A Zippo lighter has 17 parts that can break, come unhinged, work loose, or otherwise render the lighter inoperable. You can repair some problems with simple tools; others, however, mean that you must send the lighter to the Zippo Repair Center in Pennsylvania, where the lighter will be completely repaired and reconditioned at no charge. In sharp contrast to many other warranties, Zippo will fully recondition your lighter, even if you have repaired some parts of the lighter yourself.
Open the lighter. Remove the inside case from the bottom case. Inspect the wick in the chimney. If the wick is fully burned, use the needle-nose pliers to pull the wick up until an unburned section of wick is even with the top of the lighter's chimney.
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Inspect the chimney of the lighter. If the chimney is bent out of shape, use the needle-nose pliers to gently bend it back into shape. If necessary, insert the screwdriver blade into chimney that has been "pinched" together, and twist the screwdriver to allow you to use the needle-nose pliers to bend the chimney back into shape.
Inspect the rayon wadding that you removed from the inside case of the lighter. If it appears to be burned or melted in spots, the lighter should be sent to the Zippo Repair Clinic without making any further repair efforts. See Resources.
Open the top of the lighter. Listen for the "click" as you open and close the top. If the top does not stay closed, be sure that the cam and the cam rivet are present, and that the metal tab inside the lid wraps around the cam as the lid is closed. If the cam or cam rivet are missing, the lighter should be sent to Zippo, as the cam and cam rivet cannot be effectively replaced otherwise.
Inspect the hinge that holds the lid to the bottom case. If the hinge is bent, it can be straightened by using the needle-nose pliers to gently move the hinge straps into alignment. If the hinge pin is missing, a staple is an effective temporary substitute until the lighter can be sent to the Zippo Repair Clinic for proper repair.
Place the lid on the bottom case so that the hinge straps are aligned and interlock. Straighten a staple and insert the staple though the hinge straps to replace the hinge pin. Bend the ends of the staple upward. Cut the excess off with wire cutters, leaving only enough of the bend to prevent the staple from falling out of the hinge.
This Brushed Chrome windproof lighter features the 1935 Replica case. A three-barrel outside hinge joins the lid and bottom with an open hollow rivet that secures the flint wheel to the inside unit. This lighter features a flat bottom case and a unique bottom stamp. Comes packaged in a gift box. For optimal performance, fill with Zippo lighter fuel.
The Replica lighters have been a popular model with customers since their first release in 1988. Several models have been created over the years and 3 models continue to be produced; 1935 Replica, Vintage Lighter, and 1941 Replica.All Zippo windproof lighters are American made in our Bradford, PA factory.
Introduced in 2001 in Japan and 2002 globally, several distinctive characteristics distinguish the 1941 Replica from today's familiar Zippo windproof lighter. The 1941 case has flat planes with sharper, less rounded edges where the front and back surfaces meet the sides. The lid and the bottom are joined with a four-barrel hinge, just as they were on the original 1941 design. The current Zippo lighter has a five-barrel hinge.
Got a Zippo lighter and want to get better or more creative with opening and lighting it? There are several cool ways you can flick a Zippo lighter open, from simply opening your lighter with your thumb, to flicking and lighting the Zippo on your pants.
ARTIFACT: This is a rare early World War II 1942 barrel hinge military Zippo lighter carried by an ETO Combat Engineer. This was probably on the Beach of Normandy. It has three coins welded to it. This is a very scarce model with an incorrect patent number 203695.
While the information for dating a Zippo is widely available, it isn't that handy to find it all in a single location. This should provide the information to fix a relatively precise date for any Zippo lighter.
Slim lighters were first introduced in 1956, with a flat bottom and no date code. The first markings were added in 1957 and overlapped into 1958. From 1957-1965 the code configuration on the slim lighters differed from the regular lighters (See Date Code Chart below). From 1966 on, the configuration has been the same.
The appearance of the word "Zippo" in the bottom stamp provides another clue to dating. There have been three major changes, as shown in inset. From 1933 to the mid 50s the word Zippo was stamped in block letters. The Zippo script logo was developed in the late 40s and was phased-in on the lighter bottom stamp around 1955. In the late 70s the logo was redesigned. It was incorporated into the bottom stamp in 1980.
From August, 1949 through July, 2002 Zippos were also produced in Niagara Falls, Canada - the only place other than Bradford, PA where they were ever produced. About 13.5 million lighters were produced by Zippo Canada. The bottom stamp differs by having Niagara Falls, Ontario rather than Bradford, PA on it.
Please note: early Zippos in particular were prone to hinge failure. Many of the early hinges were replaced, as have been some later ones, so the hinge barrel count is not always absolutely accurate as it is possible a repair replacement has been made. 2ff7e9595c
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