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Credo Solingen

On January 1, 1924, Gustav Kracht founded the

Credo Stahlwarenfabrik in Solingen, Germany.

Gustav Kracht was born on February 28, 1877 at

Rehme/Westphalia. He was always closely

connected to the cutlery production in Solingen.

As early as 1912 he obtained a German patent for

a can opener. In the beginning Credo produced

nutcrackers, corn cutters (Kracht's patent), and

other kitchen tools. The company is still in

operation today. The firm is one of the leading

producers of mechanical pedicure items.

Credo's 1950s product range

Of particular interest to corkscrew collectors is this combination tool produced by

Credo. It is a corkscrew, a can opener in the P-38 style, a bottle cap remover, and it also

will remover stoppers on bottles as shown in the photo below.