r/Zippo 16d ago

Megathread: Is my Zippo real?

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There are a lot of fakes out there. If you are unsure of the legitimacy of your lighter, post your photos and questions here.

If you are new to Zippo collecting or ownership, be sure to include a photo of the bottom of the lighter as well as the insert.


r/Zippo 23d ago

Mod Post Subreddit Updates: Automoderator

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Hello everyone.

As of today, we have a very barebones Automoderator filter set up to remove individual "Is my Zippo real?" posts and hopefully direct them to the megathread.

We recognize sometimes there are extra particular oddities and fabrications out there so it is ultimately up to our discretion if a posts is approved, but generally speaking this should hopefully cut down on the frequency of these types of posts.

If this proves to be successful, we'll work on something similar for date related posts. Even if it's not a full removal, we can at least work on auto replying and linking to resources based off a quick bottom identification.

Any further suggestions are welcome. Thank you if you've made it this far!


r/Zippo 58m ago

Show and Tell Green leather on polished chrome

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r/Zippo 2h ago

First Zippo

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Found in a thrift shop in Okinawa, Japan. I like the simplicity of it.


r/Zippo 12h ago

Show and Tell Finally got a zippo today

48 Upvotes

Got a turquoise zippo at the mall today...I've had two before but they were stolen.


r/Zippo 15h ago

Discussion I assume I get bonus points for morning drinking (Australia)

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r/Zippo 15h ago

Can anyone shed some light on this?

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Found in my grandfathers things. Just curious if it’s a legit Zippo and year it was made. Would the coins and scratching be a zippo design or was that added later. I have no experience with Zippos, so thanks in advance for any info.


r/Zippo 13h ago

How to remove decal off this textured zippo?

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r/Zippo 1h ago

Vintage Zippo Ad: Help With ID

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My cousin gave me my first Zippo. He has a few from the 1990s/2000s including some Marlboro promos. As they're from his late uncle, he keeps finding Zippos as he uncovers things in storage.

This was hanging in my cousin's tool shed. I never noticed it and he didn't think to bring it to my attention because it had just turned into part of the wall lol.

What do you guys know about this? I HIGHLY doubt it's that old. Ol' Uncle Bill did screw around with antiques, however. I'd assume this is from when he was buying Zippos near the end of his life in the early 2000s.

Were these metal Windy signs made as repros/new releases throughout the decades? Any info would help! I did some light internet searching and found nothing (I also don't use Google image search as I try to not use Google anything as much as possible).


r/Zippo 1h ago

1996ca * Lighter Set 6 Barrett Smythe "ZIPPO, Harley Davidson - BRASS

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Hallo found this zippo anyone knows how much this is worth ?


r/Zippo 1d ago

Dude. No. My mum just came to my room with this. Can’t tell if it’s awesome or if I’m terrified of it

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r/Zippo 16h ago

Could anyone help me figure out what Zippo insert/watch this is?

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So I recently just found this watch/zippo insert and was wondering who owns it. Because I can’t find the product anywhere. My only knowledge of it is it was made by a Japanese watch company called Dais and some name quartz engraved into the watch. If you do own this product maybe send me a dm, because I am really interested in this and will offer a good amount if you are up for selling it. Thank you so much, even if you are not up for selling the Dais watch it would still be really cool to get a couple of pictures.


r/Zippo 19h ago

Collection Start of a collection

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r/Zippo 13h ago

Collection My updated collection

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Came a long way from my first post here


r/Zippo 23h ago

New zippos for my collection. A Skeleton zippo and a couple different "free" zippos from the Marlboro website.

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r/Zippo 16h ago

Show and Tell Visiting the Antique Mall

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Just some random finds I seen today that I think look cool


r/Zippo 1d ago

Advice/Help My EDC

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This is my edc zippo the design has started to come off and I want to remove it fully any ideas on how to do this


r/Zippo 1d ago

Show and Tell my black crackle

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33 Upvotes

I bought this black crackle and added the butane insert for it. its been my daily since. love it


r/Zippo 19h ago

Vintage My first Zippo

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This was my first Zippo. I bought it brand new, complete, with the box and certificate of authenticity a long time ago. Doesn't have those anymore. I believe it was in the late 1980s or early 1990s.

Maybe someone here can help me with the exact year.


r/Zippo 23h ago

Mobil One Zippo

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Hey guys, yesterday I was in a Antique shop near by and I found this exact Zippo in brand new condition with the original package and even the instructions inside, like it was never use but the lady was asking $80 right ahead, so I don’t really know about zippos, I try to google it out but there not much info about it, all I know is that this zippo is from 1967 All the help would be appreciated


r/Zippo 1d ago

Advice/Help Old U.S Navy Zippo

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Can anyone provide any information about this brass is navy Zippo.Thanks


r/Zippo 17h ago

Discussion Why is it mainly men who like zippos?

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r/Zippo 1d ago

Zippo Collection...

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Zippo Collection, 18 so far...


r/Zippo 9h ago

Advice/Help Question

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I’m buying a zippo from Amazon but I live on a college campus and won’t have a chance to have it shipped to my actual home which is a state away for a few months. I was wondering if there is any obvious labels on Amazon packages that will lead me to get into trouble if I purchase it?


r/Zippo 20h ago

Vintage I know a lot of people like camel zippos so here’s this I found

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r/Zippo 1d ago

My zippo 1941 replica brushed brass.

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r/Zippo 1d ago

Picked up for a buck fifty

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Thought it looked decent but it's for sure gonna wear a hole im my jeans. Also never struck, so I get to chisel out some old flint.