adopted Financial Accounting      
Standards Board ("FASB") Statement No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
and therefore, no longer amortizes goodwill, but rather tests it annually for   
impairment. There was no impairment of goodwill at December 31, 2007 and        
December 31, 2006.                                                              

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Deferred Income Taxes - Deferred income taxes are provided on the differences   
between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities, and on 
operating loss carryovers, using enacted tax rates in effect in years in which  
the differences are expected to reverse.                                        

Revenue Recognition - The Company recognizes revenue from sales of its products 
when ownership transfers to the customers. When the right of return exists, the 
Company recognizes revenue in accordance with FASB Statement No. 48, Revenue    
Recognition When Right of Return Exists.                                        

Research and Development - Research and development costs ($236,064 in 2007,    
$306,422 in 2006 and $244,904 in 2005) are expensed as incurred.                

Shipping Costs - Shipping costs ($2,974,205 in 2007, $2,496,981 in 2006 and     
$2,310,596 in 2005) are included in selling, general and administrative         
expenses.                                                                       

Advertising Costs - The Company expenses the production costs of advertising the
first time that the related advertising takes place. Advertising costs          
($1,060,523 in 2007, $1,292,250 in 2006 and $1,252,366 in 2005) are included in 
selling, general and administrative expenses.                                   

Concentrations - The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its         
customers and generally does not require collateral. Allowances for credit      
losses are provided and have been within management's expectations. In 2007 and 
2006, the Company had two customers with net sales exceeding 10% of consolidated
net sales and three customers in 2005. Net sales to these customers amounted to 
approximately 17% and 10% in 2007, 19% and 10% in 2006 and 18%, 12% and 11%, in 
2005.                                                                           

Derivatives - The Company accounts for derivative financial instruments         
consistent with the requirements of FASB Statement No. 133, Accounting for      
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, and its amendments, FASB         
Statement 137, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging                
Activities-Deferral of the Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 133, and FASB   
Statement No. 138, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Certain Hedging    
Activities. The Company recognizes all derivative financial instruments, such as
interest rate swap contracts, forward foreign exchange contracts, and foreign   
currency option contracts, in the consolidated financial statements at fair     
value regardless of the purpose or intent for holding the instrument. Changes in
the fair value of derivative financial instruments are either recognized        
periodically in operations or in stockholders' equity as a component of         
accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), depending on whether the         
derivative financial instrument qualifies for hedge accounting, and if so,      
whether it qualifies as a fair value hedge or cash flow hedge. Generally,       
changes in fair values of derivatives accounted for as fair value hedges are    
recorded in operations along with the portions of the changes in the fair values
of the hedged items that relate to the hedged risk(s). Changes in fair values of
derivatives accounted for as cash flow hedges, to the extent they are effective 
as hedges, are recorded in other comprehensive (loss) income, net of deferred   
income taxes. Changes in fair value of derivatives used as hedges of the net    
investment in foreign operations are reported in other comprehensive income     
(loss) as part of the cumulative translation adjustment. Changes in fair values 
of derivatives not qualifying as hedges are reported in operations.             

3.  INVENTORIES                                                                 
Inventories consist of:                          2007            2006           
-------------------------------------------------------------------------       
Finished goods                              $ 18,069,060    $ 14,709,418        
Work in process                                  112,727          62,675        
Materials and supplies                           753,190         905,201        
-------------------------------------------------------------------------       
                                    $ 18,934,977    $ 15,677,294
=========================================================================       

Inventories are stated net of valuation allowances for obsolescence of $461,466 
as of December 31, 2007 and $405,963 as of December 31, 2006.                   

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4.  INTANGIBLE ASSETS                                                           
Intangible assets consist of:               2007          2006                  
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Patents                                  1,334,133       569,359                
Trademarks                                 468,224       392,236                
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                         1,802,357       961,595
Accumulated amortization                   143,477        83,799                
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                        $1,658,880    $  877,796
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Amortization expense for patents and trademarks for the years ended December 31,
2007, 2006 and 2005 was $59,678, $34,679 and $29,605, respectively. The         
estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the next five succeeding   
years is as follows: 2008 - $103,622; 2009 - $103,622; 2010 - $103,622; 2011 -  
$102,521; and 2012 - $101,065. Refer to Note 17 of the accompanying Notes to the
Consolidated Financial Statements for further information regarding the         
acquisition of intangible assets.                                               

5.  OTHER ACCRUED LIABILITIES                                                   
Other accrued liabilities consist of:             2007             2006         
--------------------------------------------------------------------------      
Vendor rebates                               $ 2,792,411      $ 2,410,097       
Other                                          1,617,991        1,895,348       
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                                      $ 4,410,402      $ 4,305,445
==========================================================================      

Other accrued liabilities include both current and non-current liabilities.     

6.  PENSION AND PROFIT SHARING                                                  
United States employees, hired prior to July 1, 1993, are covered by a funded,  
defined benefit pension plan. The benefits of this pension plan are based on    
years of service and the average compensation of the highest three consecutive  
years during the last ten years of employment. In December 1995, the Company's  
Board of Directors approved an amendment to the United States pension plan      
ceasing all future benefit accruals as of February 1, 1996, without terminating 
the pension plan. The Company uses a December 31 measurement date for the       
pension plan.                                                                   

On December 31, 2006, the Company adopted the recognition and disclosure        
provisions of FASB Statement 158. Statement 158 required the Company to         
recognize the funded status of its pension plan in the December 31, 2006        
statement of financial position, with a corresponding adjustment to accumulated 
other comprehensive income, net of tax.                                         

The plan asset weighted average allocation at December 31, 2007 and December 31,
2006, by asset category, is as follows:                                         

Asset Category                                2007             2006             
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Equity Securities                              69%              68%             
Fixed Income Securities                        28%              29%             
Other Securities / Investments                  3%               3%             
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Total                                         100%             100%             
==========================================================================      

The Company's investment policy for the pension plan is to minimize risk by     
balancing investments between equity securities and fixed income securities,    
utilizing a weighted average approach of 65% equity securities, 30% fixed income
securities, and 5% cash investments. Plan funds are invested in long-term       
obligations with a history of moderate to low risk.                             

