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Zippo Manufacturing Company
Type
Genre lighter manufacturer
Founded 1932
Founder George G. A genre (ˈʒɑːnrə also /ˈdʒɑːnrə/ from French "kind" or "sort" from Latin: genus (stem gener-) is a loose set Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. An entrepreneur is a person who has possession over a company enterprise, or Venture, and assumes significant accountability for the inherent risks and the outcome Blaisdell
Headquarters Bradford, Pennsylvania
Website http://www.zippo.com
Zippo's famous flint-wheel Ignition at work
Zippo's famous flint-wheel Ignition at work
A lit 1968 slim model Zippo
A lit 1968 slim model Zippo
An open full-size Navy Zippo
An open full-size Navy Zippo
Brass-based case design with matched insert coloring
Brass-based case design with matched insert coloring
A closed black crackle Zippo
A closed black crackle Zippo
A Zippo dismantled for fueling
A Zippo dismantled for fueling
133ml Zippo Lighter Fluid
133ml Zippo Lighter Fluid

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They became popular in the United States military, especially during World War II — when, as the company's website says, Zippo "ceased production of lighters for consumer markets and dedicated all manufacturing to the U. The United States Armed Forces are the overall unified military forces of the United States World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including S. military. " [1] Additionally, Zippo lighters are known for offering a lifetime guarantee: if a Zippo lighter breaks, no matter how old or how many owners it has had, the company will replace or fix the lighter for free. The only part of a Zippo lighter that carries no warranty is the finish on the outside of the outer case and lid.

Zippo lighters gained popularity as “windproof” lighters, able to stay lit in harsh weather, due to the design of the windscreen and adequate rate of fuel delivery. A consequence is that it is hard to extinguish by blowing out the flame. The proper way to extinguish the lighter is to close the top half, which starves the flame of oxygen, but, unlike other lighters, an action like this does not cut the fuel. One of the recognizable features of Zippo is the fact that it burns with a wick. Rapidly opening the top lid produces a loud and easily recognizable clicking sound for which Zippo lighters are known. This noise can be attributed to the spring-toggle lever which is primarily intended to keep the lid closed when the lighter is not in use.

Current Zippos carry a suggested retail price between US$12. The ( manufacturer's) suggested retail price ( MSRP or SRP) list price or recommended retail price ( RRP) (originally 95 up to US$8,912. 58, depending on the rarity and materials used in the given item. In 2001, according to the fall 2003 issue of IUP Magazine, a 1933 model was purchased for $18,000 at a swap meet in Tokyo, and in 2002 the company bought one valued at $12,000 for its own collection. [2] During the 2007 75th anniversary celebrations, Zippo sold a near mint 1933 model for $37,000. [3]

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History

George G. Blaisdell founded Zippo Manufacturing Company (located in Bradford, Pennsylvania) in 1932, and produced the first Zippo lighter in early 1933, being inspired by an Austrian cigarette lighter of similar design. Bradford is a small City located in rural McKean County Pennsylvania, in the United States 78 miles (126 km south of Buffalo New York The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern It got its name because Blaisdell liked the sound of the word "zipper" and "zippo" sounded more modern. zipper (data structure A zipper ( English: zip fastener or zip) is a popular device for temporarily joining two edges of fabric. On March 3, 1936, patent was granted for the Zippo lighter. Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [4]

Since 1933, over 400,000,000 Zippo lighters have been produced. After World War II, the Zippo lighter became increasingly used in advertising by companies large and small through the 1960s. [5] Many of the early advertising Zippo lighters are works of art painted by hand, and as technology has evolved, so has the design and finish of the Zippo lighter. The basic mechanism of the Zippo lighter has remained unchanged.

In 2002 Zippo expanded its product line to include a variety of utility-style multi-purpose lighters, known as the Zippo MPL. This was followed in 2005 with the Outdoor Utility Lighter, known as the OUL. These lighters are fuelled with butane. Butane, also called n -butane, is the unbranched Alkane with four Carbon Atoms CH3CH2CH2CH3 In August 2007 Zippo released a new butane cigarette lighter called the Zippo BLU. Butane, also called n -butane, is the unbranched Alkane with four Carbon Atoms CH3CH2CH2CH3 [6]

A museum called Zippo/Case visitors center is located in Bradford, PA at 1932 Zippo Drive. This 15,000 square foot (1393 m²) building contains rare and custom made Zippo lighters, and also sells the entire Zippo line. The museum also contains an enormous collection of Case knives. WR Case & Sons Cutlery Company is an American manufacturer of traditional pocketknives fixed blades/sporting knives limited edition commemoratives and collectibles Since the Zippo company's 60th anniversary in 1992, annual editions have been produced for worldwide Zippo collectors.

