r/victorinox • u/Beethoven_says • 12h ago

Identify this Elinox (& logo)?

I found this in my father's belongings. It says 'Elinox' on one side of the blade, and Victorinox/Switzerland/Stainless/Rostfrei on the other. The logo confuses me as I can't find a Messerli company that was founded in 1876 (I assume that's why the date is there). Any help appreciated!

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u/Deathmonger1911 SPIRIT MXBS 12h ago

Alox Bantam?

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u/Longjumping_Ad_7295 12h ago

yep smooth alox bantam

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u/Beethoven_says 10h ago

Yes, it does look like your blue one (with the 'straighter' bottle opener)

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u/Punished-Again 12h ago

Model 2230 maybe 1957-1965

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u/Beethoven_says 10h ago

Thanks. Any clue on the logo/name? It seems there was an Albert Messerli born in 1876, and the Messerli company wasn't created until the 20thC (I know the name is 'little knife' but it looks like a company/person name).

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u/simfes 26m ago

Messerli Informationstechnik (gegründet 1876)

Messerli Informationstechnik was a company founded in 1876; it changed hands several times and has now been fully absorbed into Canon Production Printing.

You won't find any mention of this on the English Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_Production_Printing), but you will on the German-language version (https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_Production_Printing):

Der gemeinsame Hauptsitz der Océ (Schweiz) AG und der Canon (Schweiz) AG war in Wallisellen  bei Zürich angesiedelt. 1997 übernahm Océ die Mehrheit der Aktien von Messerli Informationstechnik (gegründet 1876), die dadurch 1998 in Océ (Schweiz) AG umbenannt wurde

==> joint headquarters of Océ Switzerland AG and Canon Switzerland AG was located in Wallisellen, near Zurich. In 1997, Océ acquired a majority stake in Messerli Informationstechnik (founded in 1876), which was subsequently renamed Océ (Switzerland) AG in 1998

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u/MisterHerrH 11h ago

Messer is German for knife and the ' li ' on the end usually a cute way of saying small. So little knife, small knife etc.

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u/Beethoven_says 10h ago

Thanks. Yes, I found out about the word 'little knife' but it seems more of a company/person name. It seems there was an Albert Messerli born in 1876 (date on the logo), and the Messerli company wasn't created until the 20thC.

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u/fog_hornist 8h ago

rather a giveaway from a company named after its owner ("Messerli") that was founded in 1876 and survived till the date u/Punished-Again mentioned..

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u/fog_hornist 8h ago

Messerli is a common lastname in Switzerland; most common in central switzerland (think bern/lucerne) very possible - judging from the logo - that it was an architect-company or similar founded in 1876 ..? (edit: due to the compass)