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Zippo collection
Because of being but "custodians",
these pieces are either in, or have passed through, my personal collection.
They're listed in approximate chronological order
& hopefully may help as a small information resource for collectors.
Information has been gathered from books, the internet & talking with other collectors
- please let me know if there's something wrong or you have something to add ...
(For other brand tobacciana collection see here)
c. 1933-36 Patent Pending U-shaped cam stop with original unmarked (no stamp) insert. Factoty replaced four barrel outside hinge, Horizontal grooves on the striker wheel (from c.1946 on they were diagonal), factory replacement of piston with a humped cam spring. 4th pic shows the view inside insert of original piston holder. 5th shows the Patent Pending bottom stamp
1938/39 Trench Art - this 4 barrel hinge high polish chrome Zippo has the u-shaped cam stop & original unmarked insert & was lovingly modified ("Trench Art") by it's original owner.
1938/39 Metallique - "Bliss" with 4 barrel, unmarked insert, u-shaped cam stop.
E W Bliss Co. was a US specialist manufacturer of heavy machinery &, during WW2, manufactured torpedoes.
It continues to manufacture heavy machinery today but has been bought out by another company.
This is a particular favourite
for very New Zealand reasons
- here in the 1980's a group called Th' Dudes
put out a drinking song called "Bliss" (here)
that is a local anthem
1939/40 Barcroft - all original
first model, #10 Table Lighter
or "One step" Barcroft with
4 barrel hinge, u-shaped cam stop, factory engraved signature,
full length 14 hole chimney insert with horizontal grooves
on the striker wheel, 4.5" tall.
3 different versions of the "One Step" were produced
- the chrome finish with 8 barrel hinge (rarest), brass finish with 4 barrel hinge and chrome finish
with 4 barrel hinge (least rare).
Sometime in the 1930's - an unused promotional postcard for Reznor Gas Appliances giving away a free Zippo lighter for customer referrals for Reznor automatic gas heating units.
The 1930's
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An unused Zippo Lighter Repair shipping bag. It took a 6 cent stamp to return a lighter for repair (10 cents for 2 and 14 cents for 3).
Collection
Zippo (R)
"in all things be passionate"