From 1949 to 2002 Zippos were also produced in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. [7]

Zippo dates

From mid-1955 Zippo started year coding their lighters by the use of dots (. ). From 1966 until 1973 the year code was denoted by combinations of vertical lines (|). Note "broken bar" and the glyph "¦" redirect here From 1974 until 1981 the coding comprised combinations of forward slashes (/), and from 1982 until June 1986 the coding was by backslash (\). The slash ( /) is a punctuation mark It is also called a virgule, diagonal, stroke, forward slash, oblique dash, The backslash ( \) is a typographical mark ( Glyph) used chiefly in Computing.

In July 1986, Zippo began including a lot code on all lighters showing the month and year of production. On the left of the underside was stamped a letter A–L, denoting the month (A = January, B = February, et cetera). On the right was a Roman numeral which denoted the year, beginning with II in 1986. Roman numerals are a Numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. Thus a Zippo stamped H IX was made in August, 1993. However in 2000, Zippo altered this system, changing the Roman numerals to more conventional Arabic numerals. The arabic numerals (often capitalized are the ten Digits (0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 which—along with the system Thus a Zippo made in August 2004 was stamped H 04. There was a myth that Zippo lighters were made by prisoners, and the number identified the prisoner, or their crime and sentence length. [8] Another myth was that a Zippo stamped 'H' was inferior to one stamped 'A'. [9]

Construction

The cases of Zippo lighters are typically made of metal and are rectangular-shaped with a hinged top. Inside the case are the works of the lighter: the spring-toggle lever that keeps the top closed, the wick, windscreen, thumbwheel, and flint, all of which are mounted on an open-bottom metal box that is slightly smaller than the bottom of the outer case, and into which it slips snugly. Ferrocerium is a man-made metallic material that has the ability to give off a large number of hot sparks when scraped against a rough surface ( Pyrophoricity) such as ridged The hollow part of the interior box encloses a rayon batt which is in contact with the wick. Rayon is a manufactured regenerated cellulosic Fiber. Rayon is produced from naturally occurring Polymers and therefore it is not a truly The fuel, a volatile flammable liquid commonly known as lighter fluid (usually naphtha), is poured into the batt, which traps it. Naphtha normally refers to a number of different flammable liquid mixtures of hydrocarbons i It also contains a tube that holds a short, cylindrical flint. The tube has an interior spring and exterior cap-screw that keeps the flint in constant contact with the exterior thumb-wheel. Spinning this rough-surfaced wheel against flint results in a spark that ignites the fluid in the wick. The batt normally has a small hole in newer models to facilitate easier filling of lighter fluid, and is often used as a place to store extra flints. All parts of the lighter are replaceable. In all there are 22 parts, and the Zippo lighter requires 108 manufacturing operations.

The Zippo Blu

Zippo released the Zippo Blu in 2007. It is a butane torch lighter, with many features similar to that of the original Zippo. One feature is that it still uses a flint wheel. Some differences are in case design, no internal user-serviceable parts, and it uses butane instead of naphtha.

Pop culture

References

  1. ^ The story of the Zippo Manufacturing Company at the company's website
  2. ^ Zippo’s Czar (brief profile of the company's top executive, with two photographs)
  3. ^ http://www.zippo.com/75years/auction/anniversaryAuctionItems.aspx#item34
  4. ^ U.S. Patent 2,032,695 
  5. ^ Dininny, Paulette (Dec 1998). "Keepers of the Flame: After Big Sales in World War II and Parts in Old Movies, Zippos Are Still Around, Often as hot Collector's Items". Smithsonian 29 (9): 44.   (Letters to the editor in response)
  6. ^ [1] - Zippo Blu press release
  7. ^ Zippo.ca :: Welcome to Zippo Canada
  8. ^ The Zippo lighter collectors' guide - Zippo myths (page 4)
  9. ^ The Zippo lighter collectors' guide - Zippo myths (page 4)
  10. ^ Zippo.com - Complete List of Hollywood Sightings

External links

Dictionary

zippo

-adjective

  1. (slang) None whatsoever
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