Our History

The Warther family of Dover , Ohio has been a family of artisans working in wood and ivory since 1902 when Ernest Warther began a family business of knife making and carving .

Ernest's son, David Warther Sr., entered the family business after getting out of the service after World War II . In addition to making ivory handled cutlery he began providing ivory parts to artisans and craftsmen in America.

In the 1960's, David's son, David Warther II began making miniature ivory ships from wood and from elephant tusk ivory and continues to create this artwork today. Please browse through our website to see and understand the art project better.

Thank you.

David Warther
P.O. Box 6
Dover , Ohio
44622