Came across this site the other day. BOB breaks down the war-time Zippo like nobody's business. Details like you wouldn't believe. Fakes, re...
This remarkable collection of 282 Zippo lighters from the Vietnam War were complied by Bradford Edwards during the 1990s - long before the current demand
Last year we went to see Zippos circus and had a thoroughly brilliant time! We went for their press day at Easter and when we were invited again this year, having also seen them at Winter Wonderlan…
Different breeds of dogs or canines on vintage Zippo lighters including the Scotty dog, Setter, German Shepherd, Boxer, Retriever, Dachshund, Poodle, Bloodhound, Spaniel, Pointer and others
Collection of aviation-related images of Zippo lighters from the 1930's and 1940's forward with advertising from companies such as Bell Aircraft, Grumman, Boeing, United Airlines and many others
Gallery of Zippo lighters engraved with cartoon characters such as Disney's Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, Charlie Brown, Snoopy, L'il Abner, Heckle & Jeckle, Mighty Mouse, Popeye, Olive Oyl and Yosemite Sam
Coca-Cola has used Zippo lighters for advertising since the 1930's. Below is a sampling of Coca-Cola Zippo lighters Coca-Cola, or Coke, was invented in 1886 and became a major influence on the popular culture in America throughout the 20th Century. Its advertising slogans and images have become ubiquitous throughout most of the World. Zippo lighters with Coca-Cola advertising are sought after not only by Zippo collectors but by Coca-Cola advertising collectors as well.
Vietnam War Zippos represent a varied and popular category for collectors for military memorabilia collectors There are Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force and Coast Guard Vietnam Zippos, as well as Zippos for the RVN, Australian and other services. A subset of Vietnam War Navy Zippos are Riverine or so-called Brown-Water Navy Zippos.
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The first T&C Town & Country series released in the late 1940's had 8 hand-painted designs: the trout, sloop, setter, mallard, horse, geese, pheasant & lily pad: Later came deer, penguin, dachshund and other animals and adverting for companies
Namco's Pac Man was first released in Japan May 22, 1980, which means the 30th anniversary of the cult game is a good year away. But if it's Pac-Man, you can never celebrate too early: Starting in November, Namco Bandai, as the company is now called, plans to sell Pac-Man branded Zippos on the Japanese market.
The category "World War II" Zippo is defined broadly here. Officially, the World War II Zippo was the 1942-45 Black Crackle Zippo. Due to materials shortage during the war, Zippo had to use the more porous metal steel instead of brass, and the lighter could not be finished with chrome or nickel. Instead, it was covered with a special black crackle paint. A benefit of this finish is that it would not reflect the light, thereby avoiding the attention of enemy snipers. The paint, while baked on, tended to become brittle and chip off, giving the Zippo a rugged look. The tradition from WWI of decorating lighters with coins and crude engravings, or "trench art" continued on the Zippo in World War II. Some of these decorated lighters were pre-war Zippos, including the 1940-41 brass Zippos with and without diagonal lines as well as earlier models. The vast majority of the lighters from 1936-1945 can be easily recognized by the rounded corners and absence of the post-1946 "canned" bottom. The bottoms are flat or protrude outwards in varying degrees even to the point that the Zippo will not stand upright on a flat surface.
Air & Space has a gallery of Zippo lighters sold during the Vietnam War at PX stores and customized for US soldiers by village artisans. From Air & Space: "Snoopy…
Zippos are easily the most iconic lighters in existence. Bic lighters might be more ubiquitous in the "recreational substances" crowd because they won't burn your hands off when used with glass hardware, but Zippos are still far more iconic. This collection of 282 lighters is composed of hardware from actual soldiers during the Vietnam War. |
A collection of engraved Zippo lighters from soldiers of the Vietnam War recently sold at auction for over $30,000. The poignant engravings often reveal a biting gallows humor.
Last year Florence went to the circus with my Mum and I for the very first time. I don’t think she could quite believe the spectacle and was mightily impressed. She’s seen lots of live …
Advertising Zippo lighters with major consumer and commercial brands such as Smuckers, NFL, Ringling Circus, Lipton, Nescafe, Holiday Inn, Xerox, Birds Eye, aunt Jemima and other to come
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Vietnam auf kleiner Flamme: Im Kriegseinsatz verzierten US-Soldaten ihre Feuerzeuge mit Comic-Figuren, Totenschädeln oder sarkastischen Statements. Sie sollten Glücksbringer sein. Doch sie kamen auch auf brutalen "Zippo Missions" zum Einsatz.
