Long before there were Swiss Army Knives, Leatherman multi-tools, or Boy Scout mess kit pocket knives, the Romans were fashioning them out of silver and iron:
This one is in the Fitzwilliam Museum at the University of Cambridge, UK.
Here is its description:
Title:
Roman “Swiss Army Knife”
Category:
tool/implement
Name: compound utensil
Date: 201 — 300 CE
Period: Middle Roman
Description: eating implement, folding, with three-pronged fork, spatula, pick, spike and knife.
Production
Place (legacy): Mediterranean, production, region
Materials: knife: iron; other tools: silver
Dimensions: height: 88 mm [3.5″] width: 155 mm [6″]
The Fitzwilliam Museum has a large online gallery:
http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk
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