The Zippo timeline begins in the early 1930s, at the Bradford Country Club in Bradford, Pennsylvania. Bradford businessman George G. Blaisdell watched a friend awkwardly using a cumbersome Austrian- made lighter.
The lighter worked well, even in the wind, due to the design of the chimney.
This is the beginning of a myth, Zippo’s lighter production reaches today almost 475 million of pieces per year.

It’s estimated that there are today some four million Zippo collectors in the United States and millions more around the world.
In 2002 Zippo launched the first company-sponsored Zippo collectors’ club,
called Zippo Click. The club has registered members from over 60 countries.

One of the biggest influences on collecting is Zippo’s ties to Hollywood and Broadway.
The Zippo lighter has had a supporting role in more than 1,500 movies, stage plays and television shows over the years, including such diverse productions as I Love Lucy, The X Men, Stomp,
and Hairspray - the Musical.

Today Zippo is a global brand and a lifestyle product.
The product line includes lighter accessories, butane candle lighters, lifestyle products for men, and since today an exclusive brand new Fragrances line.

For further information go to zippo.com