1909 RÖDTER model TOLEDO pocket knife

1909 RÖDTER model TOLEDO pocket knife, 3-part case, item no. 2051.000.00.0

Blade length 6.0 cm

Blade length 4.0 cm

Blade material high-performance steel

Blade shape medium-point

Handle length 8.0 cm

Handle colours: black/gold

Handle length: 4.0 cm

Opening aid: nail nick

Weight: 40 grams

Manufacturer: 1909 RÖDTER, commissioned work from Solingen, Germany

Delivered with a matching leather case

Search terms: classic, collector's knife, men's knife, ladies' knife, suit knife, gentleman's knife

Function

1) large blade 6.2 cm

2) small blade = penknife 3.8 cm

3) nail file with nail cleaner 6 cm

Typically German. The term TOLEDO for a pocket knife decorated in this way.

On the one hand, the Spanish city of Toledo, not far from Madrid, was considered a centre of the armourers' trade. On the other hand, it is derived from the inlaying technique practised in Spain.

In the 4th millennium BC, such ‘decoration’ was already practised, which is what the Arabic word ‘tau¨ija’ means. So were bladed weapons, as was the Nebra sky disc. Inlaying combines punching with engraving. In the 1920s, the decorative technique was taught at the ‘Solingen Technical School for Steelware Industry’. A hundred years later, the slim suit knives are still in production. They were made by a hobby craftsman in Solingen for the company's own 1909 RÖDTER line. Nowhere else in the world are knives called TOLEDO.

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