Servicemen and women including the m3 fighting knife and the v 42 stiletto the latter for the devils brigade. With 15000 square feet the museum features a variety of attractions that show the rich history of these two american icons including rare case knives an enormous three bladed canoe pocket knife a knife in motion hologram the zippocase flagship store and more.
During the 1965 flight of the molly brown astronauts gus grissom and john young used special case knives on a nasa space mission.
Zippo pocket knife history. In 1962 zippo produced its first non lighter product. Zippo factory manufactured modern folding knives. George blaisdell watched a friend struggle awkwardly to use a cumbersome austrian made lighter.
Free shipping on many items. These were also the years when zippo began running with ancillary items that fit the brand and their broad manufacturing capabilities. Ronson corporation and later ronson consumer products company were founded by the aronson family.
Skip to page navigation. This lineup initially began with a retractable steel pocket tape measure in 1962 later diversifying into keychains pocket knives and the ziplight pocket flashlight. Vintage zippo pocket knife and file cleveland electric illuminating best loc in.
Blaisdell and has a rich history due to its employees and collectors. The zippo timeline begins in the early 1930s at the bradford country club in bradford pennsylvania. Beginning with world war i case has made military knives for us.
George decided to reconstruct the austrian lighter and fabricated a small rectangular case and attached a lid with a hinge. Zippo was established in 1932 by george g. Zippo is still in the cutlery business because they bought the w.
Zippo manufacturing company acquired assets from ronson in february 2010. The zippocase museum is an exciting destination for fans and collectors from across the world. After 75 years the famous zippo wind proof lighters continue to hold the interest of collectors world wide.
Make offer vintage zippo pocket knife and file cleveland electric illuminating best loc in vintage 1970s zippo pocket knife with nail file new in original box 2495 5d 11h. The steel pocket tape measure or rule as it was called had a design that resembled the famous lighter. Other items have been added and deleted from the zippo line since the 1960s.
Case sons knife company. Ronson had marketed lighters since 1913 and offered a diverse line of pocket and torch style lighters and flame accessories.
