Claudia ZahnMar 7

The Underwood Multi-tool (c. 1850)

Decades before the first Swiss Army knife (1891), London’s Underwood of Haymarket crafted this "harped" pocket kit. Designed for Victorian sportsmen, it features a hoof pick, saw, and corkscrew. A rare 19th-century masterpiece of portability.

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Show threadcathos
@Adrenochrome I'm impressed - especially by the little detents in the hinge to make the bits all stay closed or opened!
Mar 8 at 5:16amWeb
Show threadratfactorMar 9
@cathos @Adrenochrome I came here to say the same thing about the detents and how the tension for them appears to be elegantly provided by the main outer loop. Great design!