This is an older Victorinox Prince with tortoise-shell scales. In certain markets (e.g. Canada) it may have been sold under the Treasurer name. The scales are made of celluloid which predates the Cellidor material. Celluloid is a plastic containing nitrocellulose and camphor. This material is chemically unstable and has the tendency to deteriorate with age […]
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This small pocket knife was listed in the 1940s Elsener/Victoria catalogue. It was known as 50CT: 50 = the Student config (75mm, two blades), CT = Celluloid Tortoise. I’m putting this under cellidor although this knife predates the cellidor scaled SAKs. Old celluloid has the tendency to decay and shrink. These tortoise celluloid scales however
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This old Swiss pocket knife was sold to me as a vintage Elsener knife. Although Elsener or Victoria/Victorinox knives in 62mm are known to exist, I doubt this is one because it lacks any Elsener (or Victoria/Victoria) markings. The tang stamp seems to say INOXYD or JNOXYD, but some sources mention the stamp NONOXYD. It
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