Zippo lighters are iconic. The durable, refillable lighters debuted in 1933 and have transcended generations. While new versions still aren’t as cheap as your average plastic Bic lighter, some models ...

In “The Things They Carried,” Tim O’Brien’s now classic fictional account of the Vietnam War, that which is carried by the soldiers — both physical and intangible – act as windows into their lives.

Denim connoisseurs Self Edge have linked up with Zippo for two special edition reproductions of the brand’s iconic windproof lighters. Utilizing both the 1937, a rounded version of the 1935, and the ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: Would you ever consider paying $34 for a lighter? What about $125? That's the price range of a Zippo lighter. Expensive? Yes. But people insist that ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Zippo addict John Clayton, 36, believes he has under- insured his collection of 1,100 lighters by some ...

Some of the messages are amusing slogans but most are filled with a lonely despair only felt by a soldier experiencing the bloody horrors of war. These rather personal epigrams were engraved on to the ...

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