Zippo has a Visitors Center that is located at 1932 Zippo Drive,
in Bradford, PA. There are 14 custom-made Zippo displays lining
the drive leading up to the center and a 40 foot zippo lighter
over the entrance. The zippo museum and store are open Monday
thur Saturday 9am to 5pm. Thurs days the center is open till 7pm
and Sundays hours are 11am to 4pm. This museum is worth the trip
it is one of the only place were you can see all the rare zippo
lighters and cases. The Zippo/Case store is the only place in
the world that sells the complete line of Zippo and Case products.
Zippo Lighters:
The Zippo Lighter is made by the Zippo manufacturing
company in Pennsylvania. Zippo's have been around of over 70 years.
The Zippo lighter fluid, flint and wick are refillable so you
only need one. One of the reasons Zippos are so popular is that
the united states military has issued them to many of there soliders
These lighters are made so well that they come with a lifetime
guarantee. Zippos range in price you can find them for as little
as $30 but many are considered collectors items and sell form
much more.
Zippo Manufacturing company is located in Bradford,
Pennsylvania. It was started by George G. Blaisdell in 1932. The
company got the name Zippo because the owner liked the sound of
the word "Zipper". Zippo has a patent on it lighter.