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Reddy Kilowatt Zippos


These Zippos feature Reddy Kilowatt.  He's a stick figure made of lightning bolts, with a light bulb for a nose and wall outlets for ears. His hands and feet are insulated, and instead of hair, he has a smaller pair of twin lightning bolts. He first appeared on power company advertising in 1926 and was used as a mascot by hundreds of electrical utility companies.  He first appeared on the Zippo in the early 1950's.
 

 
   

Two-sided 1955-56 Zippo with Reddy Kilowatt on one side and  "VEPCO" (Virginia Electric & Power) on the other.
 
1957 Zippo with the bright red Reddy Kilowatt.
 
This 1965 Zippo has both sides of the lid and bottom case engraved. Reddy Kilowatt  and "Public Service" on one side, "Cross Roads of the East" and Gas the Wonder Fuel" on the other.
 
     

1965 Zippo with a big Reddy head and "OG&E" (Oklahoma Gas & Electric).
 


1968 Zippo with a tiny Reddy head advertising  Western Massachusetts
Electric Co.

 

1973 Zippo with WMECO Western Mass. Electric Co.-- A Northeast Utilities Co.

  1997 Zippo with a black Reddy Kilowatt - Your Electric Servant.