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A collection of pocketknives A Swiss Army knife made by Victorinox. A pocketknife is a knife with one or more blades that fold into the handle. They are also known as jackknives, folding knives, EDC knife, or may be referred to as a penknife, though a penknife may also be a specific kind of pocketknife.
Andrew J. Toti (24 July 1915 – 20 March 2005) was an American inventor [1].Toti was born in Visalia, California, and died in Modesto, California [1].He held more than 500 U.S. patents at the time of his death [1].
Rocker knife is a knife that cuts with a rocking motion, which is primarily used by people whose disabilities prevent them from using a fork and knife simultaneously. [20] Table knife or Case knife: A piece of cutlery, either a butter knife, steak knife, or both, that is part of a table setting, accompanying the fork and spoon
Splayds, a combination knife, fork, and spoon. Splayds are a type of combination utensil that combine the functions of the three main eating utensils: forks, spoons, and knives. [16] It was invented in the 1940s in Australia by William McArthur after he saw people having difficulty balancing all their utensils and their plate. [17]
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Knife publications frequently list the location, date and time of club meetings as a service to new collectors. Collectors who have already narrowed their collecting focus to the knives of a particular maker or factory may want to join a club that focuses on this producer's work, such as the Randall Knife Society , Emerson's Collector Club , etc.
Piquerism (derived from the French piquer—"to prick") refers to a sexual interest in penetrating the skin of another person with sharp objects (such as pins, razors, knives, etc.). Sometimes, this is serious enough to cause extreme injuries or even death. [ 1 ]
An early mention of a spring-loaded gagging device is in F. de Calvi's L'Inventaire général de l'histoire des larrons ("General inventory of the history of thieves"), written in 1639, which attributes the invention to a robber named Capitaine Gaucherou de Palioly in the days of Henry of Navarre.