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The corkscrew knife was produced by Carl Schmidt Sohn, Solingen, Germany.
The tobacco card issued by John Player & Sons tells this story:
Polar Exploration. Dr. Fridjof Nansen, G.C.V.O., F.R.G.S.
Dr. Nansen was born near Christiania, Oct. 10th, 1861. He was educated at the University of Christiania, and was a naturalist by training. He first visited Greenland in 1882, and in 1888-1889 crossed S. Greenland in snow shoes. In June, 1893, Nansen sailed from Christiania in the Fram, a vessel of 402 tons, intending to drift across the North Pole to Greenland. He reached the highest latitude then attained 86° 14'.
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An unusual knife with three blades, a corkscrew (short worm), and a can opener. The can opener is marked "CLE-BBB, Brevete S. G. D. G." The master blade is marked "Couteau-Clé BBB Thiers-France." Copy on reverse is: "Il n'y a pas d'ideal plus noble que celui d'une societe ou le travail sera souverain" - there will be no more noble an ideal that a society where work is king |
Jean Jaures was one of the leaders of the French Socialist movement during its early years. In 1859 he was born in Castres, France. He was a teacher in Albi and a lecturer in Toulose. In 1885 he entered the polictical arena. On July 31, 1914 Jaures was assassinated in Paris on July 31, 1914 by Raoul Villain.
©2001 Donald A. Bull