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world's oldest swiss army knife

post #1 of 9
1/30/10 at 11:43pm
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Roman era
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If our multi-tools today, with their screwdrivers, pliers, and the rest, center on fixing things, this Roman predecessor is more useful for enjoying the pleasures of food. The tool includes a spike which historians think was used to snag snails out of their shells. A hook-like spatula is thought to have helped coax sauce out of the bottle. www.gizmodo.com/5460475/the-worlds-oldest-swiss-army-knife
i don't know about you guys but i think this is just fantastic. and so aesthetically well-designed, too!
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post #2 of 9
1/31/10 at 8:15am
Lol at the spike that experts think might be to get snails out of shells - just like the thing on modern ones no-one knows what is for but might be for getting things out of horses shoes with. I'd never seen pictures of that before - it's really interesting. Civilisation really did take a 1000 year holiday after the fall of Rome.
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post #3 of 9
1/31/10 at 11:08am
Interesting that only the blade is corroded. They must have used a different metal for it.
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post #4 of 9
1/31/10 at 5:06pm
Impressive. Thanks.
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post #5 of 9
1/31/10 at 7:23pm
That is very cool indeed. I think it looks cooler then the modern ones.
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post #6 of 9
1/31/10 at 8:59pm
Cool. Did they have ones with oyster shuckers instead of snail spikes?
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post #7 of 9
1/31/10 at 8:59pm
The spoon would make a fine shoehorn for little gentlemen.
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post #8 of 9
1/31/10 at 9:02pm
That's pretty cool! Thanks for posting.
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post #9 of 9
2/1/10 at 2:17am
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Originally Posted by mafoofan View Post
Interesting that only the blade is corroded. They must have used a different metal for it.

The blade was made from steel, the rest is made of silver.
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