eBay Found this in my “archives” - famous San Francisco Chronicle columnist Herb Caen gave this to me in the 1980s when we spent a lot of time together… and it is really quite amazing!This 14k gold lighter inscribed HERB was given to him by none other than ol’ blue eyes himself - Frank Sinatra. Herb wrote about the lighter and his relationship with Frank in the accompanying article and it really is a blast! Frank and Herb were very close for quite a while - Frank referred to Herb as his “Northern Leader” of the famous Rat Pack. In its original box accompanied by the article. You can also read about Herb and Frank on-line and in some of Herb’s books. Please look carefully at photos - and ask any questions. (In the article Herb mistakenly referred to the lighter as a Dunhill but it is a Ronson). Truly a great show biz, Sinatra and San Francisco collectible! Shipped free signature required. Thanks for looking! (Condition: Pre-Owned)
offered is an unusual and extremely rare 1930's French sterling silver "Frontin" art deco triple wheel pocket petrol lighter. the solid silver with gold bands on front and back lighter features a quality triple wheel mechanism. the lighter has a fabulous engine turned criss cross design. the underside fuel screw twists to open the fuel panel which is hinged and pulls open. there is a french silver hallmark on fuel door. the other hallmarks are covered in old flint dust/mild dirt and difficult to see without cleaning. the lighter was made in the Paris Frontin workshop and features a Frontin silver hallmark also difficult to locate. the highly collectible lighter measures about 2" tall x 1-3/8" wide and is in very good used untested condition. the mechanism will operate with proper flint/fuel service. an old flint may require removal for use. the fuel screw does not sit flush but does not affect function. there are typical small use nicks and mild remnants of old sticker on side edge that will clean. this is a very special high quality art deco French luxury lighter. overall - an important art deco sterling silver "Frontin" petrol lighter for the best of collections Paris JEWELER WORKSHOP LIGHTERS ARE THE FINEST QUALITY LIGHTERS EVER MANUFACTUREDThe Frontin workshop made lighters for Cartier and many other luxury Paris shops of the art deco period. PLEASE VIEW MY "LARRY LIGHTER" VINTAGE LIGHTER POSTS ON FACEBOOK and Instagramusa overnite ship cost. overseas is usps express airmail except the SHIP COST TO eastern europe- taiwan-greece- mexico -russia- vietnam thailand indonesia malaysia philippines turkey mideast central and south america -via usps express mail with ins or DHL at $175. please make sure to read my vintage lighter articles on the internet and on facebook. i combine shipping. **please view all the vintage lighters ronsons dunhills-and 20th century deco i offer on ebay. please email questions - thanks. (Condition: Pre-Owned)
Vintage Ronson Adonis Solid 14k Gold Lighter. Priced to sell.Good to fine condition, light surface marks but does have a dent on reverse which we picturedLighter mechanically works as designed, sta,ped 14k and is solid gold, not filled or platedEngine turned design with a rectangular cartouche engraved with E.W.McN 12-25-53. Marked 14k. Weighs 59.6g. Priced to sell.Signed Ronson Adonis, Newark, New Jersey, USA. Serial number 561217. We combine shipping and don't profit from shipping Shipping: USA: $8.95 - Includes tracking (Condition: Pre-Owned)
This vintage Ronson Varflame lighter is a true gem from the 1960s. Crafted in England, it boasts a luxurious 14K gold body and is still in excellent working condition. With the iconic Ronson brand name and a sleek design, this lighter is a must-have for any tobacciana or collectibles collector. Its timeless appeal and functionality make it a perfect addition to any vintage collection. (Condition: Pre-Owned)
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Ronson Touch Tip Lighter, 1938 ARISTOCRAT 24K GOLD PLATE ENAMELED IN TORTOISE & IVORY. Beautiful Touch Tip Lighter, Extremely Rare and hard to find. I have had this Lighter for quite sometime, I acquired it from Estate several years ago. I am not a lighter expert, but I know this is a fabulous lighter. It has not been used the whole time I have owned it, it is as I found it, condition is very good with minimal wear, few light surface marks or scratches, one area at front shows a couple of marks to gold plate area, see picture 12. I have not tried to clean it in any way, I prefer to sell as
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eBay offered is a very nice Art Deco 1930’s French luxury workshop sterling silver with gold stars pocket petrol roller lighter. the solid sterling silver lighter features a long roller flint wheel mechanism. The body has unusual applied allover gold star design. the bottom fuel screw also shows makers hallmark along with silver hallmarks. the well made quality lighter measures about 2-1/2" tall x 1” wide and is in very good used untested condition. The snuffer cap does not sit perfectly flush to the body which slightly detracts. The mechanism should operate with proper service of fuel and flint. 1930’s French workshop lighters are the finest luxury quality petrol lighters made during the 1920's-1940's period. Overall – an important 1930’s art deco Paris made sterling silver long roller lighter for your collection.This lighter is similar to Cartier workshop quality - please join my facebook page - Art Deco Catalin Lucite Lightersusa priority signature confo mail ship cost. overseas is usps priority airmail except the SHIP COST TO italy - china via express mail at $85 - ship cost to eastern europe russia greece mexico - vietnam thailand indonesia malaysia philippines turkey mideast central and south america - via DHL at $150. please make sure to read my vintage lighter articles on the internet and on facebook and instagram. i combine shipping. **please view all the vintage lighters ronsons dunhills- sterling lighters and 20th century deco i offer on ebay. please email questions - thanks. (Condition: Pre-Owned)
