Karl Elsener (9 October 1860 - 26 December 1918) was a Swiss cutler, inventor and entrepreneur.
Karl Elsener completed an apprenticeship as a
knife maker
Knife making is the process of manufacturing a knife by any one or a combination of processes: stock removal, forging to shape, welded lamination or investment cast. Typical metals used come from the carbon steel, tool, or stainless steel fami ...
in
Zug. After some
journeyman years
In a certain tradition, the journeyman years () are a time of travel for several years after completing apprenticeship as a craftsman. The tradition dates back to medieval times and is still alive in France, Scandinavia and the German-speaking c ...
he opened a factory in
Ibach, Switzerland in 1884 for the manufacture of knives and surgical instruments. He started production of the
Swiss army knife in Switzerland in 1891 and developed his knife manufacturing company into what has become
Victorinox.
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From 1912 to 1918 Elsener was a member of the cantonal parliament of the Canton of Schwyz
The canton of Schwyz (german: Kanton Schwyz rm, Chantun Sviz; french: Canton de Schwytz; it, Canton Svitto) is a canton in central Switzerland between the Alps in the south, Lake Lucerne to the west and Lake Zürich in the north, centred on ...
. He was married three times.
After him his son, Carl Elsener (1886-1950), and his grandson Carl Elsener senior (1922-2013) and his great-grandson Carl Elsener Jr. (born 1958) led the Victorinox company.
References
External links
Blog Victorinox Swiss Army watches
Victorinox - página oficial
External links
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Official website Victorinox
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19th-century Swiss inventors
20th-century Swiss businesspeople
Cutlers
1860 births
1918 deaths