As of each December 31, 2007 and 2006, equity securities in the pension plan    
included 10,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock, having a market value of  
$142,501 and $144,100, respectively.                                            

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Other disclosures related to the pension plan follow:                           

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Assumptions used to determine benefit obligation:                                                 
  Discount rate                                                            5.75%            5.75% 
Changes in benefit obligation:                                                                    
Benefit obligation at beginning of year                             $ (3,327,730)    $ (3,616,356)
Interest cost                                                           (181,599)        (187,284)
Service cost                                                             (30,000)         (30,000)
Amendment                                                                  1,313                - 
Actuarial loss                                                            85,078           92,624 
Benefits and plan expenses paid                                          533,662          413,286 
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Benefit obligation at end of year                                     (2,919,276)      (3,327,730)
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Changes in plan assets:                                                                           
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year                         2,910,484        3,070,541 
Actual return on plan assets                                             233,376          253,229 
Employer Contribution                                                     21,944                - 
Benefits and plan expenses paid                                         (533,662)        (413,286)
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Fair value of plan assets at end of year                               2,632,142        2,910,484 
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Funded status                                                       $   (287,134)    $   (417,246)
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Amounts recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income:                                     
Net (gain) / loss                                                      1,063,979        1,231,335 
Prior service cost / (credit)                                             68,895           78,984 
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Total                                                               $  1,132,874     $  1,310,319 
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Accrued benefits costs are included in other accrued liabilities (non-current). 

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Assumptions used to determine net periodic benefit cost:                                                    
  Discount rate                                                       5.75%           5.50%           5.75% 
  Expected return on plan assets                                      8.25%           8.00%           8.00% 

Components of net benefit expense:                                                                          
Interest cost                                                     $ 181,599       $ 187,284       $ 204,229 
Service cost                                                         30,000          30,000          35,000 
Expected return on plan assets                                     (225,913)       (230,819)       (260,089)
Amortization of prior service costs                                   8,776           8,776           8,776 
Amortization of actuarial gain                                       74,815          89,363          66,204 
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Net periodic benefit cost                                         $  69,277       $  84,604       $  54,120 
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The Company employs a building block approach in determining the long-term rate 
of return for plan assets. Historical markets are studied and long-term         
historical relationships between equity securities and fixed income securities  
are preserved consistent with the widely-accepted capital market principle that 
assets with higher volatility generate higher returns over the long run. Current
market factors, such as inflation and interest rates, are evaluated before      
long-term capital market assumptions are determined.                            

The following table discloses the change recorded in other comprehensive income 
related to benefit costs:                                                       

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Change through other comprehensive income prior to                                                                
  application of SFAS 158, excluding income tax effect                   N/A           $ (204,397)      $ 471,532 
Net (gain) / loss                                                     $  (92,541)         N/A             N/A     
Prior service cost / (credit)                                             (1,313)         N/A             N/A     
Amortization of net gain / (loss)                                        (74,815)         N/A             N/A     
amortization of transition (obligation) / asset                                -          N/A             N/A     
Amortization of prior service (cost) / credit                             (8,776)         N/A             N/A     
                                                                --------------------------------------------------
     Total recognized in other comprehensive income                   $ (177,445)      $ (204,397)      $ 471,532 

Increase / (decrease) in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income                                                   
  to reflect the Adoption of SFAS 158, net of income tax effect          N/A           $   78,984         N/A     

The following benefits are expected to be paid:                                 

2008                                                                $    356,588
2009                                                                     350,357
2010                                                                     334,798
2011                                                                     318,320
2012                                                                     303,434
Years 2013 - 2017                                                      1,280,660

The Company also has a qualified, non-contributory profit sharing plan covering 
substantially all of its United States employees. Annual Company contributions  
to this profit sharing plan are determined by the Company's Compensation        
Committee. For the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, the Company    
contributed 50% of employee's contributions, up to the first 6% of an employee's
contribution. Total contribution expense under this profit sharing plan was     
$96,939 in 2007, $77,673 in 2006 and $60,000 in 2005.                           

7.  INCOME TAXES                                                                
The amounts of income taxes reflected in operations follow:                     
                                      2007          2006          2005
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Current:                                                                        
 Federal                           $ 1,450,808   $ 1,341,284   $ 1,817,861
 State                                 188,847       159,972       236,019
 Foreign                               543,730       540,103       237,497
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                                     2,183,385     2,041,359     2,291,377
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Deferred:                                                                       
  Federal                                93,798       401,738      (393,334)
  State                                  11,109        40,892       (69,287)
Foreign                                (7,875)      (20,574)            
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                                         97,032       422,056      (462,621)
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                                   $ 2,280,417   $ 2,463,415   $ 1,828,756
==============================================================================  

The current state tax provision is comprised of taxes on income, the minimum    
capital tax and other franchise taxes related to the jurisdictions in which the 
Company's facilities are located.                                               

A summary of United States and foreign income before income taxes follows:      

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United States                         $ 4,593,844   $ 5,150,322   $ 4,288,531   
Foreign                                 1,708,828     1,198,756       477,535   
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                                   $ 6,302,672   $ 6,349,078   $ 4,766,066
==============================================================================  

The following schedule reconciles the amounts of income taxes computed at the   
United States statutory rates to the actual amounts reported in operations.     

                                      2007          2006          2005
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Federal income                                                                  
taxes at                                                                    
34% statutory rate                  $ 2,142,908   $ 2,158,687   $ 1,620,462 
State and local                                                                 
taxes, net of                                                               
federal income                                                              
tax effect                              132,132       128,243       155,773 
Permanent items, not subject to tax        (2,621)       53,822        65,935   
Foreign tax rate difference              (271,403)     (217,158)      (92,908)  
Non-recognition                                                                 
of foreign tax loss                                                         
carryforwards                           279,401       339,821        79,494 
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 Provision for income taxes        $ 2,280,417   $ 2,463,415   $ 1,828,756
==============================================================================  

Income taxes paid, net of refunds received, were $2,819,016 in 2007, $2,180,324 
in 2006 and $1,716,028 in 2005.                                                 

                              2007          2006
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Deferred income tax liabilities:                                                
Plant, property                                                                 
and equipment                          $   133,177   $   119,806            
-------------------------------------------------------------------             
                               133,177       119,806

Deferred income tax assets:                                                     
Asset valuations                              61,127       273,919              
Operating loss                                                                  
carryforwards and                                                           
credits                                  2,034,623     1,755,222            
Pension                                      158,735       133,086              
Other                                        109,610        13,981              
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                             2,364,095     2,176,208
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Net deferred                                                                    
income tax asset before                                                     
valuation allowance                      2,230,918     2,056,402            
Valuation                                                                       
allowance                               (2,034,623)   (1,755,222)           
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Net deferred                                                                    
income tax asset                       $   196,295   $   301,180            
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The Company adopted the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board      
("FASB") Interpretation No. 48, "Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes-an  
interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109" ("FIN 48"), on January 1, 2007. FIN 48
clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an       
enterprise's financial statements in accordance with FASB Statement 109,        
"Accounting for Income Taxes", and prescribes a recognition threshold and       
measurement process for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax
position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. FIN 48 also provides    
guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in
interim periods, disclosure and transition.                                     

