| What is one thing that has seen wars, opened | | | | Victorinox was coined from the combination of |
| gazillions of canned beans, corned beef, soup, bottled | | | | Victoria and inox, in honor of his mother Victoria and |
| colas, and beer, and is now sitting prettily at the New | | | | the stainless steel or inox he used for his knives. |
| York Museum of Art? Your guess is as good as mine. | | | | The famous utility knife invaded the golfing greens and |
| It's the ever faithful Swiss Army knife. | | | | is now on cyber mode with the latest Cybertool 34. |
| The Soldier's Valet | | | | Golfers have a use for the one handed divot repair |
| Forty-four years after the last armed conflict on Swiss | | | | tool, one handed removable ball marker, and groove |
| territory, Karl Elsener designed the first prototype of | | | | cleaner. Computer technicians have uses for the 34 |
| the Swiss Army knife. This creative burst of genius | | | | features of the Cybertool. It includes a bit wrench and |
| was triggered by his indignation that the Swiss Army | | | | a set of precision instruments for computers. |
| was issuing German-made pocket knives to their | | | | There's the Victorinox Swiss Memory USBs that |
| soldiers. | | | | boasts of a 256 and 512 MB memory sticks. These |
| His first design had a cutting blade, can opener, a | | | | are compatible with Windows 98SE/ME/2000/MAC |
| punch, and a screwdriver - the perfect mechanism for | | | | OS X, OS 8.6 and higher. These can be used also on |
| soldiers who had no time for an extra baggage. Five | | | | a Linux 2.4 and higher. |
| years later, he added a spring mechanism that | | | | The Swiss Army knife with USBs includes different |
| secured two additional cutters on both sides of the | | | | features like the LED light, scissors, blade, and |
| handle. What made him add a corkscrew is something | | | | retractable ballpoint pen. |
| worth pondering - but it was heaven sent. | | | | Not to be outdone, Wenger, another manufacturer, has |
| The soldiers could do a lot of things with one small | | | | come up with beautiful Swiss Army knife money clips. |
| device - uncork a bottle of wine, whittle wood, mince | | | | What do you know? This knife that comes with a |
| onions, fix a loose screw, and clean their fingernails. | | | | limited lifetime warranty has bells and whistles, making |
| This invention soon invaded the US Army. Finding it | | | | it easy to locate from a sea of generic army knives. |
| hard to say Offiziersmesser the GI Joes called it the | | | | Great Gift Items |
| Swiss Army knife, and the name stuck. Today 116 | | | | No one can resist a Swiss Army knife. It's like a tool |
| years later, Elsener's invention is as multi-tasking as | | | | shed or office to go. With its varied features and |
| ever with added features such as the miniature | | | | premium artisanship, who will say no? If you are |
| scissors and the hair tweezers. The soldier's valet | | | | thinking of functional, then get these while these are on |
| indeed marched with the times. | | | | sale. For a personal touch to the gift, have a special |
| Is that a Swiss Army Knife? | | | | note inscribed. Just in time for the holidays, right? |
| Elsener sold his invention under the Victorinox label. | | | | |