Behold the 2018 Zippo Collectible of the Year (COTY) lighter, “Golden Scroll”. Released for sale on the US Zippo Website April 17th and already sold out on the site as of yesterday, 4/20, this 360° MultiCut engraved, Gold Plated, Armor™ lighter is a real stunner. As with several of the recent COTY releases it comes […]
Month: April 2018
Zippo Desk Lighter
Article submitted by Rob Giarretta Sometimes you find an unusual Zippo and it’s immediately apparent what it is. Sometimes, it takes a little longer to figure out. This one was definitely the latter. What we have here isn’t flashy or elegant. It’s simple and utilitarian. It’s also a significant part of Zippo’s history. At first […]
The World War II Black Crackle Zippo lighter
Article submitted by Andy Handke The history of the black crackle Zippo lighters and the success of the Zippo Manufacturing Company itself is inseparably connected to World War II. When on Sunday, December 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor, Hawaii was attacked by the Japanese, all of a sudden the United States of America was at war. Of […]
Bottom Stamps
The bottom stamps in the above photo are quite possibly the most exciting for the collector to find. The lighter on the bottom is a 1935 and features “PAT PENDING” which Zippo used until sometime in 1936, at which time the Patent number 2032695 was added. We will do a thorough article on bottom stamps […]