eBay CZ601 - CZ604 Zippo The Camel Mystery Set of 4 2003 UnfiredThe Camel Mystery "Area 51" White matte 2003The Camel Mystery "Life on Mars" White matte 2003 The Camel Mystery "Easter Island" White matte 2003 The Camel Mystery "Loch Ness" White matte 2003 Zippo lighter is a reusable metal lighter produced by Zippo Manufacturing Company of Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States.[1] Thousands of different styles and designs have been made in the nine decades since their introduction, including military versions for specific regiments. Zippo lighters have been sold around the world and have been described as "a legendary and distinct symbol of America."[2][3] In 2012, the company produced the 500-millionth unit.[4][5] Since the company's inception, Zippo lighters have been primarily manufactured in the United States, although the company ran an operation from 1949 until 2002 in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada Company history American inventor George G. Blaisdell founded Zippo Manufacturing Company in 1932 and produced the first Zippo lighter in early 1933, being inspired by an Austrian cigarette lighter of similar design made by IMCO.[7] It got its name because Blaisdell liked the sound of the word "zipper," and "zippo" sounded more modern.[8] On March 3, 1936, the U.S. Patent Office granted a patent for the Zippo lighter.[9] Zippo lighters became popular in the United States military, especially during World War II—when, as the company's web site says, Zippo "ceased production of lighters for consumer markets and dedicated all manufacturing to the US military".[10] Period Zippos were made of brass, but Zippo used a black crackle finished steel during the war years because of metal shortages. While the Zippo Manufacturing Company never had an official contract with the military, individual armed forces personnel requested that base exchange (BX) and post exchange (PX) stores carry this sought-after lighter [11][12] While it had previously been common to have Zippos with authorized badges, unit crests, and division insignias, it became popular among the American soldiers of the Vietnam War to get their Zippos engraved with personal mottos. These lighters are now sought-after collector's items and popular souvenirs for visitors to Vietnam.[13] After World War II, the Zippo lighter became increasingly used in advertising by companies large and small through the 1960s.[14] Much of the early Zippo lighter advertising are works of art painted by hand, and as technology has evolved, so has the design and finish of the Zippo lighter. The basic mechanism of the Zippo lighter has remained unchanged, but they developed into a popular fashion accessory, with a huge variety of artistic designs produced.[15] In 2002, Zippo expanded its product line to include a variety of utility-style multi-purpose lighters, known as Zippo MPLs. This was followed in 2005 with the Outdoor Utility Lighter, known as the OUL. These lighters are fueled with butane. In August 2007, Zippo released a new butane lighter called the Zippo BLU. It discontinued the line January 1, 2016.[16] A museum called "Zippo/Case visitors center" is located in Bradford, Pennsylvania, at 1932 Zippo Drive. This 15 000 square foot (1,400 m2) building contains rare and custom made Zippo lighters, and also sells the entire Zippo line. The museum was featured on the NPR program Weekend Edition on Sunday, January 25, 2009. The museum also contains an enormous collection of Case knives. Since the Zippo company's 60th anniversary in 1992, annual editions have been produced for Zippo collectors. In 2009, Zippo announced plans to purchase Ronson Consumer Products Corporation, a long-time competitor in the lighter market. On February 3, 2010, the deal was finalized [17][18] In March 2011, due to significant decrease of sales from 18 million lighters a year in the mid-1990s to about 12 million lighters a year recently, combined with increasing pressure on people not to smoke, Zippo Manufacturing Co. tried offering a wider variety of products using the Zippo name, such as watches, leisure clothing and eau de cologne. This strategy is similar to the success Victorinox Swiss Army Brands Inc. has had selling watches, luggage, clothing, and fragrance.[19] On June 5, 2012, the company manufactured its 500,000,000th lighter and celebrated its 80th anniversary. In 2018, Zippo announced the sound trademark of its windproof lighter, making the Zippo lighter's click officially one of the most recognised sounds in the world. Usage Zippo lighters, which have gained popularity as “windproof” lighters, are able to stay lit in harsh weather, due to the design of the windscreen and adequate rate of fuel delivery. A consequence of the windproofing is that it is hard to extinguish a Zippo by blowing out the flame. However, if the flame is blown from the top down, it will be easily extinguished. The proper way to extinguish the lighter is to close the top half, which starves the flame of oxygen, but unlike other lighters, this does not cut off the fuel supply. One of the recognizable features of Zippo is the fact that it burns with a wick. Opening the top lid produces an easily recognizable "clink" sound for which Zippo lighters are known, and a different but similarly recognizable "clunk" when the lighter is closed. This noise is produced by the spring-loaded toggling cam, a little lever that keeps the lid closed or opened securely. Unlike disposable lighters, newly purchased Zippo lighters do not contain fuel. Instructions for safely fueling the Zippo are included in its packaging. Zippo also offers for sale a name brand lighter fluid. Vietnam War Morley Safer, in his August 5, 1965 CBS News report of the Cam Ne incident[22] and Private First Class Reginald "Malik" Edwards, the rifleman with the 9th Regiment, US Marine Corps Danang (June 1965 – March 1966) whose profile comprises chapter one of Wallace Terry's book, Bloods: An Oral History of the Vietnam War by Black Veterans (1984), describe the use of Zippo lighters in search and destroy missions during the Vietnam War. Edwards stated: "when you say level a village, you don't use torches. It's not like in the 1800s. You used a Zippo. Now you would use a Bic. That's just the way we did it. You went in there with your Zippos. Everybody. That's why people bought Zippos. Everybody had a Zippo. It was for burnin' shit down."[23][24] "Zippo squad" became a phrase of American military jargon for being assigned to burn a village.[25] The M132 Armored Flamethrower was referred to as a "Zippo".[26] Price As of March of 2022, Zippos carry a suggested retail price between US$17.95 and US$25,000 (for the Armor 18k solid gold model).[27] In 2001, according to the fall 2003 issue of IUP Magazine, a 1933 model was purchased for $18,000 at a swap meet in Tokyo, and in 2002 the company bought one valued at $12,000 for its own collection.[28] During the 75th anniversary celebrations in 2007, Zippo sold a near mint 1933 model for $37,000.[29] All Zippo windproof lighters carry an unlimited lifetime guarantee, promoted using the trademarked phrase "It works or we fix it for free." The corporate web site boasts: "in almost 75 years, no one has ever spent a cent on the mechanical repair of a Zippo lighter regardless of the lighter's age or condition."