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[dh66]

I have quite a few Zippos I have picked up over the years. I've never really researched any of them though. Can anybody suggest a good reference book for Zippos? Also, is there a thread on the Lounge dedicated to Zippos? If so, I could not find it by a search. Thanks for your help.

Hey Mike I did a quick look at Amazon and they had quite a few. Schiffer had one that looked nice. I have a few of their books on other subjects. They don't always give values, but their dating is usually pretty thorough. There were a few others that also had price guides.
I don't know of any Zippo specific thread, but post some pics up here. There seem to be some lighter gurus among us, and maybe someone will have some input.

 

[Landman]

Thanks Dale. I looked at Amazon earlier before I posted my question and this book looked pretty good but I thought I would ask here first before buying it.

Zippo, An American Legend: A Collector's Companion by Avi Baer

http://www.amazon.com/dp/076240700X/ref=pe_385040_30332200_TE_item

When I have a chance I'll take some pictures of my Zippos. I have quite a few, some are older and some are new production replicas. I didn't intend to start a collection but just bought them whenever I came across one because they reminded me of my Dad and all his buddies. They were all WWII vets and it seems they all smoked. I can remember the smell their Zippos made when they lit a cigarette. I'm one of those strange guys that likes that smell!

 

[dh66]

I've always been a fan of that zippo smell too. My granddad, also a WWII vet, always used one when I was a kid, and even later on after he gave up smoking he always still carried it around in his pocket.

 

[gtdean48]

... I'm one of those strange guys that likes that smell!

:arated:
Like a freshly mowed lawn = it always smelled great when somebody else did it. Never got that smell when I did...[huh]

 

[Landman]

Lol...Yep, that freshly mowed lawn smell wasn't near as nice if you were the one pushing the mower. I worked at a golf course when I was a teenager and loved the smell of the greens and fairways in the early morning after they were mowed. I obviously wasn't the one doing the mowing

 

[Fastuni]

Two German 30's lighters - one brass and one aluminium/steel with blued middle - in perfect working order.

 

[1mach1]

Very cool, Fastuni!

 

[Fastuni]

Thanks. I am very happy with the aluminium one... these "bullet type" lighters are often sold as German army lighters for a heftier price.
As I don't smoke its use is confined to restaurant candles and offering other people a light, though...

 

[Gregg Axley]

Lol...Yep, that freshly mowed lawn smell wasn't near as nice if you were the one pushing the mower. I worked at a golf course when I was a teenager and loved the smell of the greens and fairways in the early morning after they were mowed. I obviously wasn't the one doing the mowing

I don't need to mow the lawn to get that smell.
I have a Yankee candle called "riding mower" that smells like someone cutting the grass.
I'm not kidding, and it's that exact.

BTW, I know the Zippo smell.
I have one, even though I don't smoke cigars anymore.
It was a gift from a friend, with my initials on it.
Plus one of my grandfathers used one, but I have no idea what happened to it after he passed on.

 

[Stearmen]

A rather nondescript Ronson, only adorned with the nick name Cactus. This belonged to a friend of mine, it flew 35 missions over Europe in WWII. He was a bombardier with the 92nd BG, Fame's Favored Few.

 

[1mach1]

That's cool, Stearmen. Do you know the story of the Cactus name?

 

[Renault]

Two German 30's lighters - one brass and one aluminium/steel with blued middle - in perfect working order.

Just saw this! Very cool lighters. Geha also made firearms. Their specialty was converting First World War 98 Mausers to 16 ga bolt action shotguns!

 

[Stearmen]

That's cool, Stearmen. Do you know the story of the Cactus name?

His middle name was Clinton, when in basic training the Sargent asked him what the C stood for, he smarted off, Cactus! It stuck through the rest of his military career.

 

[Jim Flynn]

Just picked up this 50's IMCO Streamline 6800 off Ebay. I like the pinup images on the body and have my eye on a 40's Evans similarly featured.

 

[Shangas]

I bought myself a 1937-model polished brass Zippo lighter last month. Very cool

 

[Michaelshane]

 

[dh66]

Amico....a Japanese Zippo knock off

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[M.J. KELEMAN]

Ronson Varaflame:

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PLZ XCUSE THE CAPS, I'M NOT YELLING, I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH MY SIGHT.

ELEGANT LIGHTER FROM A TIME WHEN PEOPLE RELAXED WITH A CIGARETTE, AND EVERYONE WAS COOL WITH IT BECAUSE AMERICA HAD BEEN TO HELL AND BACK DURING THE WAR ...........

 

[vintage.vendeuse]

I know this is an old thread...

My son collects/restores/deals in Zippo lighters (no other brand). He has some info on the back of his business card that might be helpful:

 

[Shangas]

My latest toy...

According to my research, it's from 1930. That makes it 88 years old, and in perfect working order!!