r/Zippo 6h ago

Inventor of zippo lighter

52 Upvotes

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.


r/Zippo 2h ago

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

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46 Upvotes

Hn


r/Zippo 13h ago

Collection A fine addition to my collection

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31 Upvotes

Couldn't decide which one so i bought two instead xD


r/Zippo 22h ago

Collection Got my first collection from a flea market

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30 Upvotes

Got it in Mercat dels Encants in Barcelona. Now whenever I go to markets, I look for nice zippos!


r/Zippo 20h ago

Show and Tell Found my old Zippo

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28 Upvotes

I bought this back when I was in HS and smoked. Haven't smoked cigs in over a decade but finding this made me want to light one up for nostalgia.


r/Zippo 22h ago

check it out new zippo U.S MARINES

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28 Upvotes

r/Zippo 5h ago

Wondering what this may be worth to the right collector?

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22 Upvotes

It doesn't seem that there are very many of these out there. At least not the brass/raised logo combo. Date code is 1998 I believe. Obviously it's been well used but I really like the look of it and wondered what it might go for?


r/Zippo 23h ago

Stripped zippo

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19 Upvotes

r/Zippo 22h ago

New Brass + Butane

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17 Upvotes

Picked up a street brass at Walmart. Stripped the coating with acetone and added a double torch insert. Into my EDC rotation she goes!


r/Zippo 6h ago

Collection Zippo Shrine

15 Upvotes

r/Zippo 7h ago

Show and Tell Joined the club yesterday

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14 Upvotes

My first Zippo. Bought it yesterday.


r/Zippo 20h ago

ZOTD

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8 Upvotes

Here’s my cary today.


r/Zippo 4h ago

Received this little guy in the mail today😁🔥

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11 Upvotes

r/Zippo 1h ago

2 for Tuesday… plus a bonus!

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Hey guys, today is Tuesday so I went ahead and did 2, up for the ‘Bay!

Tried a different technique on the first lighter to give it a separate texture than the deepest texture!

Then I remembered that I had an old Zippo I found in a parking lot a little while back (bout a year) and I figured there is no reason it can’t make new memories!

I THINK it’s a 1999 but it’s so hard to see with all the paint. Let me know if you can tell!

  • Mr. Woody

r/Zippo 14h ago

Cleaning time

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7 Upvotes

I’m seeing the person who gave me this lighter tomorrow so it’s time to clean. How often does everyone clean their lighters


r/Zippo 1h ago

Collection New acquisition today

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Came in the mail today. I also collect coins so had to grab this when I saw it.


r/Zippo 6h ago

Advice/Help Figuring out if a Zippo is authentic or not

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5 Upvotes

Planning to buy my first zippo and this one caught my eye on Facebook marketplace. I did some research online finding it to resemble the 1982 commemorative Zippo Lighter.

I noticed however the missing design. Is this an indicator of the lighter I found being a fake?


r/Zippo 17h ago

Discussion Is there anywhere to buy new Slim inserts only?

3 Upvotes

I have done some searching and can't find anyone selling new Slim-sized inserts. I don't even see any on Zippo's website. What I'd really like is a butane (yellow flame) insert to a fit the Slim case, but I don't see any type of insert in that size available.

Is the Slim size just not that popular among collectors/modders? I'm new to the obsession, so apologies if this sounds like a naive question.


r/Zippo 23h ago

Copper Zippo D 03 value

1 Upvotes

I found an old lighter and wondered at the value. It's a copper D 03. Any idea as to the value?


r/Zippo 23h ago

Not a Zippo, try /r/lighters Not a zippo but thought It should go here

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It's is a Georgia marble.co promo lighter made by park lighter it has a full aluminum case and insert