The Daily Mail reports on this nifty Ancient Roman gadget ...
The world's first Swiss Army knife' has been revealed - made 1,800 years before its modern counterpart.
An intricately designed Roman implement, which dates back to 200AD, it is made from silver but has an iron blade.
It features a spoon, fork as well as a retractable spike, spatula and small tooth-pick.
[ Many thanks to Pavao for emailing me the link. ]
The fork puts me a bit off. The fork is a relatively young eating tool in Europe. Knife and hands was usually enough.
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0WOW, Im wondering how much that cost back in the day! Probably a big investment for who ever bought one.
0 0Greetings from Falls County,
This is amazing. This sort of thing is what makes history (and The Firearm Blog) fun.
0 0Wow, that article ran ages ago. Still a neat bit of ingenuity. Is is any wonder they had such an empire.
0 0Dude, it’s the Daily Mail. 10-1 odds that it’s fake or wrong.
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The fork puts me a bit off. The fork is a relatively young eating tool in Europe. Knife and hands was usually enough.
WOW, Im wondering how much that cost back in the day! Probably a big investment for who ever bought one.
Greetings from Falls County,
This is amazing. This sort of thing is what makes history (and The Firearm Blog) fun.
Wow, that article ran ages ago. Still a neat bit of ingenuity. Is is any wonder they had such an empire.
Dude, it’s the Daily Mail. 10-1 odds that it’s fake or wrong.