In 2007, the Company evaluated its tax positions, for years which remain subject
to examination by major tax jurisdictions, in accordance with the requirements  
of FIN 48 and as a result, there was no effect on the Company's financial       
statements. The Company files income tax returns in the U.S. federal            
jurisdiction, and various state and foreign jurisdictions. The Company's        
evaluation of FIN 48 was performed for the tax years ended December 31, 2004,   
2005, 2006 and 2007, the tax years which remain subject to examination by major 
tax jurisdictions as of December 31, 2007. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS)   
completed its examination of the Company's U.S. federal income tax return for   
2004 with no changes.                                                           

In accordance with the Company's accounting policies, interest and penalties    
related to uncertain tax positions are recognized as a component of income tax  
expense.                                                                        

The Company provides deferred income taxes on foreign subsidiary earnings, which
are not considered permanently reinvested. Earnings permanently reinvested would
become taxable upon the sale or liquidation of a foreign subsidiary or upon the 
remittance of dividends. Foreign subsidiary earnings of $6,025,762 and          
$4,097,768 are considered permanently reinvested as of December 31, 2007 and    
2006, respectively, and no deferred income taxes have been provided on these    
foreign earnings.                                                               

Due to the uncertain nature of the realization of the Company's deferred income 
tax assets based on past performance and carry forward expiration dates, the    
Company has recorded a valuation allowance for the amount of deferred income tax
assets which are not expected to be realized. This valuation allowance is       
subject to periodic review, and if the allowance is reduced, the tax benefit    
will be recorded in future operations as a reduction of the Company's tax       
expense.                                                                        

At December 31, 2007, the Company has tax operating loss carry forwards         
aggregating $6,754,614, all of which are applicable to Germany, and can be      
carried forward indefinitely.                                                   

8. DEBT                                                                         
Long term debt consists of:                                                     
                                        2007                2006
----------------------------------------------------------------------------    
Notes payable:                                                                  
North American arrangements              $ 10,150,175        $ 10,187,245   
Other                                          39,955              39,203   
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                                        10,190,130          10,226,448
Less current portion                              3,410               8,517     
----------------------------------------------------------------------------    
                                      $ 10,186,720        $ 10,217,931
============================================================================    

On March 6, 2006, the Company modified its revolving loan agreement with        
Wachovia Bank (the "Modified Loan Agreement"). The amendments included an       
increase in the maximum borrowing amount from $10 million to $15 million, an    
extension of the maturity date from September 30, 2007 to June 30, 2009, a      
decrease in the interest rate to LIBOR plus 1% from LIBOR plus 1.5%, as well as 
the modification of certain covenant restrictions. Funds borrowed under the     
Modified Loan Agreement are used for working capital, general operating expenses
and other purposes. As of December 31, 2007, $10,098,000 was outstanding and    
$4,902,000 was available for borrowing under the Modified Loan Agreement.       

Under the Modified Loan Agreement, the Company is required to maintain specific 
amounts of tangible net worth, a specified debt service coverage ratio, and a   
fixed charge coverage ratio. The Company was in compliance with these financial 
covenants at December 31, 2007.                                                 

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Maturities of long-term debt for the next five years follow: 2008- $3,410;      
2009 - $10,156,000; 2010 - $5,839; 2011 - $5,839; and 2012 - $5,839.            

Interest paid was $741,698 in 2007, $617,645 in 2006 and $234,523 in 2005.      

9. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES                                                

The Company leases certain office, manufacturing and warehouse facilities and   
various equipment under non-cancelable operating leases. Total rent expense was 
$573,190 in 2007, $527,208 in 2006 and $332,644 in 2005. Minimum annual rental  
commitments under non-cancelable leases with remaining terms of one year or more
as of December 31, 2007: 2008 - $528,707; 2009 - $451,118; 2010 - $297,362; 2011
- $13,418; and 2012 - $7,065.                                                   

The Company is involved, from time to time, in disputes and other litigation in 
the ordinary course of business, including certain environmental and other      
matters. The Company presently believes that none of these matters, individually
or in the aggregate, would be likely to have a material adverse effect on       
financial position, results of operations, or liquidity of the Company.         

10. SEGMENT INFORMATION                                                         

The Company reports financial information based on the organizational structure 
used by management for making operating and investment decisions and for        
assessing performance. The Company's reportable business segments include (1)   
United States; (2) Canada and (3) Europe. The financial results of the Company's
Asian operations have been aggregated with the results of its United States     
operations to form one reportable segment called the "United States segment".   
The determination of reportable segments is based on the guidance set forth in  
FASB Statement No. 131, Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related 
Information. Each reportable segment derives its revenue from the sales of      
cutting devices, measuring instruments and safety products for school, office,  
home and industrial use.                                                        

The Chief Operating Decision Maker evaluates the performance of each operating  
segment based on segment revenues and operating income. Segment revenues are    
defined as total revenues, including both external customer revenue and         
intersegment revenue. Segment operating earnings are defined as segment         
revenues, less cost of goods sold and operating expenses. Identifiable assets by
segment are those assets used in the respective reportable segment's operations.
Intersegment amounts are eliminated to arrive at consolidated financial results.

In 2007 and 2006 the Company had two customers that individually exceeded 10% of
consolidated net sales and three customers in 2005. Net sales to these customers
amounted to approximately 17% and 10% of consolidated net sales in 2007, 19% and
10% of consolidated net sales in 2006 and 18%, 12% and 11% of consolidated net  
sales in 2005. Sales to no other customer exceeded 10% of consolidated net sales
in 2007, 2006 and 2005.                                                         

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FINANCIAL DATA BY SEGMENT:                                                      

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                        2007                                                                     
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Sales to unaffiliated customers                   $ 48,702     $ 8,128     $ 6,343      $ 63,173 

Operating income                                     6,748         735        (731)        6,752 
Assets                                              28,350       7,886       5,986        42,222 
Additions to property, plant and equipment             575          31          67           673 
Depreciation and amortization                          724          59          88           871 

                        2006                                                                     
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Sales to unaffiliated customers                   $ 44,283     $ 7,344     $ 5,236      $ 56,863 

Operating income                                     7,262         588      (1,137)        6,713 
Assets                                              24,516       6,286       4,219        35,021 
Additions to property, plant and equipment             474          28          63           565 
Depreciation and amortization                          704          51          80           835 

                        2005                                                                     
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Sales to unaffiliated customers                   $ 39,060     $ 6,838     $ 4,049      $ 49,946 

Operating income                                     5,010         484        (152)        5,342 
Assets                                              21,167       4,275       2,752        28,194 
Additions to property, plant and equipment           1,299          80          52         1,431 
Depreciation and amortization                          511          51          91           653 

11.  STOCK OPTION PLANS                                                         

The Company has two stock option plans: (1) the 2002 Employee Stock Option Plan,
as amended (the "Employee Plan") and (2) the 2005 Non-Salaried Director Stock   
Option Plan (the "Director Plan").                                              

The Employee Plan provides for the issuance of incentive and nonqualified stock 
options at an exercise price equal to the fair market value of the common stock 
on the date the option is granted. The terms of the options granted are subject 
to the provisions of the Employee Plan. As of December 31, 2007, the number of  
shares available for grant under the Employee Plan was 106,438.                 

