In search of a better life and the American dream, sixteen year old Donato Ramella, our grandfather, immigrated to the United States from Costoluccia, Italy. With limited skills, young Donato began his new life in America working at a number of odd jobs before landing a job with E.C. Muller Co in New York. Here Donato quickly learned the trade and became a skilled craftsman making quality files and engraving tools for the jewelers' industry.