Any vintage Zippo lighters collectors ?

• May 19, 2016

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guillaumeb

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I got interested into Zippo history and Zippo lighters recently. I personnaly only like just a few of them, mainly the lightly engraved ones. I got a coupe of official Zippo replica from the 1930s.
Here is what the 1935 model looks like for instance :

Of course a true 1930 Zippo would certainly look better
Any vintage Zippo collectors on FL ?

 

• May 20, 2016

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Shangas

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My 1937-replica Zippo. The only lighter I own.

 

• May 20, 2016

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Stanley Doble

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I've still got a couple of Zippos around from years ago when I used to smoke. One is a brass 50th Anniversary job still in the box. So if 1 is a collection I'm a collector lol.

 

• May 20, 2016

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guillaumeb

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@Shangas : I actually got the 1937 replica this week as I find the 1935 a bit too short. I too got it with the slashes. It's nice.

@Stanley, Are you talking about this one :

 

• May 20, 2016

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I have a few Zippos and Scripto Vu lighters. It started with my friend who served on the U.S.S. Coral Sea, he gave me a brass Coral Sea lighter with the enameled ingraveing. At this moment, I can't for the life of me, remember what else I have.

 

• May 20, 2016

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Edward

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Never owned a Zippo, but I'm planning on buying one soon - specifically, the pipe-lighting model. I've tried a fair few lighters in the last few years, and by far the best of all of them for pipe-lighting duties was a friend's Zippo with the pipe-lighter insert.

 

• May 20, 2016

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One Zippo isn't enough to count as a collection, but by coincidence I bought it just last week, for only $5.

 

• May 21, 2016

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Stanley Doble

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I never liked a Zippo for lighting a pipe, you taste the Benzine. A gas lighter like a Bic is better. I preferred kitchen matches but I don't think you can get them anymore.

 

• May 21, 2016

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Edward

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I can get the kitchen matches, but they're a faff, and no match for a lighter given half the time I'm trying to get lit in a breeze. I've used Bic pipe lighters, but I hate throwing away so much plastic....

Stanley Doble said:

I never liked a Zippo for lighting a pipe, you taste the Benzine. A gas lighter like a Bic is better. I preferred kitchen matches but I don't think you can get them anymore.

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• May 23, 2016

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Stanley Doble

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I don't think you can get the good strike anywhere matches anymore. There are refillable butane lighters.

 

• Aug 4, 2023

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I still never want to get a classic, authentic Zippo, because I never liked the shape and size. And that will never change!
BUT, the "Slim-Zippo" was interesting enough for me to get the very basic one, but just for fun, because I simply don't need the obsolete benzine concept. I just wanted to find out, how long a benzine load could last.

My first "testseries" was firing a couple times a day. So the benzine load lasted 2 days. But remember, it's just the Slim-Zippo!

By the way:
The original benzine really doesn't stink.

PS:
I have SMALL hands!!



Tank made April 2022, Case made June 2022.

 

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• Aug 8, 2023

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I'm a little confused. Since my first refillng, it's seem to last longer.

 

• Aug 8, 2023

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Trenchfriend said:

I'm a little confused. Since my first refillng, it's seem to last longer.

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I think they need to bed in to some extent, soak up the fuel from dry on the first run. If regularly used, you'll always be refilling it a little 'wet'.

A zippo lighter has its limitations like anything else, though I've never had a refillable lighter that didn't work.... some years ago, I spent a fair bit on a fancy refillable gas lighter for the pipe, but I've never been able to get the damn thing to do more than one or two light-ups no matter how careful I am on refilling since.

 

• Aug 8, 2023

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Edward said:

I think they need to bed in to some extent, soak up the fuel from dry on the first run. If regularly used, you'll always be refilling it a little 'wet'.

A zippo lighter has its limitations like anything else, though I've never had a refillable lighter that didn't work.... some years ago, I spent a fair bit on a fancy refillable gas lighter for the pipe, but I've never been able to get the damn thing to do more than one or two light-ups no matter how careful I am on refilling since.

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Yep, I think, refilling every three days is an optimal way to keep it running.

 

• Aug 9, 2023

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I had Zippos back when I smoked and I may still have one or two in a box somewhere around here.

The problem I had with them was the occasional chemical burn I would get on my upper thigh, seeing how I put the lighter in the right front pants pocket and how I sometimes overfilled it and how I’m kinda susceptible to skin irritation anyway.

 

• Aug 9, 2023

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tonyb said:

I had Zippos back when I smoked and I may still have one or two in a box somewhere around here.

The problem I had with them was the occasional chemical burn I would get on my upper thigh, seeing how I put the lighter in the right front pants pocket and how I sometimes overfilled it and how I’m kinda susceptible to skin irritation anyway.

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The refilling is the tricky point on my Slim-Zippo.
You have a smaller opening, when putting the floor cotton back and you have to be, where enough (day)light is, so you can see enough. And I'm only dropping the benzine carefully, otherwise it's too unpractically.

 

• Aug 12, 2023

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Yep, Slim-Zippo is fun.
If you got really small hands like me, it fits practically perfect. Classic Zippo would be too bulky.

 

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• Aug 17, 2023

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Trenchfriend said:

Classic Zippo would be too bulky.

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Yeah ... maybe so.

 

• Aug 21, 2023

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Trenchfriend said:

Yep, Slim-Zippo is fun.
If you got really small hands like me, it fits practically perfect. Classic Zippo would be too bulky.

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Have you considered running for president?
Small hands and a thin “Zippo.”

 

• Aug 22, 2023

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tonyb said:

Have you considered running for president?

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