10 Things You Might Not Know About Zippo

1. The lighter was given its name as a derivative of the word "zipper". Inventor George G. Blaisdell liked the sound of the word "zipper", and thought "Zippo" sounded more modern.
2. The original price for a Zippo lighter was $1.95
3. The first patent on the Zippo windproof lighter was given on March 3, 1936. Patent # 2032695.
4. The first corporate logo to be placed on a Zippo lighter was Kendall Refining Company in 1936, 500 lighters were branded.
5. The first national ad to be run for Zippo was in 1937 in Esquire Magazine.
6. The Zippo Factory located in Bradford, PA, makes nearly 70,000 lighter’s a day
7. In the 1950's a Zippo lighter was removed from the inside of a fish. The lighter lit the first time.
8. 21% of people who own Zippo lighters are collectors
9. Zippo produces about 15 millon lighters a year.
10. Since 1932 Zippo has produced over 300 Million lighters, if they were placed end to end they would reach half way around the world or from Los Angeles to New York City 3.5 times. If they were laid side by side they would pave the streets of Bradford, PA, 1.8 times. They would fill 122 football fields.