My Dad's old 'Victoria'

[Chui]

Guess he must have bought this back in around 1965.

He was a very keen gardener, hence the pruning and budding blade - strangely enough, the latter is stainless, whereas both others are ferrous steel of some kind.

Liners are brass and the scales look some kind of horn.

Anyone know this model..? What year did they change to 'Victorinox..?

Lovely old thing.........good memories...

 

[supratentorial]

Nice old Victorinox brand knife. :thumbup:

 

[Gevonovich]

What a supreme treasure to have your Dads gardening knife...perfection:thumbup:

 

[Macchina]

Very cool knife! The use alone proves his love for gardening!
Do you know if he used the budding blade for actual budding of trees?

 

[Campbellclanman]

What a supreme treasure to have your Dads gardening knife...perfection:thumbup:

Absolutely my friend! Awesome to have this Chui!

 

[waynorth]

Non-reactive material was (is) preferred for budding blades - Ivory, Horn, Bone and Stainless steel were the usuals. Better for the graft to take without "pollution" apparently.
Nice knife and heirloom!!

 

[Chui]

.........cheers, guys

Non-reactive material was (is) preferred for budding blades - Ivory, Horn, Bone and Stainless steel were the usuals. Better for the graft to take without "pollution" apparently.
Nice knife and heirloom!!

- aah, great, thanks for the info :thumbup:

Absolutely my friend! Awesome to have this Chui!

- thank you, sir!

Very cool knife! The use alone proves his love for gardening!
Do you know if he used the budding blade for actual budding of trees?

- oh yes! My Dad was a real gardener. He was Bursar of a College of Agriculture & Horticulture not long after we all came back from Kenya in the 60's. He used to do all sorts of stuff...

What a supreme treasure to have your Dads gardening knife...perfection:thumbup:

- indeed..........he passed away over 20 years ago now, and it is a very treasured possession

 

[Chui]

Nice old Victorinox brand knife. :thumbup:

- much obliged, Jake.........what a great sheet of info! :thumbup:

I'm still curious though, having never seen these bone scales on a Victoria/Victorinox before...

 

[Jack Black]

Nice to see this Chui, glad you have your Dad's old knife :thumbup:

 

[supratentorial]

- much obliged, Jake.........what a great sheet of info! :thumbup:

I'm still curious though, having never seen these bone scales on a Victoria/Victorinox before...

The handle material is buffalo horn. Here's a much more modern version of your father's knife. The Victorinox pattern number is 1.9116 if you want to search for one. I think they call it a budding and pruning knife. Unfortunately, they stopped making the pattern with buffalo horn handles a long time ago.

Buffalo horn was used on many of their old knives but rarely used on their modern knives. Here's another oldie...

 

[Chui]

- wonderful, thank you, Jake - shall seek one of those out !



Cheers, Jack......yes, very special to have his old knife

 

[Pipeman]

- wonderful, thank you, Jake - shall seek one of those out !



Cheers, Jack......yes, very special to have his old knife

Great knife Chui, it's wonderful to have a Family piece. Check the auction site under Budding grafting knives, the
New Victorianox are there along with a number of old and new German budder grafters.

Best regards

Robin

 

[Will Power]

What a fine knife, and a nice small compact size for real carry in the pocket. The budding knives were as Charlie pointed out, often made of inert material, rust could inhibit or even poison the cut. Sap is also highly sticky and is easier to clean and wipe off from stainless.

Thanks for showing, do you have any of your dad's interest in gardening?

Regards, Will

 

[Wowbagger]

Yes thank you for putting that one up for us to see !
Now that's a REAL knife.
I learned a lot too thanks guys.

Chui-888, I am even enjoying the REAL table you displayed it on (meaning nice wood).

 

[Steven65]

Wow that is really nice Paul, do you think he bought that in Kenya? You must show that to me next time I visit.

 

[Chui]

- thank you @wowbagger

That's just my lill ol' worktop in my office - cheers! :thumbup:

 

[Chui]

Wow that is really nice Paul, do you think he bought that in Kenya? You must show that to me next time I visit.

- baie dankie, meneer..........of course.........look forward to that visit too

He would've bought just after we arrived UK, so my guess is actually around 1963~64, maybe 65.

 

[Steven65]

- baie dankie, meneer..........of course.........look forward to that visit too

He would've bought just after we arrived UK, so my guess is actually around 1963~64, maybe 65.

There was a famous old cutlery store in Burlington Arcade that sold Victorinox. I used to peer into the window longingly as a boy.
I wonder if it came from there.

 

[sturzi]

Nice to see another Victoria, they are pretty rare in this forum...
Here's another one with horn handles, this was my great-grandfather's knife.

 

[Thomas Linton]

Anyone know this model..? What year did they change to 'Victorinox..?

[In 1909] the mother of founder Karl Elsener died and he named the company "Victoria" in her honour. In 1921, with the introduction of "inox" (ab. for acier inoxydable, the French term for stainless steel) into their products, the brand and name of the company became the present "Victorinox" ("Victoria"+"Inox").

Source: Victorinox. http://www.swissarmy.com/us/en/Explore/Company/History/cms/history

But I wonder as I have a small chef's knife marked "Victoria" over "Inox," not "Victorinox."