[10] Date codes n mid-1955, Zippo started year coding its lighters by the use of dots. From 1966 until 1973, the year code was denoted by combinations of vertical lines. From 1974 until 1981 the coding comprised combinations of forward slashes. In 1979, the company inadvertently introduced an error into fabrication, with some lighters reading / on the left and // on the right instead of // on the left and / on the right, but corrected the problem within the year. From 1982 until June 1986 the coding was by backslash. After July 1986, Zippo began including a date code on all lighters showing the month and year of production. On the left of the underside was stamped a letter A–L, denoting the month (A = January, B = February, C = March, etc.). On the right was a Roman numeral which denoted the year, beginning with II in 1986.[30] However, in 2001, Zippo altered this system, changing the Roman numerals to Arabic numerals. Thus a Zippo made in August 2004 was stamped H 04. Construction The cases of Zippo lighters are typically made of brass and are rectangular with a hinged top. On most models, the top of the case is slightly convex. Inside the case are the works of the lighter. The insert contains the spring-toggle lever that keeps the top closed, the wick, windscreen chimney, flintwheel, and flint, all of which are mounted on an open-bottom metal box that is slightly smaller than the bottom of the outer case, and into which it slips snugly. The hollow part of the interior box encloses five rayon balls (similar to cotton balls) which are in contact with the wick. The bottom of this is covered by a piece of felt approximately 1/4 of an inch thick. Printed on the bottom of the felt (in modern Zippos, not on older models prior to late 1992) are the words, "LIFT TO FILL," to indicate one must lift the felt away from the "cotton" in order to refuel it. The fuel, light petroleum distillate or synthetic isoparaffinic hydrocarbon (commonly referred to as lighter fluid or naphtha), is poured into the rayon balls (sometimes called the "cotton," or the "batting"), which absorbs it. It also contains a tube that holds a short, cylindrical flint. The tube has an interior spring and exterior cap-screw that keeps the flint in constant contact with the exterior flint-wheel. Spinning this rough-surfaced wheel against flint results in a spark that ignites the fluid in the wick. All parts of the lighter are replaceable. The Zippo lighter requires 108 manufacturing operations. Zippo BLU and Zippo BLU 2 Zippo released the Zippo BLU in 2007 (although there are many 2005 pre-release models). These are butane torch lighters, which Zippo has gone to great lengths to make sure are still "identifiable as a Zippo". Specifically, the lid and cam were "tuned" so that the lighter still makes the distinctive "Zippo click", and also it is one of the few butane torch lighters to use a flint and striker wheel.[31] The company also marketed the BLU2, which features a squarer frame and eliminates the fuel gauge on the side of the original Zippo BLU.[citation needed] As of January 1, 2016, Zippo discontinued production of the BLU line of lighters and sold the BLU trademark to Lorillard. Zippo stated that it would continue to service all previously sold BLU lighters [32][16] Zippo subsidiaries In addition to its 2010 purchase of the Ronson brand in the US and Canada,[33][17] Zippo also owns W. R. Case & Sons Cutlery Co. of Bradford, Pennsylvania, Zippo UK, Ltd. of London, England, and Zippo Fashion Italia of Vicenza, Italy.This is part of a collection of older - vintage zippo's, all are from one collector. We are not the collector! We are not Zippo experts so if there is not enough information given please feel free to ask questions. Please feel free to ask any questions before the bidding is over. The winning bidder must pay for their items within three days of the close of the auction or send email me if there is a problem with paying on time. Shipping for multiple purchases: Upon notification of items being sold I will issue a revised invoice or issue a combined shipping refund. International buyers are welcome Please use the Shipping and Payment feature on eBay to confirm shipping costs. Any package that has cardboard stiffeners is considered a package by the USPS. Local pickup is welcome. If the payment for an item is not received in three days, the item may be offered to the second highest bidder, or it may be auctioned again. Visa and MasterCard are accepted through Paypal. Pennsylvania residents please add 6% sales. (Condition: Brand New)
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eBay VINTAGE - SOLID 14K YELLOW GOLD RONSON BANKERS LIGHTER - COLLECTIBLE46 20 Grams of Gold including all working parts Monogrammed L.S. Shipping is only $12.99 and Includes full Insurance (Condition: Pre-Owned)
eBay CZ638 - CZ642 Zippo Camel Filters South America Pack Set of 4 2004 Unfired"Camel Fire" Camel Filters S America Pack Black Matte 2004"Camel Mt Rushmore" Camel Filters S America Pack Royal Blue Matte 2004"Camel Ice" Camel Filters S America Pack Navy Blue Matte 2004 "Camel Troy" Camel Filters S America Pack Royal Blue Matte 2004 Zippo lighter is a reusable metal lighter produced by Zippo Manufacturing Company of Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States.[1] Thousands of different styles and designs have been made in the nine decades since their introduction, including military versions for specific regiments. Zippo lighters have been sold around the world and have been described as "a legendary and distinct symbol of America."[2][3] In 2012, the company produced the 500-millionth unit.[4][5] Since the company's inception, Zippo lighters have been primarily manufactured in the United States, although the company ran an operation from 1949 until 2002 in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada Company history American inventor George G. Blaisdell founded Zippo Manufacturing Company in 1932 and produced the first Zippo lighter in early 1933, being inspired by an Austrian cigarette lighter of similar design made by IMCO.[7] It got its name because Blaisdell liked the sound of the word "zipper," and "zippo" sounded more modern.[8] On March 3, 1936, the U.S. Patent Office granted a patent for the Zippo lighter.[9] Zippo lighters became popular in the United States military, especially during World War II—when, as the company's web site says, Zippo "ceased production of lighters for consumer markets and dedicated all manufacturing to the US military".