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Wenger in the MoMa, long read!

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Wenger in the MoMa, long read!
on: September 14, 2016, 09:56:29 AM
Curious thing happened yesterday.
I was at the cafe and my sister showed me the book she had gottten herself (she's studying Art & Design) about The Most influential Designs in history. While browsing the book I spotted a Wenger in one of the pages, and here's the thing: it was the same Wenger I was currently carrying at the moment. Of course, a pic was needed to remember that moment in the future.



Only difference was the presence of the linerlock and the file, which was looking to the other side than the one from the Wenger in the book.
We both were pretty amazed that of all my SAKs it was that the one in my pocket, pretty rare thing to happen. Same model, same tools.


Text from the pic is in Spanish, but it more or less says:

"Swiss army knife from Wenger, 1970. This combination of blade and other tools was originally designed in 1908. This piece is a small sample belonging to the permanent collection found at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. (yup, the famous MoMa)."

I didn't know that fact!
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Re: Wenger in the MoMa, long read!
Reply #1 on: September 14, 2016, 01:19:09 PM
Very cool!  :like:
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Re: Wenger in the MoMa, long read!
Reply #2 on: September 14, 2016, 01:24:17 PM
My daughter has the same book (in English). She is studying Industrial Design.
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Re: Wenger in the MoMa, long read!
Reply #3 on: September 15, 2016, 07:53:43 PM
Nice! Thanks for sharing the moment. Your sister probably thought:  :facepalm:
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Re: Wenger in the MoMa, long read!
Reply #4 on: September 15, 2016, 07:59:19 PM
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