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I think quite a few of us can relate to some of the things in this post
QUOTE (Davide @ karavansara.com)
I was strangely touched, a few hours back, when I found out, by chance, that early this week Carl Elsener, head of the Victorinox company, passed away at the age of 90.
I have to admit that for me, Herr Elsener is not the first character that comes to mind when I think about my Swiss Army knife. I was a kid in the 80s – I was a MacGyver fan.
And yet, the photograph of the smiling, white-haired Swiss businessman sort of made me feel a pang of nostalgia. We shared something. I was a happy customer of his. I have a Victorinox Tinker in my jeans pocket, hanging by a small carabiner from a belt loop. It’s been there for ages. Before that, there was a heavier, wood-handled Hiker model, hanging there. The one with the saw and the corkscrew. I lost it somewhere in the ’90s. The Tinker is leaner, more essential, almost minimalist. And dirt cheap.
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Very neat article. I can most definitely relate to this.
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