Any zippo collectors here???

[AKguy1985]

I'm not too knowledgeable about zippo lighters but in my grandpas things i found a zippo lighter from the USS boston. I think its from 1957 but i could be wrong. Anybody have any idea what its worth??? Strange thing is my grandpa never smoked and wasnt in the navy.

 

[roachjuice]

ive got 2. you can do some neat tricks with them. one of my favs is the twilight zone.

 

[rebelracer79]

I have 3-4. I googled "how old is my zippo". I have one that is a '58 model

 

[MyMonkey]

Easy to determine age. Look on the bottom plate. There is even an iphone ap for aging zippos! I have been collecting lighters since I was 16. I have around 40 zippos. Love them!

 

[AKguy1985]

Easy to determine age. Look on the bottom plate. There is even an iphone ap for aging zippos! I have been collecting lighters since I was 16. I have around 40 zippos. Love them!

And what am i looking for on the bottom?

 

[HMFIC]

Very cool. I have my Dad's old Zippo still new in the box and tissue paper with markings from his AF unit in Germany back in the early 60s

 

[Gunrunner45]

I have a few.

I have one from each ship I was on in the Navy. My USS Enterprise one I had etched while in the Philippines, listing all of the ports of call from that cruise on the back. I have a couple from the USS Coral Sea. One that I carried and used and one that has never been out of the box.

 

[Chard]

And what am i looking for on the bottom?

Slashes and dots on the bottom. Go to Zippo website and look at date codes to date your Zippo.

 

[EFsDad]

I have a couple of my grandpa's from Champlin refinery in Enid. One that he carried and used everyday and a couple that are mint in the box. Mine are priceless FWIW.

 

[Cohiba]

I like a few of the American(Whiskey& Tatoo/Tribal) designs, but I love what the Japanese do to the Zippo. Cool, very cool.

http://www.japanzippostation.com/

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