Interesting little knife

[mr.trooper]

I recently came accross this little money clip:

The logos and writing are engraved into the steel liners, and filled with some sort of Enamel. It constists of a General Electric logo, and the phrase "GE Electrical Distribution & Control".

Yea, Yea, I know what your thinking: "another POS Company trinket knife. We have seen 1,000 of these things, grow up and stop posting about his crappy llittle knives."

Regardless, two things caught my eye:

#1) Instead of the usual "China" or "Stainless", the main blade is marked with "Zippo". Yes, you read that correctly, its made by Zippo. The font is even identical to that found in the Zippo logo (with the small stem on the "i", and the distinctive "p") No importation stamps are to be found, so I assume it to be made in America by Zippos promotional products department, which includes other pocket knives.

#2) The springs are quite strong; Strong enough that opening the utensils can sometiems be a little dificult with the nail notches. Needless to say, there is no blade play.

Now the blade steel itself, while not specified, is unlikely to be anything other than 420J2. Even so the fit of the parts is quite good, and I doubt better steel would make an ounce of difference on a blade this thin; it is only 1/16'th of an inch.

Has anyone seen, or had any experience with Zippos other promotional products?

 

[mrd74]

Aren't Zippo and Case knives affiliated?

 

[mr.trooper]

Yes sir, they are.

 

[Esav Benyamin]

Yes, Zippo and Case are affiliated, in which case the blades may not be 420J2, they may be ... Surgical Stainless!

I've had a number of souvenir money clip knives over the years, from companies that family members have worked with. All of them had similar short, thin blades that worked nicely for small tasks.