[10] Period Zippos were made of brass, but Zippo used a black crackle finished steel during the war years because of metal shortages. While the Zippo Manufacturing Company never had an official contract with the military, individual armed forces personnel requested that base exchange (BX) and post exchange (PX) stores carry this sought-after lighter [11][12] While it had previously been common to have Zippos with authorized badges, unit crests, and division insignias, it became popular among the American soldiers of the Vietnam War to get their Zippos engraved with personal mottos. These lighters are now sought-after collector's items and popular souvenirs for visitors to Vietnam.[13] After World War II, the Zippo lighter became increasingly used in advertising by companies large and small through the 1960s.[14] Much of the early Zippo lighter advertising are works of art painted by hand, and as technology has evolved, so has the design and finish of the Zippo lighter. The basic mechanism of the Zippo lighter has remained unchanged, but they developed into a popular fashion accessory, with a huge variety of artistic designs produced.[15] In 2002, Zippo expanded its product line to include a variety of utility-style multi-purpose lighters, known as Zippo MPLs. This was followed in 2005 with the Outdoor Utility Lighter, known as the OUL. These lighters are fueled with butane. In August 2007, Zippo released a new butane lighter called the Zippo BLU. It discontinued the line January 1, 2016.[16] A museum called "Zippo/Case visitors center" is located in Bradford, Pennsylvania, at 1932 Zippo Drive. This 15 000 square foot (1,400 m2) building contains rare and custom made Zippo lighters, and also sells the entire Zippo line. The museum was featured on the NPR program Weekend Edition on Sunday, January 25, 2009. The museum also contains an enormous collection of Case knives. Since the Zippo company's 60th anniversary in 1992, annual editions have been produced for Zippo collectors. In 2009, Zippo announced plans to purchase Ronson Consumer Products Corporation, a long-time competitor in the lighter market. On February 3, 2010, the deal was finalized [17][18] In March 2011, due to significant decrease of sales from 18 million lighters a year in the mid-1990s to about 12 million lighters a year recently, combined with increasing pressure on people not to smoke, Zippo Manufacturing Co. tried offering a wider variety of products using the Zippo name, such as watches, leisure clothing and eau de cologne. This strategy is similar to the success Victorinox Swiss Army Brands Inc. has had selling watches, luggage, clothing, and fragrance.[19] On June 5, 2012, the company manufactured its 500,000,000th lighter and celebrated its 80th anniversary. In 2018, Zippo announced the sound trademark of its windproof lighter, making the Zippo lighter's click officially one of the most recognised sounds in the world. Usage Zippo lighters, which have gained popularity as “windproof” lighters, are able to stay lit in harsh weather, due to the design of the windscreen and adequate rate of fuel delivery. A consequence of the windproofing is that it is hard to extinguish a Zippo by blowing out the flame. However, if the flame is blown from the top down, it will be easily extinguished. The proper way to extinguish the lighter is to close the top half, which starves the flame of oxygen, but unlike other lighters, this does not cut off the fuel supply. One of the recognizable features of Zippo is the fact that it burns with a wick. Opening the top lid produces an easily recognizable "clink" sound for which Zippo lighters are known, and a different but similarly recognizable "clunk" when the lighter is closed. This noise is produced by the spring-loaded toggling cam, a little lever that keeps the lid closed or opened securely. Unlike disposable lighters, newly purchased Zippo lighters do not contain fuel. Instructions for safely fueling the Zippo are included in its packaging. Zippo also offers for sale a name brand lighter fluid. Vietnam War Morley Safer, in his August 5, 1965 CBS News report of the Cam Ne incident[22] and Private First Class Reginald "Malik" Edwards, the rifleman with the 9th Regiment, US Marine Corps Danang (June 1965 – March 1966) whose profile comprises chapter one of Wallace Terry's book, Bloods: An Oral History of the Vietnam War by Black Veterans (1984), describe the use of Zippo lighters in search and destroy missions during the Vietnam War. Edwards stated: "when you say level a village, you don't use torches. It's not like in the 1800s. You used a Zippo. Now you would use a Bic. That's just the way we did it. You went in there with your Zippos. Everybody. That's why people bought Zippos. Everybody had a Zippo. It was for burnin' shit down."[23][24] "Zippo squad" became a phrase of American military jargon for being assigned to burn a village.[25] The M132 Armored Flamethrower was referred to as a "Zippo".[26] Price As of March of 2022, Zippos carry a suggested retail price between US$17.95 and US$25,000 (for the Armor 18k solid gold model).[27] In 2001, according to the fall 2003 issue of IUP Magazine, a 1933 model was purchased for $18,000 at a swap meet in Tokyo, and in 2002 the company bought one valued at $12,000 for its own collection.[28] During the 75th anniversary celebrations in 2007, Zippo sold a near mint 1933 model for $37,000.[29] All Zippo windproof lighters carry an unlimited lifetime guarantee, promoted using the trademarked phrase "It works or we fix it for free." The corporate web site boasts: "in almost 75 years, no one has ever spent a cent on the mechanical repair of a Zippo lighter regardless of the lighter's age or condition."[10] Date codes n mid-1955, Zippo started year coding its lighters by the use of dots. From 1966 until 1973, the year code was denoted by combinations of vertical lines. From 1974 until 1981 the coding comprised combinations of forward slashes. In 1979, the company inadvertently introduced an error into fabrication, with some lighters reading / on the left and // on the right instead of // on the left and / on the right, but corrected the problem within the year. From 1982 until June 1986 the coding was by backslash. After July 1986, Zippo began including a date code on all lighters showing the month and year of production. On the left of the underside was stamped a letter A–L, denoting the month (A = January, B = February, C = March, etc.). On the right was a Roman numeral which denoted the year, beginning with II in 1986.