The Director Plan, approved by shareholders at the Company's Annual Meeting of  
Shareholders on April 25, 2005, provides for the issuance of stock options for  
up to 50,000 shares of the Company's common stock to non-salaried directors.    
Under the Director Plan, Directors elected on April 25, 2005 and at subsequent  
Annual Meetings who have not received any prior grant under this or previous    
plans receive an initial grant of an option to purchase 5,000 shares of Common  
Stock (the "Initial Option"). Each year, each elected Director not receiving an 
Initial Option will receive a 2,500 share option (the "Annual Option"). The     
Initial Option vests 25% on the date of grant and 25% on the anniversary of the 
grant date in each of the following 3 years. Each Annual Option becomes fully   
exercisable one day after the date of grant. The exercise price of all options  
granted equals the fair market value of the common stock on the date the option 
is granted and expires ten (10) years from the date of grant. As of December 31,
2007, the number of shares available for grant under the Director Plan was      
45,000.                                                                         

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A summary of changes in options issued under the Company's stock option plans   
follows:                                                                        

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                                                        2007          2006          2005 
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Options outstanding at the                                                               
  beginning of the year                              543,950       471,450       673,200 
Options granted                                       98,250       113,500       111,500 
Options forfeited                                     (2,000)      (10,000)         (938)
Options exercised                                    (74,450)      (31,000)     (312,312)
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Options outstanding at                                                                   
  the end of the year                                565,750       543,950       471,450 
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Options exercisable at the                                                               
  end of the year                                    396,125       407,888       368,700 
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Common stock available for future grants                                                 
  at the end of the year                             151,438        47,688       151,188 
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Weighted average price of options:                                                       
  Granted                                           $  14.86      $  14.42      $  15.64 
  Forfeited                                            15.15         14.24          4.00 
  Exercised                                             4.95          3.51          2.71 
  Outstanding                                           9.82          8.27          6.56 
  Exercisable                                           7.63          6.04          4.62 

A summary of options outstanding at December 31, 2007 follows:                  

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                                                                   Average                                          Weighted-
                                                                  Remaining      Weighted-                           Average 
                                                     Number      Contractual      Average             Number        Exercise 
Range of Exercise Prices                          Outstanding    Life (Years)  Exercise Price      Exercisable        Price  
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$1.25 to $2.49                                        40,300          2           $ 2.04              40,300         $ 2.04  
$2.50 to $3.65                                       125,200          4             3.10             125,200           3.10  
$3.66 to $5.00                                        60,750          4             4.10              60,750           4.10  
$5.01 to $7.25                                        26,750          3             5.27              26,750           5.31  
$7.26 to $17.02                                      312,750          8            15.01             143,125          15.10  
                                                ----------------------------------------------  -----------------------------
                                                     565,750                                         396,125                 
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The weighted average remaining contractual life of all outstanding stock options
is 6 years.                                                                     

STOCK BASED COMPENSATION                                                        

Effective January 1, 2006, the Company adopted the provisions of, and accounted 
for stock-based compensation in accordance with, FASB Statement of Financial    
Accounting Standards No. 123(R), Share-Based Payments ("SFAS 123R"), which      
replaced FASB Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123, Accounting   
for Stock-Based Compensation ("SFAS 123") and superseded APB Opinion No. 25,    
Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees ("APB 25"). Under the fair value       
recognition provisions of SFAS 123R, stock-based compensation cost is measured  
at the grant date based on the fair value of the award and is recognized as     
expense over the requisite service period, which is generally the vesting       
period. The Company adopted SFAS 123R using the modified-prospective method,    
under which prior periods are not restated for comparative purposes. The        
valuation provisions of SFAS 123R apply to new grants and awards granted prior  
to, but not vested as of December 31, 2005. Estimated compensation for awards   
granted prior to, but not vested as of December 31, 2005 will be recognized over
the remaining service period using the compensation cost estimated for pro forma
disclosures under SFAS 123.                                                     

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The Company uses the Black-Scholes option pricing model to determine the fair   
value of employee and non-employee director stock options. The determination of 
the fair value of stock-based payment awards on the date of grant, using an     
option-pricing model, is affected by the Company's stock price as well as       
assumptions regarding a number of complex and subjective variables. These       
assumptions include estimating the length of time employees will retain their   
vested stock options before exercising them ("expected term"), the estimated    
volatility of the Company's common stock price over the expected term           
("volatility") and the number of options that will not fully vest in accordance 
with applicable vesting requirements ("forfeitures").                           

The Company estimates the expected term of options granted by evaluating various
factors, including the vesting period, historical employee information, as well 
as current and historical stock prices and market conditions. The Company       
estimates the volatility of its common stock by calculating historical          
volatility based on the closing stock price on the last day of each of the 48   
months leading up to the month the option was granted. The risk-free interest   
rate that the Company uses in the option valuation model is the interest rate on
U.S. Treasury zero-coupon bond issues with remaining terms similar to the       
expected term of the options granted. Historical information was the basis for  
calculating the dividend yield. The Company is required to estimate forfeitures 
at the time of grant and to revise those estimates in subsequent periods if     
actual forfeitures differ from those estimates. The Company used a mix of       
historical data and future assumptions to estimate pre-vesting option           
forfeitures and to record stock-based compensation expense only for those awards
that are expected to vest. All stock-based payment awards are amortized over the
requisite service periods of the awards, which are generally the vesting        
periods. In the third quarter of 2006, the Company modified its vesting schedule
for new grants. Grants issued after June 30, 2006 vest 25% one day after the    
first anniversary of the grant date and 25% one day after each of the next three
anniversaries. Options granted prior to July 1, 2006 vest 25% one day after the 
date of grant, and 25% on the day after the anniversary of the grant date in    
each of the next three years.                                                   

The assumptions used to value option grants for the twelve months ended December
31, 2007 and December 31, 2006 are as follows:                                  

                          ---------------- -----------------
                            2007              2006
                          ---------------- -----------------
Expected life in years                      5               4-5     
Interest rate                    4.51 - 5.18%      4.32 - 4.91%     
Volatility                                .32         .33 - .34     
Dividend yield                   1.08 - 1.10%      0.80 - 0.90%     

Total stock-based compensation recognized in the Company's consolidated         
statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2007 is $330,859. As of 
December 31, 2007, there was approximately $516,090 of unrecognized compensation
cost, adjusted for estimated forfeitures, related to non-vested stock-based     
payments granted to the Company's employees. As of December 31, 2007, the       
remaining unamortized expense is expected to be recognized over a weighted      
average period of 3 years.                                                      

Prior to January 1, 2006, the Company applied APB 25, and related               
interpretations to recognize compensation expense under its stock option plans. 
As such, no expense was recognized if, at the date of grant, the exercise price 
of the option was at least equal to the fair market value of the Company's      
common stock. No compensation expense related to the Company's stock option     
plans was required to be recognized for its plans in 2005.                      

