Zippo 207 Regular Street Chrome Wind Proof Lighter

Zippo was founded in Bradford, Pennsylvania in 1932 by George G. Blaisdell. His father put him to work in the family business - the Blaisdell Machinery Company - where he learned metal work, as kill that would come in handy in the germination stages of the Zippo lighter early thirty years later. After World War 1, he took over the family business, then sold the machinery company in 1920 and put the money in oil. The 20s roared - then stopped. The Zippo timeline begins in the early 1930s, at the Bradford Country Club in Bradford Pennsylvania.

There have been over 550 million Zippo lighters sold worldwide and it is estimated that there are some four million Zippo collectors in the United States and millions more around the world. Their fervour and dedication to the brand is unparalleled. To enhance the collecting experience, Zippo began hosting the Zippo/Case International Swap Meet in 1995. Currently, swap meets are presented in Bradford every other year, with meets held in Japan in the opposite years.