[30] However, in 2001, Zippo altered this system, changing the Roman numerals to Arabic numerals. Thus a Zippo made in August 2004 was stamped H 04. Construction The cases of Zippo lighters are typically made of brass and are rectangular with a hinged top. On most models, the top of the case is slightly convex. Inside the case are the works of the lighter. The insert contains the spring-toggle lever that keeps the top closed, the wick, windscreen chimney, flintwheel, and flint, all of which are mounted on an open-bottom metal box that is slightly smaller than the bottom of the outer case, and into which it slips snugly. The hollow part of the interior box encloses five rayon balls (similar to cotton balls) which are in contact with the wick. The bottom of this is covered by a piece of felt approximately 1/4 of an inch thick. Printed on the bottom of the felt (in modern Zippos, not on older models prior to late 1992) are the words, "LIFT TO FILL," to indicate one must lift the felt away from the "cotton" in order to refuel it. The fuel, light petroleum distillate or synthetic isoparaffinic hydrocarbon (commonly referred to as lighter fluid or naphtha), is poured into the rayon balls (sometimes called the "cotton," or the "batting"), which absorbs it. It also contains a tube that holds a short, cylindrical flint. The tube has an interior spring and exterior cap-screw that keeps the flint in constant contact with the exterior flint-wheel. Spinning this rough-surfaced wheel against flint results in a spark that ignites the fluid in the wick. All parts of the lighter are replaceable. The Zippo lighter requires 108 manufacturing operations. Zippo BLU and Zippo BLU 2 Zippo released the Zippo BLU in 2007 (although there are many 2005 pre-release models). These are butane torch lighters, which Zippo has gone to great lengths to make sure are still "identifiable as a Zippo". Specifically, the lid and cam were "tuned" so that the lighter still makes the distinctive "Zippo click", and also it is one of the few butane torch lighters to use a flint and striker wheel.[31] The company also marketed the BLU2, which features a squarer frame and eliminates the fuel gauge on the side of the original Zippo BLU.[citation needed] As of January 1, 2016, Zippo discontinued production of the BLU line of lighters and sold the BLU trademark to Lorillard. Zippo stated that it would continue to service all previously sold BLU lighters [32][16] Zippo subsidiaries In addition to its 2010 purchase of the Ronson brand in the US and Canada,[33][17] Zippo also owns W. R. Case & Sons Cutlery Co. of Bradford, Pennsylvania, Zippo UK, Ltd. of London, England, and Zippo Fashion Italia of Vicenza, Italy.This is part of a collection of older - vintage zippo's, all are from one collector. We are not the collector! We are not Zippo experts so if there is not enough information given please feel free to ask questions. Please feel free to ask any questions before the bidding is over. The winning bidder must pay for their items within three days of the close of the auction or send email me if there is a problem with paying on time. Shipping for multiple purchases: Upon notification of items being sold I will issue a revised invoice or issue a combined shipping refund. International buyers are welcome Please use the Shipping and Payment feature on eBay to confirm shipping costs. Any package that has cardboard stiffeners is considered a package by the USPS. Local pickup is welcome. If the payment for an item is not received in three days, the item may be offered to the second highest bidder, or it may be auctioned again. Visa and MasterCard are accepted through Paypal. Pennsylvania residents please add 6% sales. (Condition: Brand New)
Description Payment Shipping Returns About Us Contact Us Vintage Ronson England 14k Solid Yellow Gold Jacket Varaflame Lighter Country/Region of Description This Ronson Varaflame features a solid 14k gold jacket; it has some wear and the “Rocco” inscription is heavily scratched. It measures approximately 1 1/2? in height, 2 1/4? in length, and 3/8? in width; weighs 76.6 grams. It is empty and we do not have fluid for it, so it is “untested”. If you have questions about this item please send us a message. We expect payment to be made within 5 business days of the listing closing. All payments are processed through eBay's Managed Payments system. Please refer to their terms for accepted payment methods. Domestic All domestic eBay orders are shipped using the U.S. Postal Service and each package is fully insured via private insurance. Some larger packages may be sent using FedEx or another shipping provider. In California rare coins and bullion orders totaling $1500 or more are tax-exempt. We do not refund any shipping and handling fees, no exceptions. Listings that end in a time that either eBay or the internet are malfunctioning may not be honored. In the event of a listing error (such as a duplication) we reserve the right to cancel the order. International All International eBay orders must be under $2500 and are shipped through eBay's Global Shipping Program, if eligible. Some exclusions apply, see eBay GSP terms. We do not have an alternative International shipping option. We are only responsible for a GSP item until it is delivered to the U.S. Shipping Center. Returned items must be returned within 30 days of delivery and must be returned in exactly the same condition as it was sent to you. We do not offer returns on bullion items. We do not refund shipping and handling fees, no exceptions. We guarantee prompt refunds on any items returned. We guarantee all items to be genuine. We do not accept returns on International orders, no exceptions. Sister Stores We also offer thousands of rare coin and paper money items at our sister eBay store Northern Nevada Coin . Check us out! PURCHASE WITH CONFIDENCE Safe FREE Shipping 30 Day Returns Everything 100% Guaranteed! Find More Like This
The light is in used condition, it's is not in working condition. The striker works but it need flint. There is dings and a monogram, see photos to better judge condition for yourself.
eBay Vintage Rare RONSON BANJO PETROL LIGHTER. Works perfect! Awesome sparks and truly a cool piece!Has a New Ronson gold flint in the lighter. (Condition: Pre-Owned)
HALLMARKED SOLID GOLD RONSON PETROL LIGHTER 9 CARAT 1937 EXCELLENT CONDITION. This extremely rare lighter is solid gold not sleeved or cased. Hallmarked for S&S ltd. .375 gold London 1937 on side of body also stamped .375 on base, filler cap, flint cap, snuffer and thumb piece. Weight approx 38g. Excellent working condition but will be dispatched without flint or fuel as per regulations. Shipped by courier and fully insured. Overseas bidders please message me for exact shipping costs to your country. Any tax/duty is the buyers responsibility.