The pro forma effects of recognizing the estimated fair value of stock-based    
compensation for the year ended December 31, 2005 have been disclosed previously
in the Company's financial statements under the provisions of SFAS 123. The     
previously-disclosed pro forma information, as adjusted to reflect a 36 month,  
instead of a 48 month option vesting schedule, is presented below.              

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Net income, as reported                          $ 2,937,310                    
Deduct: total stock-based employee                                              
compensation expense determined                                             
under fair value based method for all                                       
awards, net of related tax effects                (272,904)                 
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Pro forma net income                             $ 2,664,406                    
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Basic-as reported                                $      0.84                    
Basic-pro forma                                  $      0.76                    

Diluted-as reported                              $      0.78                    
Diluted-pro forma                                $      0.70                    

The weighted average fair value at the date of grant for options granted during 
2007, 2006 and 2005 was $4.95, $4.86 and $7.42 per option, respectively.        

12.  EARNINGS PER SHARE                                                         
The calculation of earnings per share follows:                                  

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Numerator:                                                                                         
   Net income                                            $ 4,022,258    $ 3,885,662    $ 2,937,310 
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Denominator:                                                                                       
   Denominator for basic earnings per share                                                        
      Weighted average shares outstanding                  3,535,687      3,494,833      3,509,031 
   Effect of dilutive employee stock options                 161,155        217,217        279,913 
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   Denominator for dilutive earnings per share             3,696,842      3,712,050      3,788,944 
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   Basic earnings per share                              $      1.14    $      1.11    $      0.84 

   Dilutive earnings per share                           $      1.09    $      1.05    $      0.78 
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For 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively, 284,250, 190,000 and 9,500 stock options 
were excluded from diluted earnings per share calculations because they would   
have been anti-dilutive.                                                        

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13.  ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME                                     
The components of the accumulated other comprehensive income follow:            

                                           Change in net
                                           prior service
                                          credit and
                         Translation       actuarial
                                     Adjustment         losses       Total
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Balances, December 31, 2005              (181,084)       (890,152)   (1,071,236)
Change in minimum pension liability                       125,413       125,413 
Income taxes relating                                                           
to minimum pension                                                        
   liability                                              (47,657)      (47,657)
Translation adjustment                     52,438                        52,438 
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Balances, December 31, 2006            $ (128,646)      $(812,396)  $  (941,042)
Change in net prior service credit                                              
  and actuarial losses                                   177,441       177,441
Translation adjustment                  1,049,444                     1,049,444 
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Balances, December 31, 2007            $  920,798       $(634,955)  $   285,842 
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14.  FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS                                                      
The following methods and assumptions were used by the Company in estimating its
fair value disclosures for financial instruments:                               

Cash and cash equivalents: The carrying amount reported in the balance sheet for
cash and cash equivalents approximates fair value.                              

Accounts receivable and accounts payable: The carrying amounts reported in the  
balance sheet for accounts receivable and accounts payable approximate fair     
value.                                                                          

Long-and short-term debt: The carrying amounts of the Company's borrowings under
its short-term notes payable and revolving credit arrangements approximate their
fair value. The fair values of the Company's long-term debt are estimated using 
discounted cash flow analyses, based on the Company's current incremental       
borrowing rates for similar types of borrowing arrangements.                    

The carrying amounts and fair values of the Company's financial instruments     
follow (000's omitted):                                                         

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                                            Carrying       Fair            Carrying        Fair   
                                             Amount       Value             Amount        Value   
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Cash and cash equivalent                    $  4,988    $  4,988           $  3,838     $  3,838  
Accounts receivable                           12,727      12,727             10,852       10,852  
Accounts payable                              (4,575)     (4,575)            (2,358)      (2,358) 
Long-term debt                               (10,190)    (10,190)           (10,226)     (10,226) 

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15.  QUARTERLY DATA (UNAUDITED)                                                 

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                                                                  Quarters (000's omitted, except per share data)          

2007                                                        First        Second        Third         Fourth         Total  
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Net sales                                                 $ 12,241      $ 18,999     $ 17,081       $ 14,852      $ 63,173 
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Cost of goods sold                                           6,907        11,020        9,700          9,053        36,680 
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Net income                                                     650         1,522        1,305            545         4,022 
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Basic earnings per share                                  $   0.18      $   0.43     $   0.37       $   0.15      $   1.14 
Diluted earnings per share                                $   0.17      $   0.41     $   0.35       $   0.15      $   1.09 

2006                                                        First        Second        Third         Fourth         Total  
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Net sales                                                 $ 12,257      $ 16,984     $ 15,532       $ 12,090      $ 56,863 
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Cost of goods sold                                           6,705         9,556        8,908          7,111        32,280 
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Net income                                                     759         1,506        1,225            396         3,886 
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Basic earnings per share                                  $   0.22      $   0.43     $   0.35       $   0.11      $   1.11 
Diluted earnings per share                                $   0.20      $   0.40     $   0.33       $   0.11      $   1.05 

Earnings per share are computed independently for each of the quarters          
presented. Therefore, the sum of the quarterly earnings per share may not       
necessarily equal the total for the year.                                       

16.  CAPITAL STRUCTURE                                                          
In 2007, the Company issued 74,450 shares of common stock with proceeds of      
$368,826 upon the exercise of outstanding stock options.                        

17.  BUSINESS COMBINATION                                                       
On September 18, 2007, the Company purchased certain assets of the Camillus     
Cutlery Company ("Camillus Cutlery") for $246,000, consisting primarily of      
trademarks, brand names and patents. Camillus Cutlery, founded in 1873, is one  
of the oldest knife companies in the United States. Camillus Cutlery's products 
include many types of folding knives, as well as those for hunting and fishing. 

On September 25, 2007, the Company purchased certain assets of Tiger Sharp      
Technologies Inc. ("Tiger Sharp") for $355,000, consisting primarily of         
trademarks, brand names and patents. The purchase agreement also included a     
royalty arrangement whereby the Company will, for a period of three years, pay  
Tiger Sharp a 5% royalty on the Company's sales of Tiger Sharp patented products
and a 1% royalty on the Company's sales of a certain product which is currently 
in development. Tiger Sharp was founded in 2002 in Dallas, Texas to             
commercialize its unique replaceable blade technology. The Company has pioneered
many extremely sharp replaceable blade folding knives.                          

