[SML] History of the Leatherman

Dave Vick dave.vick at gmail.com
Tue May 21 04:25:30 UTC 2024


On Mon, May 20, 2024 at 10:39 PM Jeff Forbes via Stagecraft
<stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:

> Gerber? Really? I didn't know that. I’ve had my Gerber multi-tool for almost 25 years now…

Yep. Since 1939... A story as odd and interesting as the Leatherman
origin story.
Joe Gerber was originally in advertising, then somehow got a wild hair
up his [DELETED] to start a kitchen knife company. And the rest, as
they say (whoever They are), is an 85-year history.

Gerber Gear
14200 SW 72nd Avenue
Portland, OR 97224

-DV



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