America may not have invented the hamburger, per se, but we have so emphatically made the tasty Europe-born meat sandwich our own that it’s pretty universally recognized as “American.”
Along similar lines in the knife and EDC world, we inherited the Barlow (which originated in England in the 17th century), but by the 1800s, Greenfield, Massachusetts-based John Russell Cutlery Company was selling these handy pocket knives like hotcakes.
Barlows continue to be the hot pattern. I haven’t seen a drop off. Boker is one of the leaders, but they are ubiquitous across many companies.
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