The Swiss Army did not invent the folding multi-purpose tool. This Roman contraption, dating to around 200 AD, included a knife blade (the rusted thing), a spoon, a fork, a toothpick, a small spike, and that little hooked blade, which may have been for getting cooking oil out of small bottles.
Saturday, January 30, 2010
The Romans Had Them First
The Swiss Army did not invent the folding multi-purpose tool. This Roman contraption, dating to around 200 AD, included a knife blade (the rusted thing), a spoon, a fork, a toothpick, a small spike, and that little hooked blade, which may have been for getting cooking oil out of small bottles.
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