Gerber Legendary Blades

In 1939 Joseph Gerber hired a local knife maker to build 25 sets of kitchen cutlery to be given as Christmas gifts The knives were so popular that Joseph Gerber left his advertising agency to start Gerber Legendary Blades The unique style and high quality manufacturing of Gerber cutlery soon developed wide spread acclaim In fact Gerber Legendary Blades are the only cutlery on display in New York s Museum of Modern Art From very early on Gerber collaborated with top knife designers setting a standard of quality for everyone else to follow Renowned designers such as Al Mar Bob Loveless Paul Poehlmann Blackie Collins William Harsey Jr and Ernest Emerson have all designed knives for Gerber In 2002 this tradition continued as Gerber released the Silver Trident designed by Chief James Patches Watson and Bill Harsey Jr Today Gerber continues to design and manufacture unique high quality outdoor recreation products