A view of the village from the Victorinox Swiss Army knife factory in Ibach-Schwyz, Switzerland. The Victorinox factory is in a bucolic Swiss region of pine forests, timbered houses and church spires. — Lea Meienberg/The New York Times
IN the vast Alpine factory where Swiss Army knives are born, workers slot finely- sharpened blades onto stainless steel plates. Corkscrews, scissors and can openers click neatly into place.
Encased in bright red and stamped with a silver cross and shield, an icon of “Made in Switzerland” quality takes shape.
