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Authenticate Your Zippo

By Jon R. Last updated January 24, This page helps you to determine the year or era a Zippo Lighter was made. If you have questions about Zippo Lighters or have a collection to sell, please contact us. We do. We have been a top buyer of Zippo Lighter collections for many years. For large collections, we can travel to you. We are located in the Nashville, Tennessee area. You use our Fedex account and we pay all the shipping.

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All true 's through 's have to have either a flat or slightly curved outward bottom and the patent number. The patent number was placed on the bottom line in mid Not Made Yet Some types have flat bottoms, while other variants have both corners that are rounded and bottoms that are slightly curved outward.

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Did you know you can authenticate your Zippo lighter with the bottom stamp? Valuable information on the bottom of every Zippo windproof lighter can help you determine its authenticity. The word "Zippo" has appeared on every Zippo lighter produced and sold.

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Zippo lighter Bottom Stamps & Date Codes reference chart

Blaisdell produces first square-cornered windproof lighter with no diagonal lines on the corners. The Zippo have eight holes ,located on each side of the chimney and a three-barrel hinge outside of the case. Both the case and the insert are shortened during Blaisdell applies for the Zippo patent on May 17, , after test marketing the product for two years.

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