THE ZIPPO LIGHTER COLLECTORS' GUIDE Dear Zippo Lighter Enthusiast, pushed the first insert into the first case of what would be the first Zippo lighter. Zippo introduced its own lighter collectors' club, Zippo Click, in 2002, logging over 8000 members in the first three years.

Blaisdell would be amazed to One night in 1933 above a garage in Bradford, Pennsylvania, George G. Booth President and CEO know that today thousands of Zippo lighter collectors all over the world communicate through collectors' clubs, newsletters, e-mail and web pages, and get together at shows, conventions, and the biennial Zippo/Case International Swap Meet.

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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".

1984 Note slight differences between the gen 1 sport vs. 1996 1997 Haro Group 1 Ti (stickers/parts make this a 1997 model year) WF96E : May. 1996 1996 Haro Basher HR-K6J : 1996 1997 Haro Zippo (First year for Zippo in 97) KH7H : 1997 (taken from a Revo) GH7L : 1997 (taken from a Cozmo) KH7F : 1997 (same framestyle as the Cozmo above, but with the different starting digit must be the Shredder model as both shared the same exact frame from 1997 through 1999) KH8D : 1998 (taken from a Revo, stickers/parts made a 1999 model) ZI-J8F0 : 1998 1998 Group 1 Zi ZIL8L : 1998 1998 Group 1 Zi RO L9 : 1999 1999 Revo ZOL9 : 1999 1999 Zippo ZI-L9 : 1999 1999 Zippo ZI-L9 : 1999 1999 Group 1 Zi (confirmed by stickers) yes same # as the Zippo but two radically different frames at least 54J9J : 1999 1999 Mirra 540 Air MRJ9 : 1999 1999 Master 2000 Serial Numbers: Serial number will contain a model abbreviation and year/month within the first 5 or so digits.

gen 2 Second generation Sport T 08840459 S 459 Sport Gen 2 August 1984 Mid 80’s serial numbers: Serial numbers will start with the following digits, no model information contained in most of these serial numbers. Year codes interchange month/year, year/month with no blatantly discernable pattern.

Zippo Manufacturing Company makes no claim as to how much a single lighter, however old or in whatever condition, is worth.

Several books have been published about Zippo lighters and lighter collecting. For the latest information about Zippo lighter collecting, visit Booth President and CEO Zippo Manufacturing Company Since its opening in 199C the Zippo/Case Visitors Center has attracted well over a million visitors from more than 120 countries. Case & Sons Cutlery, a subsidiary of Zippo since 1993, produces a legendary product, which has become one of the most collectible items in the world. Call the visitors' information line at (888) GGB-1932, or visit for information.