Y-B Cigars jack made by Camillus?

[MResner]

CAMCO,

One of the posters over on the BRL forum suggested that the Y-B Cigars tang stamped jack I recently acquired may have been manufactured by Camillus. I thought it would be worth asking if you know anything of the knives.

Thanks

 

[CAMCO]

Can you send me photos of the knife and especially the tang stamp?

Tom Williams
Camillus Cutlery Co.

 

[MResner]

Mr. Williams,

Thanks for the reply. I have emailed scans of the knife and the tang stamp from two email accounts, as my email IP isn't too reliable with attachments. The knife is 3 and 3/8s inches, has cracked ice handles, brass liners, and I guess you can probably see the rest from the scans.

MResner

 

[CAMCO]

Mark,
Thank you for sending the photos. They were very helpful.
I located two production records for Yokum Bros. The first card is for a 2 blade jack knife with a spear blade, screwdriver and nickel silver bolster tips (dated 10/7/49). The second card is for the same knife but with steel bolster tips (dated 2/5/51). The brand listed for both cards is "Y-B Cigars".
The "Lipic" knife was also made by Camillus. Our records indicate that we made that knife from 1949 through 1970. While looking through our older records I found a box of the Lipic knives (approximately 6 dozen) that were left over from previous orders.

Tom Williams
Camillus Cutlery Co.

 

[MResner]

Mr. Williams,

Thank you for the information; it's always satisfying when a mystery is solved. My knife must be from the 1949 production as it has nickel silver bolsters. Now for the next question...How do I get my hands on one of those "factory fresh" Lipic stamped knives?

Thanks again.

Mark

PS My check for membership in the Camillus Collector's Club is in the mail.