Proforma operating information for the periods prior to these acquisitions is   
not provided because of the immateriality of these transactions on a proforma   
basis.                                                                          

18.  NON-RECURRING CHARGE                                                       
The Company is the owner of certain commercial property located in Bridgeport,  
Connecticut. Buildings, totaling approximately 150,000 square feet, are located 
on this property. The Company ceased using the Bridgeport property as a         
manufacturing facility in September 1996 and its operations were thereafter     
consolidated into the Company's North Carolina facility. For approximately the  
next two years, the Company continued to pay property taxes, insurance,         
maintenance and other operating costs on the property which totaled             
approximately $107,000 annually, and the Company leased a small part of the     
property for $32,000 resulting in a net cost of $75,000 annually. In October    
1998, the Company leased the entire property to an unrelated commercial real    
estate company for a term of 24 years. The lease had provided for the payment of
one dollar ($1.00) per year as base rent and required that the tenant pay all   
taxes, insurance and other expenses in connection with the property. At the     
time, the Company considered the cost savings from leasing the property, for    
which Acme had no specific use, an appropriate basis for the arrangement.       

The Company wrote off the book value of the property by the end of 1998.        

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Since October 1998, the tenant leased portions of the buildings on the property 
to subtenants, primarily for use as commercial warehouses. Approximately 30% of 
the total square footage in the buildings is subject to subleases. The remainder
has been empty since 1996.                                                      

On July 28, 2005, the Building Department of Bridgeport informed the Company    
that pursuant to a call from the Bridgeport Fire Department, an inspection of   
the premises was made on July 21, 2005. The roof of a portion of a building had 
collapsed that day. The Company received notice that it must either repair      
certain portions of the damaged building and two others or demolish them because
of unsafe conditions. The Company was ordered to begin the necessary work to    
make the buildings safe within 30 days from receipt of the letter.              

The lessee filed an insurance claim on August 24, 2005. The insurance company   
investigated the facts and circumstances surrounding the claim and determined   
that the roof had collapsed due to wear, tear, deterioration, wet rot, dry rot  
and lack of maintenance of the premises. The insurance company stated in a      
letter dated October 18, 2005 that the causes of the loss were not insured      
perils under the tenant's policy and denied coverage.                           

On July 29, 2005, the Company notified the tenant of the action by the building 
inspector and that, under the terms of the lease, the tenant was responsible for
compliance with the order. The lessee subsequently refused to assume            
responsibility for the repair or demolition. The Company considered legal action
under the terms of the lease to force the lessee to pay for the repair or       
demolition. However, the Company believed that the City of Bridgeport would     
require action over a time period shorter than the time required to file a      
lawsuit and to bring the action to a conclusion.                                

As a result of discussions between the Company and the tenant regarding the     
required repair or demolition, the Company and the tenant agreed to terminate   
the lease. Pursuant to a Termination of Lease Agreement entered into by the     
Company and the tenant on September 16, 2005, the parties terminated this lease,
effective September 1, 2005. As part of the lease termination, the Company paid 
$400,000 to the tenant in exchange for rights to the rental income from the     
leases with current sub-tenants. This cost has been deferred and is being       
amortized over the term of the subleases.                                       

The Company also decided to demolish all unoccupied structures on the property. 
The unoccupied structures are abandoned manufacturing buildings that had been   
constructed over one hundred years ago.                                         

Several subtenants continue to occupy portions of the property and are paying   
rent to the Company presently, totaling approximately $190,000 per year. In     
addition, the principal subtenant pays a portion of the taxes and insurance     
expenses related to the property it leases.                                     

In the quarter ended September 30, 2005, the Company accrued a charge of        
approximately $1.5 million related to the estimated cost to demolish the        
structures and remove certain environmentally hazardous material included in the
buildings to be demolished. The estimated costs were based on a third party     
contractor's estimate. Actual expenses were not materially different from       
original estimates. During the third quarter 2006, demolition of the buildings  
was completed and all costs incurred were paid by December 31, 2006. The Company
is currently exploring its options to sell the property.                        

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm                         

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of Acme United Corporation           

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Acme United     
Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the related  
consolidated statements of operations, changes in stockholders' equity, and cash
flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2007. Our    
audits also included the financial statement schedule listed in the Index at    
Item 15(a). These financial statements and schedule are the responsibility of   
the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these  
financial statements and schedule based on our audits.                          

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company  
Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan
and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an 
audit of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. Our audits    
included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis  
for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but   
not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the        
Company's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no 
such opinion. An audit also includes examining on a test basis, evidence        
supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing   
the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and
evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our    
audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.                              

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in   
all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Acme United       
Corporation and subsidiaries at December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the consolidated
results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in 
the period ended December 31, 2007, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted  
accounting principles. Also, in our opinion, the related financial statement    
schedule, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as
a whole, presents fairly in all material respects the information set forth     
therein.                                                                        

As discussed in Note 11 to the consolidated financial statements effective      
January 1, 2006, the Company adopted the provisions of Statement of Financial   
Accounting Standards No. 123(R), Share-Based Payment.                           

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP                                                           

Hartford, Connecticut                                                           
March 6, 2008                                                                   

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ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND         
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE                                            
There have been no disagreements with accountants related to accounting and     
financial disclosures in 2007.                                                  

ITEM 9A(T). CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES                                             

EVALUATION OF INTERNAL CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES                                  

The Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have reviewed 
and evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, which
included inquiries made to certain other of the Company's employees. Based on   
their evaluation, the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial     
Officer have each concluded that, as of December 31, 2007, the Company's        
disclosure controls and procedures were effective and sufficient to ensure that 
we record, process, summarize and report information required to be disclosed by
the Company in its periodic reports filed under the Securities and Exchange     
Commission's rules and forms.                                                   

MANAGEMENT'S REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING                

Management of the Company is responsible for establishing and maintaining       
adequate internal control over financial reporting. The Company's internal      
control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance    
regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of         
financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles in the United States of America. The Company's internal   
control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that:   
(i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately
and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the       
Company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as    
necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with      
generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America, and   
that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance 
with authorizations of management and directors of the Company; and (iii)       
provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of        
unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the Company's assets that could 
have a material effect on the financial statements.                             

Any system of internal control, no matter how well designed, has inherent       
limitations, including the possibility that a control can be circumvented or    
overridden and misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected
in a timely manner. Also, because of changes in conditions, internal control    
effectiveness may vary over time. Accordingly, even an effective system of      
internal control will provide only reasonable assurance with respect to         
financial statement preparation.                                                

Management assessed the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over    
financial reporting as of December 31, 2007. In making this assessment,         
management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring           
Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in "Internal Control-Integrated 
Framework." Based on management's assessment using the COSO criteria, management
has concluded that the Company's internal control over financial reporting was  
effective as of December 31, 2007.                                              

This annual report does not include an attestation report of the Company's      
registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial     
reporting. Management's report was not subject to attestation by the Company's  
registered public accounting firm pursuant to temporary rules of the Securities 
and Exchange Commission that permit the company to provide only management's    
report in this Annual Report.                                                   

CHANGES IN INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING                            

During the quarter ended December 31, 2007, there were no changes in the        
Company's internal control over financial reporting that materially affected, or
was reasonably likely to materially affect, this control.                       

ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION                                                      
None.                                                                           

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PART III                                                                        

ITEM 10.  DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE                

The following table sets forth certain information with respect to the directors
and executive officers of the Company. All directors of the Company hold office 
until the next annual meeting of the shareholders or until their successors have
been elected and qualified. Executive officers are elected by the Board of      
Directors to hold office until their successors are elected and qualified.      

Name                       Age   Position Held with Company                     
------------------------- ------ -----------------------------------------------
Walter C. Johnsen           57   Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive      
Officer       
Gary D. Penisten            76   Chairman Emeritus of the Board                 
Brian S. Olschan            51   President, Chief Operating Officer and Director
Paul G. Driscoll            47   Vice President, Chief Financial Officer,       
         Secretary and Treasurer
Rex L. Davidson             57   Director                                       
Richmond Y. Holden, Jr.     54   Director                                       
Susan H. Murphy             56   Director                                       
Stephen Spinelli, Jr.       53   Director                                       
Stevenson E. Ward III       62   Director                                       

Walter C. Johnsen has served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive       
Officer of the Company since January 1, 2007; President and Chief Executive     
Officer of the Company from November 30, 1995 to December 31, 2006. Formerly    
served as Vice Chairman and a principal of Marshall Products, Inc., a medical   
supply distributor.                                                             

Gary D. Penisten has served as Chairman Emeritus of the Board of the Company    
since January 1, 2007; Chairman of the Board of the Company from February 27,   
1996 to December 31, 2006. From 1977 to 1988, he was Senior Vice President of   
Finance, Chief Financial Officer and a Director of Sterling Drug Inc. From 1974 
to 1977 he served as Assistant Secretary (Financial Management) of the United   
States Navy. Prior to that, he was employed by General Electric Company.        

Brian S. Olschan has served as President and Chief Operating Officer of the     
Company since January 1, 2007; Executive Vice President and Chief Operating     
Officer of the Company from January 25, 1999 to December 31, 2006; Senior Vice  
President - Sales and Marketing of the Company from September 12, 1996 to       
January 24, 1999; formerly served as Vice President and General Manager of the  
Cordset and Assembly Business of General Cable Corporation, an electrical wire  
and cable manufacturer.                                                         

Paul G. Driscoll has served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer,      
Secretary and Treasurer since October 2, 2002. Mr. Driscoll joined Acme as      
Director International Finance on March 19, 2001. From 1997 to 2001 he was      
employed by Ernest and Julio Gallo Winery including Director of Finance and     
Operations in Japan. Prior to Gallo he served in several increasingly           
responsible positions in Sterling Winthrop Inc. in New York City and Sanofi S.A.
in France.                                                                      

Rex L. Davidson has served as director since April, 2006. He is currently       
President and Chief Executive Officer of Goodwill Industries of Greater New York
and Northern New Jersey, Inc. and President of Goodwill Industries Housing      
Corporation since 1982. He was appointed by Mayor Bloomberg to the New York City
Workforce Investment Board in 2002. He serves on the Board of the Better        
Business Bureau Education and Research Foundation.                              

Richmond Y. Holden, Jr. has served as director since 1998. Since 2007, President
of Educators Publishing Service, a supplementary publisher of education         
materials and a subsidiary of School Specialty Inc. Previously, President and   
Chief Executive Officer of J.L. Hammett Co. from 1992 to 2006, a reseller, of   
educational products.                                                           

Susan H. Murphy has served as director since 2003. She is presently Vice        
President for Student and Academic Services at Cornell University since 1994.   
From 1985 through 1994, Ms. Murphy served as Dean of Admissions and Financial   
Aid. Ms. Murphy has been employed at Cornell since 1978.                        

Stephen Spinelli, Jr. has served as director since April, 2006. He is currently 
President, Philadelphia University. Formerly, Vice Provost for Entrepreneurship 
and Global Management and a member of the Babson College faculty from 1993 to   
2007. Founder and former Chairman of American Oil Change Corporation (DBA Jiffy 
Lube). He consults with a wide array of businesses globally.                    

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Stevenson E. Ward III has served as director since 2001. He is presently Vice   
President and Chief Financial Officer of Triton Thalassic Technologies, Inc.    
From 1999 through 2000, Mr. Ward served as Senior Vice President -              
Administration of Sanofi-Synthelabo, Inc. He also served as Executive Vice      
President (1996 - 1999) and Chief Financial Officer (1994 - 1995) of Sanofi,    
Inc. and Vice President, Pharmaceutical Group, Sterling Winthrop, Inc. (1992 -  
1994). Prior to joining Sterling he was employed by General Electric.           

The Company has adopted a Code of Conduct that is applicable to its employees,  
including the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Controller.  
The Code of Conduct is available in the investor relations section on the       
Company's website at www.acmeunited.com                                         

If the Company makes any substantive amendments to the Code of Conduct which    
apply to its Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer or Controller, or 
grants any waiver, including any implicit waiver, from a provision of the Code  
of Conduct to the Company's executive officers, the Company will disclose the   
nature of the amendment or waiver on its website or in a report on Form 8-K.    

ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION                                                 

    Information with respect to executive compensation is incorporated
      herein by reference to the section entitled "Executive Compensation"
 contained in the Company's Proxy Statement to be filed with the
     Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the Company's
2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.                          

ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND     
RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS                                   

        Information regarding security ownership of certain beneficial owners,
      directors and executive officers is incorporated herein by reference
   to the information in the section entitled "Security Ownership of
       Directors and Officers" contained in the Company's Proxy Statement to
    be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection
with its 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.                 

ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR           
INDEPENDENCE                                                  

None.                                                         

Item 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES                                 

 Information regarding principal accountant fees and services is
   incorporated herein by reference to the section entitled "Fees to
       Auditors" contained in the Company's Proxy Statement to be filed with
    the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with its 2008
Annual Meeting of Shareholders.                               

