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"The Steak Issue" of Saveur Magazine (circ. 825K) features an article on the history of steak knives. And as you might expect, Gerber is in the mix, "In 1947, the Oregon-based knife maker Gerber started offering boxed sets of steak knives, derived from meat carvers, that sold well at upscale jewlery shops and as wedding gifts."