eBay M07 Zippo Mazzi Pantera #187, #117 Puma, #428 Delfino Zippo lighter is a reusable metal lighter produced by Zippo Manufacturing Company of Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States.[1] Thousands of different styles and designs have been made in the nine decades since their introduction, including military versions for specific regiments. Zippo lighters have been sold around the world and have been described as "a legendary and distinct symbol of America."[2][3] In 2012, the company produced the 500-millionth unit.[4][5] Since the company's inception, Zippo lighters have been primarily manufactured in the United States, although the company ran an operation from 1949 until 2002 in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada Company history American inventor George G. Blaisdell founded Zippo Manufacturing Company in 1932 and produced the first Zippo lighter in early 1933, being inspired by an Austrian cigarette lighter of similar design made by IMCO.[7] It got its name because Blaisdell liked the sound of the word "zipper," and "zippo" sounded more modern.[8] On March 3, 1936, the U.S. Patent Office granted a patent for the Zippo lighter.[9] Zippo lighters became popular in the United States military, especially during World War II—when, as the company's web site says, Zippo "ceased production of lighters for consumer markets and dedicated all manufacturing to the US military".[10] Period Zippos were made of brass, but Zippo used a black crackle finished steel during the war years because of metal shortages. While the Zippo Manufacturing Company never had an official contract with the military, individual armed forces personnel requested that base exchange (BX) and post exchange (PX) stores carry this sought-after lighter [11][12] While it had previously been common to have Zippos with authorized badges, unit crests, and division insignias, it became popular among the American soldiers of the Vietnam War to get their Zippos engraved with personal mottos. These lighters are now sought-after collector's items and popular souvenirs for visitors to Vietnam.[13] After World War II, the Zippo lighter became increasingly used in advertising by companies large and small through the 1960s.[14] Much of the early Zippo lighter advertising are works of art painted by hand, and as technology has evolved, so has the design and finish of the Zippo lighter. The basic mechanism of the Zippo lighter has remained unchanged, but they developed into a popular fashion accessory, with a huge variety of artistic designs produced.[15] In 2002, Zippo expanded its product line to include a variety of utility-style multi-purpose lighters, known as Zippo MPLs. This was followed in 2005 with the Outdoor Utility Lighter, known as the OUL. These lighters are fueled with butane. In August 2007, Zippo released a new butane lighter called the Zippo BLU. It discontinued the line January 1, 2016.[16] A museum called "Zippo/Case visitors center" is located in Bradford, Pennsylvania, at 1932 Zippo Drive. This 15 000 square foot (1,400 m2) building contains rare and custom made Zippo lighters, and also sells the entire Zippo line. The museum was featured on the NPR program Weekend Edition on Sunday, January 25, 2009. The museum also contains an enormous collection of Case knives. Since the Zippo company's 60th anniversary in 1992, annual editions have been produced for Zippo collectors. In 2009, Zippo announced plans to purchase Ronson Consumer Products Corporation, a long-time competitor in the lighter market. On February 3, 2010, the deal was finalized [17][18] In March 2011, due to significant decrease of sales from 18 million lighters a year in the mid-1990s to about 12 million lighters a year recently, combined with increasing pressure on people not to smoke, Zippo Manufacturing Co. tried offering a wider variety of products using the Zippo name, such as watches, leisure clothing and eau de cologne. This strategy is similar to the success Victorinox Swiss Army Brands Inc. has had selling watches, luggage, clothing, and fragrance.[19] On June 5, 2012, the company manufactured its 500,000,000th lighter and celebrated its 80th anniversary. In 2018, Zippo announced the sound trademark of its windproof lighter, making the Zippo lighter's click officially one of the most recognised sounds in the world. Usage Zippo lighters, which have gained popularity as “windproof” lighters, are able to stay lit in harsh weather, due to the design of the windscreen and adequate rate of fuel delivery. A consequence of the windproofing is that it is hard to extinguish a Zippo by blowing out the flame. However, if the flame is blown from the top down, it will be easily extinguished. The proper way to extinguish the lighter is to close the top half, which starves the flame of oxygen, but unlike other lighters, this does not cut off the fuel supply. One of the recognizable features of Zippo is the fact that it burns with a wick. Opening the top lid produces an easily recognizable "clink" sound for which Zippo lighters are known, and a different but similarly recognizable "clunk" when the lighter is closed. This noise is produced by the spring-loaded toggling cam, a little lever that keeps the lid closed or opened securely. Unlike disposable lighters, newly purchased Zippo lighters do not contain fuel. Instructions for safely fueling the Zippo are included in its packaging. Zippo also offers for sale a name brand lighter fluid. Vietnam War Morley Safer, in his August 5, 1965 CBS News report of the Cam Ne incident[22] and Private First Class Reginald "Malik" Edwards, the rifleman with the 9th Regiment, US Marine Corps Danang (June 1965 – March 1966) whose profile comprises chapter one of Wallace Terry's book, Bloods: An Oral History of the Vietnam War by Black Veterans (1984), describe the use of Zippo lighters in search and destroy missions during the Vietnam War. Edwards stated: "when you say level a village, you don't use torches. It's not like in the 1800s. You used a Zippo. Now you would use a Bic. That's just the way we did it. You went in there with your Zippos. Everybody. That's why people bought Zippos. Everybody had a Zippo. It was for burnin' shit down."[23][24] "Zippo squad" became a phrase of American military jargon for being assigned to burn a village.[25] The M132 Armored Flamethrower was referred to as a "Zippo".[26] Price As of March of 2022, Zippos carry a suggested retail price between US$17.95 and US$25,000 (for the Armor 18k solid gold model).[27] In 2001, according to the fall 2003 issue of IUP Magazine, a 1933 model was purchased for $18,000 at a swap meet in Tokyo, and in 2002 the company bought one valued at $12,000 for its own collection.[28] During the 75th anniversary celebrations in 2007, Zippo sold a near mint 1933 model for $37,000.[29] All Zippo windproof lighters carry an unlimited lifetime guarantee, promoted using the trademarked phrase "It works or we fix it for free." The corporate web site boasts: "in almost 75 years, no one has ever spent a cent on the mechanical repair of a Zippo lighter regardless of the lighter's age or condition."[10] Date codes n mid-1955, Zippo started year coding its lighters by the use of dots. From 1966 until 1973, the year code was denoted by combinations of vertical lines. From 1974 until 1981 the coding comprised combinations of forward slashes. In 1979, the company inadvertently introduced an error into fabrication, with some lighters reading / on the left and // on the right instead of // on the left and / on the right, but corrected the problem within the year. From 1982 until June 1986 the coding was by backslash. After July 1986, Zippo began including a date code on all lighters showing the month and year of production. On the left of the underside was stamped a letter A–L, denoting the month (A = January, B = February, C = March, etc.). On the right was a Roman numeral which denoted the year, beginning with II in 1986.