I just aquired two more zippos. One I got from my girlfriend'* grandma'* estate auction. We were digging through the boxes that didn't sell and there it was. It was made between 1947 and 1949. The other one I got from my mom. She was in a bar and some ppl were walking around with a survey. She filled out the survey and got a zippo. It'* a 2004 with a brass case.

Lucky!
I just realized that someone jacked my Zippo with my initials in Gold that I recieved from my little brother and his wife for being the Best Man at their wedding. It had been sitting on my dresser with my other lighters (BIC'* mostly) and when I went to get it Friday I realized I hadn't seen it since two Friday'* ago when some co-workers and I were in the bar after work and I lent it to one them -ticks me off I don't remember who it was.
Guard them with your life.

Cool! I have a few kicking around too...but I don't smoke anymore

Cheers,

Sorry, newb here... whats a zippo?

A refillable lighter. Metal, with removable internals for filling and replacing the flint. Top quality, and hard to find new for under $20, and the better the logo/picture on them the higher the price.

Here'* a good one:

Oh at first i thought you guys were talking about jewelry. Lol, good thing i was wrong.

I have the Brass "bar" Zippo, too. And aboiut a dozen others stashed away somewhere. Used to try and get one from every place I was stationed in the Army

I suppose they do make nice souviners(?) And the fact that they will only go up in value is nice too

i have one that i got a few years ago. i use it mainly for fireworks and the occational cigar