Product Description: 100th Anniversary History of knife factory Victorinox - fully illustrated from the beginnings up to 1900 through 1984 - knives, cutlery & scissors

Rating : - The Knife, by Victorinox
The Victorinox company in Switzerland makes the original and the best Swiss Army Knives. They produced this book in 1984 for the 100th anniversary of the founding of Victorinox. It covers the history of cutting implements from the Stone Age through the Machine Age -- good drawings of old tools, photographs of modern knives and machines in the factory, sensible text. Describes the development of the cutlery industry in several European countries and elswhere in the world. Treats the U.S. quite briefly but gives a good history of the development of Elsener/Victoria/Victorinox. An essential resource for the collector of Swiss Army knives.