[30] However, in 2001, Zippo altered this system, changing the Roman numerals to Arabic numerals. Thus a Zippo made in August 2004 was stamped H 04. Construction The cases of Zippo lighters are typically made of brass and are rectangular with a hinged top. On most models, the top of the case is slightly convex. Inside the case are the works of the lighter. The insert contains the spring-toggle lever that keeps the top closed, the wick, windscreen chimney, flintwheel, and flint, all of which are mounted on an open-bottom metal box that is slightly smaller than the bottom of the outer case, and into which it slips snugly. The hollow part of the interior box encloses five rayon balls (similar to cotton balls) which are in contact with the wick. The bottom of this is covered by a piece of felt approximately 1/4 of an inch thick. Printed on the bottom of the felt (in modern Zippos, not on older models prior to late 1992) are the words, "LIFT TO FILL," to indicate one must lift the felt away from the "cotton" in order to refuel it. The fuel, light petroleum distillate or synthetic isoparaffinic hydrocarbon (commonly referred to as lighter fluid or naphtha), is poured into the rayon balls (sometimes called the "cotton," or the "batting"), which absorbs it. It also contains a tube that holds a short, cylindrical flint. The tube has an interior spring and exterior cap-screw that keeps the flint in constant contact with the exterior flint-wheel. Spinning this rough-surfaced wheel against flint results in a spark that ignites the fluid in the wick. All parts of the lighter are replaceable. The Zippo lighter requires 108 manufacturing operations. Zippo BLU and Zippo BLU 2 Zippo released the Zippo BLU in 2007 (although there are many 2005 pre-release models). These are butane torch lighters, which Zippo has gone to great lengths to make sure are still "identifiable as a Zippo". Specifically, the lid and cam were "tuned" so that the lighter still makes the distinctive "Zippo click", and also it is one of the few butane torch lighters to use a flint and striker wheel.[31] The company also marketed the BLU2, which features a squarer frame and eliminates the fuel gauge on the side of the original Zippo BLU.[citation needed] As of January 1, 2016, Zippo discontinued production of the BLU line of lighters and sold the BLU trademark to Lorillard. Zippo stated that it would continue to service all previously sold BLU lighters [32][16] Zippo subsidiaries In addition to its 2010 purchase of the Ronson brand in the US and Canada,[33][17] Zippo also owns W. R. Case & Sons Cutlery Co. of Bradford, Pennsylvania, Zippo UK, Ltd. of London, England, and Zippo Fashion Italia of Vicenza, Italy.This is part of a collection of older - vintage zippo's, all are from one collector. We are not the collector! We are not Zippo experts so if there is not enough information given please feel free to ask questions. Please feel free to ask any questions before the bidding is over. The winning bidder must pay for their items within three days of the close of the auction or send email me if there is a problem with paying on time. Shipping for multiple purchases: Upon notification of items being sold I will issue a revised invoice or issue a combined shipping refund. International buyers are welcome Please use the Shipping and Payment feature on eBay to confirm shipping costs. Any package that has cardboard stiffeners is considered a package by the USPS. Local pickup is welcome. If the payment for an item is not received in three days, the item may be offered to the second highest bidder, or it may be auctioned again. Visa and MasterCard are accepted through Paypal. Pennsylvania residents please add 6% sales. (Condition: Brand New)
Z CZ611 Zippo Camel European Copper June 2003 Unfired Only 70 MadeZippo lighter is a reusable metal lighter produced by Zippo Manufacturing Company of Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States.[1] Thousands of different styles and designs have been made in the nine decades since their introduction, including military versions for specific regiments. Zippo lighters have been sold around the world and have been described as "a legendary and distinct symbol of America."[2][3] In 2012, the company produced the 500-millionth unit.[4][5] Since the company's inception, Zippo lighters have been primarily manufactured in the United States, although the company ran an operation from 1949 until 2002 in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada Company history American inventor George G. Blaisdell founded Zippo Manufacturing Company in 1932 and produced the first Zippo lighter in early 1933, being inspired by an Austrian cigarette lighter of similar design made by IMCO.[7] It got its name because Blaisdell liked the sound of the word "zipper," and "zippo" sounded more modern.[8] On March 3, 1936, the U.S. Patent Office granted a patent for the Zippo lighter.[9] Zippo lighters became popular in the United States military, especially during World War II—when, as the company's web site says, Zippo "ceased production of lighters for consumer markets and dedicated all manufacturing to the US military".[10] Period Zippos were made of brass, but Zippo used a black crackle finished steel during the war years because of metal shortages. While the Zippo Manufacturing Company never had an official contract with the military, individual armed forces personnel requested that base exchange (BX) and post exchange (PX) stores carry this sought-after lighter [11][12] While it had previously been common to have Zippos with authorized badges, unit crests, and division insignias, it became popular among the American soldiers of the Vietnam War to get their Zippos engraved with personal mottos. These lighters are now sought-after collector's items and popular souvenirs for visitors to Vietnam.[13] After World War II, the Zippo lighter became increasingly used in advertising by companies large and small through the 1960s.[14] Much of the early Zippo lighter advertising are works of art painted by hand, and as technology has evolved, so has the design and finish of the Zippo lighter. The basic mechanism of the Zippo lighter has remained unchanged, but they developed into a popular fashion accessory, with a huge variety of artistic designs produced.[15] In 2002, Zippo expanded its product line to include a variety of utility-style multi-purpose lighters, known as Zippo MPLs. This was followed in 2005 with the Outdoor Utility Lighter, known as the OUL. These lighters are fueled with butane. In August 2007, Zippo released a new butane lighter called the Zippo BLU. It discontinued the line January 1, 2016.[16] A museum called "Zippo/Case visitors center" is located in Bradford, Pennsylvania, at 1932 Zippo Drive. This 15 000 square foot (1,400 m2) building contains rare and custom made Zippo lighters, and also sells the entire Zippo line. The museum was featured on the NPR program Weekend Edition on Sunday, January 25, 2009. The museum also contains an enormous collection of Case knives. Since the Zippo company's 60th anniversary in 1992, annual editions have been produced for Zippo collectors. In 2009, Zippo announced plans to purchase Ronson Consumer Products Corporation, a long-time competitor in the lighter market. On February 3, 2010, the deal was finalized [17][18] In March 2011, due to significant decrease of sales from 18 million lighters a year in the mid-1990s to about 12 million lighters a year recently, combined with increasing pressure on people not to smoke, Zippo Manufacturing Co. tried offering a wider variety of products using the Zippo name, such as watches, leisure clothing and eau de cologne. This strategy is similar to the success Victorinox Swiss Army Brands Inc. has had selling watches, luggage, clothing, and fragrance.