[Pocket Knife] Shell Oil, Wenger, Red

Object/Artifact

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Canadian Energy Museum

[Pocket Knife] Shell Oil, Wenger, Red - Front Open: View of front fully opened (excluding bottle opener and screwdriver).
[Pocket Knife] Shell Oil, Wenger, Red - Front Open

View of front fully opened (excluding bottle opener and screwdriver).

Name/Title

[Pocket Knife] Shell Oil, Wenger, Red

Entry/Object ID

2023.6.6

Tags

Pocket Knife, Knife, Blade, Shell Oil, Wenger Swiss Army Knife, Tool, Plastic, Metal, Red, Silver, Corkscrew, Bottle Opener, Screwdriver, Box, Packaging

Description

A pocket knife with two blades, a screw bottle opener, a pop-top bottle opener, an awl, and a flathead screwdriver. Pocket Knife Features: A Wenger brand Swiss army knife, with a red plastic body and a silver imprint of the Wenger cross logo on the back. On the front is printed in gold print is "Shell" to the right. To the right is a loop with a small split ring. Instructional Leaflet: Single sheet leaflet folded into eighths. Packaging Box: Card box, with white and red print. Red body with white text predominantly. Front: "The genuine WENGER SWISS ARMY KNIFE; Fully guaranteed". Side A: "Das echte Schweizer Offiziermesser; WENGER; Volle Garantie". Side B: "Le véritable COUTEAU SUISSE; WENGER; Garantie totale". Back: Flat color illustration of the pocket knife cover with logo, and a yellow sticker identifying it as a 'Safety Screwdriver'. Top Flap: "Wenger SA Delémont Switzerland". Bottom Flap: Yellow sticker with typewritten numbers "1 08 11" covering the same print as the top flap.

Collection

Orphan Objects Collection

Cataloged By

Danielle P. Lane

Category

Pocket Knife
Branded Tools, Branded and Promotional Material

Acquisition

Accession

2023.6

Acquisition Method

Found

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Wenger

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Country

Switzerland

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Knife, Pocket

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Personal Assistive Objects

Nomenclature Class

Personal Gear

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Pocket Knife Closed

Height

28 mm

Width

86 mm

Depth

15 mm

Dimension Description

Informational Leaflet

Height

189 mm

Width

74.5 mm

Dimension Description

Packaging Box

Height

28 mm

Width

107 mm

Depth

19 mm

Material

Plastic, Metal

Color

Red, Silver, Gold

Condition

Reason for Exam

Accession

Overall Condition

Very Good

Condition Detail

Scratch, Wear, Finger Prints / Marks

Date Examined

Feb 16, 2023

Examined By

Danielle P. Lane

Surface

The pocket knife has minor to moderate scratches on the plastic surface. Notable scratches around the Wenger logo.

Mechanism

Well-oiled, smooth opening for all elements, though pop-top bottle opener and screwdriver are more challenging.

Reason for Exam

Accession

Overall Condition

Fair

Condition Detail

Wear, Bumping, Frayed / Fraying, Creasing

Date Examined

Feb 16, 2023

Examined By

Danielle P. Lane

Surface

The instructional leaflet is heavily creased from storage folding and unintentional folding when being taken and out, and coming in contact with the pocket knife. Packaging box so quite worn from handling, with frayed and bumped corners. Print is worn in places.

Structure

The top flap of the box is torn and will not remain closed.

Created By

Danielle P. Lane

Create Date

February 16, 2023

Updated By

Danielle P. Lane

Update Date

December 11, 2024