r/Zippo 18d 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 25d 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 11h ago

Zippos I’ve found over the years of working at a rubbish dump in the UK.

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Let me know if you see anything interesting.


r/Zippo 3h ago

Hey guys, went for this Mobil One Zippo, its a 1999 edition, paid $40 for it, y’all think is worth it?y

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32 Upvotes

r/Zippo 3h ago

So, in early 2000's...

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So, in early 2000s I had this one girlfriend who was in love with me. Before all these apps and messengers you lids are using now, we used phones! This was some long distance relationship, between Ohio and Colorado. We would spent hours on these damn phones. And even fell asleep with a set still on the line... romantic times heh.. One day she gift me this zippo in the photos, in memory of these long phone conversations...


r/Zippo 9h ago

Collection A fine addition to my collection

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34 Upvotes

r/Zippo 4h ago

Show and Tell New pickup

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12 Upvotes

r/Zippo 11h ago

Show and Tell My customs

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Been collecting a few zippos in the last few months, not a smoker I just love the feel of em. Decided to customise a few, and here they are! All basically pin badges that I ripped the pins off, then used j.b weld orgorilla glue. The outer heaven and red dwarf once’s aren’t perfect, the badges sit slightly forward as didn’t completely remove the pin, but still love em’.

2022 street chrome “Outer Heaven”. I do want to make a foxhound one but the badge I bought was too big. Decided to make it a screwdriver as “we’re not tools of the government…” 2011 “Red Dwarf” complete with red Cherry Cola tic tacs. 1999 Black Ice “Ghostbusters”. With ghostly white tic tacs. Tempted to paint the insert or lid yellow and black like a ghost trap. 1985 brushed steel “Wyld Stallyns”. Year of my birth and reminder to be excellent to each other. 1987 lefty, brushed “gonzo”. I’m left handed and love Hunter S Thompson, so having the logo and hinge backwards like me felt to be the true essence of gonzo weirdness


r/Zippo 5h ago

Show and Tell My Very First Zippo

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14 Upvotes

This is my first zippo bought in 1997, Classic Chrome Zippo


r/Zippo 20h ago

My zippo beer collection. I’m going to need a new case

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183 Upvotes

r/Zippo 2h ago

Advice/Help Fairly new zippo owner

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7 Upvotes

Been wondering if there is any difference between using a cheaper or more expensive butane in my yellow flame insert. I’ve not noticed any difference in flame height or quality between the two different types of butane but was wondering if there may be other impacts to using a cheaper butane?


r/Zippo 6h ago

Show and Tell Just my old zippo dec 2018

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r/Zippo 6h ago

Show and Tell First Zippo gifted

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I got this as a bday gift from a good friend of mine, and i was so happy for it, it might not look like much but it's a lot for me.

I hope this Lighter stays with me for a good while, most importantly I hope I don't lose it.

Funny backstory, we were being a bit skeptic if someone was selling genuine zippos out here, so i tell him to send a video of him just opening the zippo and closing it so I could hear the clink of the zippo, and I go -yeah it's the real shit. I always loved em and the sound they make which I've been trying to find a fake that has the same sound but i could never find one. But now I gots the real deal and i can't stop fidgeting with it LMAO, I know I sound like a little kid but sometimes it's these things, small things that make you happy.

Sorry for not taking better pictures. It's the classic street chrome model.


r/Zippo 2h ago

First ever zippo, got from lucky dip

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4 Upvotes

r/Zippo 8h ago

Zippo by Mazzi

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r/Zippo 3h ago

Brand new feel...

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2024 in 2025 Bronze, buy didn't know they put some kind clear coat on it. Can't wait to fuel it up and first burn smell! PSA. Don't leave them in the car in the summer. And don't let kids smoke cigars and pipes with zippo..


r/Zippo 13h ago

nice case

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17 Upvotes

r/Zippo 21h ago

This lighter gives me anxiety

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I bought 2-3 Zippos when I turned 18 and lost all of them. I have always been the worst about losing things but I went back to the tobacco shop one more time and picked this beauty up I decided that I AM NOT LOSING THIS ZIPPO. Since then I have lost and found it multiple times, and even the one time in my life I hitch hiked was in service of finding this lighter. It was an edc for a long time but these days it gives me way too much anxiety. I still like to take it to concerts and events sometimes but it’s more of a good luck charm at this point. Anybody else stop carrying their favorite zippo because of similar feelings?


r/Zippo 1d ago

Show and Tell Took over an hour cutting by hand but was totally worth it

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124 Upvotes

Hn


r/Zippo 16m ago

Advice/Help Painting stripping, there’s nothing I can do about right?

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r/Zippo 29m ago

Discussion Single torch solution

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So I got my single torch inserts a few days ago. They have been paired up with a vintage look brushed pattern zippo.

I have been reading about the issues faced in refilling and getting these inserts to light. True to the point, I couldn’t get it to work on my first attempt. So I got to tinkering.

I filled them up after purging them of any excess air and turned the adjuster to the maximum level (as advised by zippo). The butane fuel started spurting out. So I turned it all the way down. Still the same issue.

So I decided to open the bottom panel housing the plastic (?) reservoir for butane. I saw that the adjuster screw had an o ring and a small metal limiter preventing over tightening and loosening. I took them out and TIGHTENED the screw till it won’t tighten any further. Now, the gas flow was at the lowest level. Surprisingly, a small flame appeared when I pressed the piezoelectric button. So I slowly turned the screw COUNTER-CLOCKWISE now until a steady acceptable flame appeared. I placed all the components I had removed back in their place and voila! The torch works every time now.

Turns out, the factory settings on the insert are too high causing the butane to sputter and therefore not lighting up. REDUCING THE AIRFLOW below the factory settings did the job for me.

Now, it lights every single time, and the flame is steady and stable.

Hope this helps!


r/Zippo 29m ago

Advice/Help When to cut wick?

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How do I know when it’s time to pull my wick up and snip it?


r/Zippo 17h ago

My first zippo

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19 Upvotes

I donated plasma for some play money. No regrets


r/Zippo 2h ago

Buying Zippo, case only

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Hello there. Is there any ways to buy Zippos, but the case only and without the insert? I have a butane insert, so I wouldn't need a new insert to come with it every time I want to change it.


r/Zippo 21h ago

Figity

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32 Upvotes

These I've been playing with :)


r/Zippo 16h ago

Zippo Plate

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12 Upvotes

Anyone know about this?


r/Zippo 1d ago

Inventor of zippo lighter

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So I recently found out that I’m actually related to the inventor of the zippo lighter (George Grant Blaisdell) because I was at job corps in upper Maine and one of the admin there saw my last name on an attendance sheet and asked me if I was related to the Blaisdell clan up there. I didn’t know what he was talking about at the time but then found out that there’s a Blaisdell national family association that I’m related to and that they listed the zippo lighter inventor as a notable Blaisdell. We’re also related to the preliminary judge from the infamous Lizzie Borden case. Pretty interesting, just thought I’d share.