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PART IV                                                                         

ITEM 15.  EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES                            

(a)(1) Financial Statements.                                                    

o    Consolidated Balance Sheets                                      

o    Consolidated Statements of Operations                            

o    Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity       

o    Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows                            

o    Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements                       

o    Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm          

(a)(2) Financial Statement Schedules                                            

o    Schedule 2--Valuation and Qualifying Accounts                    

   o    Schedules other than those listed above have been omitted because of
          the absence of conditions under which they are required or because the
          required information is presented in the Financial Statements or Notes
thereto.                                                    

(a)(3) The exhibits listed under Item 15(b) are filed or incorporated by        
reference herein.                                                 

(b) Exhibits.                                                                   

The exhibits listed below are filed as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. 
Certain of the exhibits, as indicated, have been previously filed and are       
incorporated herein by reference.                                               

------------ -------------------------------------------------------------------
Exhibit No.                        Identification of Exhibit                    
------------ -------------------------------------------------------------------
3(i)         Certificate of Organization of the Company (1)                     
------------ -------------------------------------------------------------------
      Amendment to Certificate of Organization of Registrant dated
September 24, 1968 (1)                                
------------ -------------------------------------------------------------------
        Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation of the Company dated
April 27, 1971 (2)                                    
------------ -------------------------------------------------------------------
        Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation of the Company dated
June 29, 1971 (2)                                     
------------ -------------------------------------------------------------------
3(ii)        Amendment to the Company's Bylaws (10)                             
------------ -------------------------------------------------------------------
4            Specimen of Common Stock certificate (2)                           
------------ -------------------------------------------------------------------
10.1         Non-Salaried Director Stock Option Plan dated April 22, 1996* (3)  
------------ -------------------------------------------------------------------
10.1(a)      Amendment No. 1 to the Non-Salaried Director Stock Option Plan* (4)
------------ -------------------------------------------------------------------

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10.1(b)      Amendment No. 2 to the Non-Salaried Director Stock Option Plan* (5)
------------ -------------------------------------------------------------------
10.2         1992 Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan* (6)                   
------------ -------------------------------------------------------------------
10.2(a)      Amendment No. 1 to the Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan* (7) 
------------ -------------------------------------------------------------------
10.2(b)      Amendment No. 2 to the Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan* (8) 
------------ -------------------------------------------------------------------
10.2(c)      Amendment No. 3 to the Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan* (9) 
------------ -------------------------------------------------------------------
10.2(d)      Amendment No. 4 to the Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan* (9) 
------------ -------------------------------------------------------------------
10.3         Acme United Employee Stock Option Plan dated February 26, 2002*    
as amended (11)                                       
------------ -------------------------------------------------------------------
10.4         Severance Pay Plan dated September 28, 2004*                       
------------ -------------------------------------------------------------------
10.5         Salary Continuation Plan dated September 28, 2004*                 
------------ -------------------------------------------------------------------
10.6         2005 Non-Salaried Director Stock Option Plan (12)                  
------------ -------------------------------------------------------------------
10.8         Deferred Compensation Plan dated October 2, 2007                   
------------ -------------------------------------------------------------------
21           Subsidiaries of the Registrant                                     
------------ -------------------------------------------------------------------
23           Consent of Ernst & Young, Independent Auditors                     
------------ -------------------------------------------------------------------
31.1         Certification of Walter Johnsen pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and     
     15d-14(a) and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
------------ -------------------------------------------------------------------
31.2         Certification of Paul Driscoll pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and      
     15d-14(a) and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
------------ -------------------------------------------------------------------
32.1         Certification of Walter Johnsen pursuant to Section 906 of the     
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002                            
------------ -------------------------------------------------------------------
32.2         Certification of Paul Driscoll pursuant to Section 906 of the      
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002                            
------------ -------------------------------------------------------------------

    *    Indicates a management contract or a compensatory plan or arrangement

   (1)  Previously filed in S-1 Registration Statement No. 230682 filed with
        the Commission on November 7, 1968 and amended by Amendment No. 1 on
 December 31, 1968 and by Amendment No. 2 on January 31, 1969.

 (2)  Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company's Form 10-K filed in
1971.                                                       

    (3)  Previously filed in the Company's Form S-8 Registration Statement No.
333-26739 filed with the Commission on May 9, 1997.         

    (4)  Previously filed in the Company's Form S-8 Registration Statement No.
333-84505 filed with the Commission on August 4, 1999.      

    (5)  Previously filed in the Company's Form S-8 Registration Statement No.
333-70348 filed with the Commission on September 21, 2000.  

    (6)  Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company's Proxy Statement filed
on March 29, 1996.                                          

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    (7)  Previously filed in the Company's Form S-8 Registration Statement No.
333-26737 filed with the Commission on May 9, 1997.         

    (8)  Previously filed in the Company's Form S-8 Registration Statement No.
333-84499 filed with the Commission on August 4, 1999.      

    (9)  Previously filed in the Company's Form S-8 Registration Statement No.
333-70346 filed with the Commission on September 27, 2001.  

     (10) Previously filed in the Company's form 8-K filed on February 28, 2006.

    (11) Previously filed in the Company's Proxy statement for the 2005 Annual
Meeting of Shareholders.                                    

    (12) Previously filed in the Company's Form S-8 Registration Statement No.
333-126478 filed with the Commission on July 8, 2005.       

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SCHEDULE II                                                                                                        
Acme United Corporation and Subsidiaries                                                                           
VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS                                                                                  
For the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005                                                               

                                                           Balance at     Charged to     Deductions      Balance at
                                                          Beginning of    Costs and       and Other        End of  
                                                             Period        Expenses      Adjustments       Period  
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2007                                                                                                               
Allowance for doubtful accounts                           $   116,811     $  54,182      $  81,137     $    89,856 
Allowance for inventory obsolescence                          405,963       106,938         51,434         461,467 
Deferred income tax asset valuation allowance               1,755,222       279,401              -       2,034,623 
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2006                                                                                                               
Allowance for doubtful accounts                           $   136,050     $  51,256      $  70,495     $   116,811 
Allowance for inventory obsolescence                          453,369        99,234        146,640         405,963 
Deferred income tax asset valuation allowance               1,415,401       339,821              -       1,755,222 
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2005                                                                                                               
Allowance for doubtful accounts                           $   210,914     $ (60,971)     $  13,893     $   136,050 
Allowance for inventory obsolescence                          620,538       218,269        385,438         453,369 
Deferred income tax asset valuation allowance               1,335,907        79,494              -       1,415,401 
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Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange  
Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its     
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on March 12, 2008.        

ACME UNITED CORPORATION                                                         
(Registrant)                                                                    

Signatures                             Titles                                   

/s/ Walter C. Johnsen                                                           
--------------------------                                                      
Walter C. Johnsen                      Chairman and Chief Executive Officer     

/s/ Gary D. Penisten                                                            
--------------------------                                                      
Gary D. Penisten                       Chairman Emeritus of the Board           

/s/ Brian S. Olschan                                                            
--------------------------                                                      
Brian S. Olschan                       President, Chief Operating Officer and   
      Director

/s/ Paul G. Driscoll                                                            
--------------------------                                                      
Paul G. Driscoll                       Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, 
                     Secretary and Treasurer

/s/ Rex L. Davidson                                                             
--------------------------                                                      
Rex Davidson                           Director                                 

/s/ Richmond Y. Holden, Jr.                                                     
--------------------------                                                      
Richmond Y. Holden, Jr                 Director                                 

/s/ Susan H. Murphy                                                             
--------------------------                                                      
Susan H. Murphy                        Director                                 

/s/ Stephen Spinelli                                                            
--------------------------                                                      
Stephen Spinelli                       Director                                 

/s/ Stevenson E. Ward III                                                       
--------------------------                                                      
Stevenson E. Ward III                  Director                                 

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		12/31/06		6		42			10-K
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