My Grampa's Zippo

roddie Fri Jan 22, 2016 11:10 pm

Some of you guys may have a keepsake like this..

My Grampa's Zippo Gramps10

I refueled/re-flinted my daily Zippo tonight.. and saw it on the shelf.. amongst a few others.

My Grampa's Zippo Lighte10

Not to advocate tobacco smoking, but a reliable wind-proof lighter is a nice tool to have. They work really well if you keep them warm.. (in your pocket).

The one below in the center is the one I keep with me. I cut a piece of bicycle tire inner-tube for it.. that keeps it from sliding-around.. or slipping out of your pocket. The top two are pretty old.. I can't remember where they came from.

My Grampa's Zippo Flint-10

Jason_WI Fri Jan 22, 2016 11:50 pm

Nice collection. I kept the ones my grandpa had too. He didn't smoke either that I know of. Been gone 21 years now. The small one Diebold Corp is the only Zippo. The gold tone one is a Storm King. The other 2 don't have brands on them as they were give always. He also had 2 Jon-e hand warmers and a BF Goodrich tire ashtray.

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roddie Sat Jan 23, 2016 12:15 am

I had one of those hand-warmers Jason! Or at least one that was similar. It had the same type of velvet draw-string bag.. and the fuel was a "stick" that needed to be lit externally. Once it remained lit on it's own... you blew it out.. and it smoldered inside the holder. The holder had a metal screen inside.. and was lined with a fibrous insulating material.

Cool stuff! I've always liked the tire ash-trays.. but never had one. Knives are a topic that I may bring up. Jack/pocket knives.. in particular. It would be interesting to see what various people have in their collections.

larrys4227 Sat Jan 23, 2016 5:50 am

I've got a bunch of Zippo lighters around here somewhere .... some of them pretty old.

First thing I thought of when I saw this post .... the burning of my leg when a Zippo is overfilled .... Smile

getback Sat Jan 23, 2016 9:33 am

Jason_WI wrote:Nice collection. I kept the ones my grandpa had too. He didn't smoke either that I know of. Been gone 21 years now. The small one Diebold Corp is the only Zippo. The gold tone one is a Storm King. The other 2 don't have brands on them as they were give always. He also had 2 Jon-e hand warmers and a BF Goodrich tire ashtray.

Man that tire tray brings back some long time memories as a child , and the hand warmer was the bomb mine ran off fluid same as the lighters back then . Man there all on the Bay too I see one coming my way Very Happy

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ARUP Sat Jan 23, 2016 10:07 am

The 'really good' Zippo users could snap their fingers across the top causing it to open AND 'light'! Remember that?

andrew Sat Jan 23, 2016 11:07 am

ARUP wrote:The 'really good' Zippo users could snap their fingers across the top causing it to open AND 'light'! Remember that?

I could open it, but was never able to light it with the same flick.

roddie Sat Jan 23, 2016 11:47 am

andrew wrote:
ARUP wrote:The 'really good' Zippo users could snap their fingers across the top causing it to open AND 'light'! Remember that?

I could open it, but was never able to light it with the same flick.

Yea.. that's a cool trick.. but it puts a lot of stress on the hinge. I've seen people open the cover by striking it against their pant-leg followed by a reverse motion.. rubbing the flint-wheel to light it. It's not very good for the lighter.. or your pants.. Laughing