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Sale of Property (Details Narrative) (USD $)
1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2008
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Sale Of Property Details Narrative      
Description of property sale

In December 2008, the Company sold property it owned in Bridgeport, Connecticut to B&E Juices, Inc. for $2.5 million.  The property consists of approximately four acres of land and 48,000 sq. feet of warehouse space.  The property was the site of the original Acme United scissor factory which opened in 1887 and was closed in 1996.

   
Proceeds from sale of property $ 2,500,000    
Mortgage receivable from sale of property 2,000,000    
Interest rate on mortgage receivable   6.00%  
Undiscounted environmental remediation liability 1,800,000    
Payments for remediation   85,000  
Accrual for environmental remediation and monitoring   39,044 123,587
Accrual for environmental remediation and monitoring, current   39,044  
Proceeds received as repayment of mortgage receivable   $ 1,726,000