[19] On June 5, 2012, the company manufactured its 500,000,000th lighter and celebrated its 80th anniversary. In 2018, Zippo announced the sound trademark of its windproof lighter, making the Zippo lighter's click officially one of the most recognised sounds in the world. Usage Zippo lighters, which have gained popularity as “windproof” lighters, are able to stay lit in harsh weather, due to the design of the windscreen and adequate rate of fuel delivery. A consequence of the windproofing is that it is hard to extinguish a Zippo by blowing out the flame. However, if the flame is blown from the top down, it will be easily extinguished. The proper way to extinguish the lighter is to close the top half, which starves the flame of oxygen, but unlike other lighters, this does not cut off the fuel supply. One of the recognizable features of Zippo is the fact that it burns with a wick. Opening the top lid produces an easily recognizable "clink" sound for which Zippo lighters are known, and a different but similarly recognizable "clunk" when the lighter is closed. This noise is produced by the spring-loaded toggling cam, a little lever that keeps the lid closed or opened securely. Unlike disposable lighters, newly purchased Zippo lighters do not contain fuel. Instructions for safely fueling the Zippo are included in its packaging. Zippo also offers for sale a name brand lighter fluid. Vietnam War Morley Safer, in his August 5, 1965 CBS News report of the Cam Ne incident[22] and Private First Class Reginald "Malik" Edwards, the rifleman with the 9th Regiment, US Marine Corps Danang (June 1965 – March 1966) whose profile comprises chapter one of Wallace Terry's book, Bloods: An Oral History of the Vietnam War by Black Veterans (1984), describe the use of Zippo lighters in search and destroy missions during the Vietnam War. Edwards stated: "when you say level a village, you don't use torches. It's not like in the 1800s. You used a Zippo. Now you would use a Bic. That's just the way we did it. You went in there with your Zippos. Everybody. That's why people bought Zippos. Everybody had a Zippo. It was for burnin' shit down."[23][24] "Zippo squad" became a phrase of American military jargon for being assigned to burn a village.[25] The M132 Armored Flamethrower was referred to as a "Zippo".[26] Price As of March of 2022, Zippos carry a suggested retail price between US$17.95 and US$25,000 (for the Armor 18k solid gold model).[27] In 2001, according to the fall 2003 issue of IUP Magazine, a 1933 model was purchased for $18,000 at a swap meet in Tokyo, and in 2002 the company bought one valued at $12,000 for its own collection.[28] During the 75th anniversary celebrations in 2007, Zippo sold a near mint 1933 model for $37,000.[29] All Zippo windproof lighters carry an unlimited lifetime guarantee, promoted using the trademarked phrase "It works or we fix it for free." The corporate web site boasts: "in almost 75 years, no one has ever spent a cent on the mechanical repair of a Zippo lighter regardless of the lighter's age or condition."[10] Date codes n mid-1955, Zippo started year coding its lighters by the use of dots. From 1966 until 1973, the year code was denoted by combinations of vertical lines. From 1974 until 1981 the coding comprised combinations of forward slashes. In 1979, the company inadvertently introduced an error into fabrication, with some lighters reading / on the left and // on the right instead of // on the left and / on the right, but corrected the problem within the year. From 1982 until June 1986 the coding was by backslash. After July 1986, Zippo began including a date code on all lighters showing the month and year of production. On the left of the underside was stamped a letter A–L, denoting the month (A = January, B = February, C = March, etc.). On the right was a Roman numeral which denoted the year, beginning with II in 1986.[30] However, in 2001, Zippo altered this system, changing the Roman numerals to Arabic numerals. Thus a Zippo made in August 2004 was stamped H 04. Construction The cases of Zippo lighters are typically made of brass and are rectangular with a hinged top. On most models, the top of the case is slightly convex. Inside the case are the works of the lighter. The insert contains the spring-toggle lever that keeps the top closed, the wick, windscreen chimney, flintwheel, and flint, all of which are mounted on an open-bottom metal box that is slightly smaller than the bottom of the outer case, and into which it slips snugly. The hollow part of the interior box encloses five rayon balls (similar to cotton balls) which are in contact with the wick. The bottom of this is covered by a piece of felt approximately 1/4 of an inch thick. Printed on the bottom of the felt (in modern Zippos, not on older models prior to late 1992) are the words, "LIFT TO FILL," to indicate one must lift the felt away from the "cotton" in order to refuel it. The fuel, light petroleum distillate or synthetic isoparaffinic hydrocarbon (commonly referred to as lighter fluid or naphtha), is poured into the rayon balls (sometimes called the "cotton," or the "batting"), which absorbs it. It also contains a tube that holds a short, cylindrical flint. The tube has an interior spring and exterior cap-screw that keeps the flint in constant contact with the exterior flint-wheel. Spinning this rough-surfaced wheel against flint results in a spark that ignites the fluid in the wick. All parts of the lighter are replaceable. The Zippo lighter requires 108 manufacturing operations. Zippo BLU and Zippo BLU 2 Zippo released the Zippo BLU in 2007 (although there are many 2005 pre-release models). These are butane torch lighters, which Zippo has gone to great lengths to make sure are still "identifiable as a Zippo". Specifically, the lid and cam were "tuned" so that the lighter still makes the distinctive "Zippo click", and also it is one of the few butane torch lighters to use a flint and striker wheel.[31] The company also marketed the BLU2, which features a squarer frame and eliminates the fuel gauge on the side of the original Zippo BLU.[citation needed] As of January 1, 2016, Zippo discontinued production of the BLU line of lighters and sold the BLU trademark to Lorillard. Zippo stated that it would continue to service all previously sold BLU lighters [32][16] Zippo subsidiaries In addition to its 2010 purchase of the Ronson brand in the US and Canada,[33][17] Zippo also owns W. R. Case & Sons Cutlery Co. of Bradford, Pennsylvania, Zippo UK, Ltd. of London, England, and Zippo Fashion Italia of Vicenza, Italy.This is part of a collection of older - vintage zippo's, all are from one collector. We are not the collector! We are not Zippo experts so if there is not enough information given please feel free to ask questions. Please feel free to ask any questions before the bidding is over. The winning bidder must pay for their items within three days of the close of the auction or send email me if there is a problem with paying on time. Shipping for multiple purchases: Upon notification of items being sold I will issue a revised invoice or issue a combined shipping refund. International buyers are welcome Please use the Shipping and Payment feature on eBay to confirm shipping costs. Any package that has cardboard stiffeners is considered a package by the USPS. Local pickup is welcome. If the payment for an item is not received in three days, the item may be offered to the second highest bidder, or it may be auctioned again. Visa and MasterCard are accepted through Paypal. Pennsylvania residents please add 6% sales. (Condition: Brand New)
