100 Years of Innovation -The company was founded in 1884. Since 1891 the company has delivered knives to the Swiss army. Their famous cross in a shield emblem has been used by Victorinox since 1909. That year, the mother of founder Karl Elsener died and he changed the name of the company to "Victoria" in her honor. In 1921, with the introduction of stainless steel, "inox" (Fr: acier inoxydable) into their products, the brand and name of the company became the present "Victorinox" ("Victoria"+"Inox").  The term "Swiss Army Knife" was coined by the American soldier in WWII. The Americans had a hard time pronouncing "offiziermesser".  On 26 April 2005 Victorinox acquired Wenger, the other official supplier of the Swiss Army knife. For now, Victorinox has announced that it intends to keep both brands intact.  The Swiss Army knife is the product that has been the centerpiece of Victorinox's business. Swiss Army knives are widely used outside the army. They are useful multifunctional instruments for everyday life and are available in a wide variety of sizes and functional combinations. Even NASA astronauts have a Victorinox knife as standard equipment. Victorinox knives have also been taken to Mt. Everest and the Arctic. The flagship model of Victorinox, the SwissChamp, is in the New York Museum of Modern Art's Permanent Design Collection

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