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Zippo® : The Great American Lighter by David Poore (1997, Hardcover)

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Today interest in lighters has burgeoned, and the vast majority of new lighter collectors are avidly seeking Zippo lighters. This makes the market for Zippo lighters stronger today than ever before. Zippo-mania is not only sweeping the United States, but the world as well. This book is a must for all collectors and lovers of Americana. It contains a sequential history of Zippo series, cases, inserts, fluid cans, flint packages, and sundries. It is richly illustrated in full color with many of the most highly prized Zippo lighters that people collect. Information was based on original Zippo salesman's catalogs, leaflets, advertising brochures, and the study of thousands of Zippo lighters. Prices are provided with each picture, and a complete price guide is located in the back of the book. This is the book the lighter collectors have awaited for years and years.

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Publisher
Schiffer Publishing, The Limited
ISBN-10
0764302035
ISBN-13
9780764302039
eBay Product ID (ePID)
604331

Product Key Features

Author
David Poore
Language
English
Topic
General, Technical & Manufacturing Industries & Trades

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Item Length
11in
Item Width
8.5in
Item Weight
59.3 Oz

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Book Title
Zippo® : the Great American Lighter
Lc Classification Number
Ts2280.P66 1997
Copyright Date
1997
Format
Hardcover
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
96-051118
Dewey Decimal
688/.4
Publication Year
1997
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Technology & Engineering, Antiques & Collectibles
Number of Pages
196 Pages

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by oldflames1Feb 17, 2008
A COLLECTORS GUIDE TO ALL THINGS ZIPPO pre 1997
My first purchase of ZIPPO THE GREAT AMERICAN LIGHTER by David Poore was because a close friend recommended it to me. He knew of my interest in the Zippo corp. and its' products and said there wasn't a more comprehensive tomb available. Since then I have read many other books about Zippo and though all have their strengths this particular book is easily in a class by itself. After reading this book (I consider it to be more of a reference manual on americana) one begins to understand that Zippo has been in the unique position to document the realities in our daily life since its inception in 1932-33. It has done this via fantastic graphics or words shown on the 4 panels of its lighter that take us on a visual trip through epic wars, unsurpassed business growth, and increased leisure activities. This manuel documents better than any other book I've read the genious of Zippo and its founder, George Blaisdell. David Poore also does an outstanding job of walking the reader through the process of dating their Zippo lighter and showing the various model changes that Zippo has introduced over the years. While Poore does project his thoughts on the dollar value of the lighters he writes about, the Zippo has become more of a commodity and it seems the market is determining the price of each of these snapshots of history. There are also times when Poore refers the reader to look at an illustration in his book and the picture isn't availabe. This can be a bit disconcerting but is a minor flaw when one looks at the entire scope of the manuel. My diatribe is over. Initially i was asked to share my opinion on this book and simply stated it is: a friend asked me to find him the best book I knew of to educate him on the Zippo lighter and I purchased this one. Regards, Jim P.Read full review
4 out of 5 stars
by 240lou59Jan 05, 2012
Good reference book for collectors.
Very good referance book for Zippo collectors. The numbering system takes a little getting used to. The date ID section could also use some tweaking and an updated edition really should be put out. Prices from the mid/late '90s seem to be pretty close, but with this economy, everythin is out of whack. Good book, I reccomend it.
4 out of 5 stars
by abo.163Mar 06, 2009
very instructive
This book is very instructiveis for us .In addition,I just had a zippo lighter which have the theme about this book and now I collect them together. Hope this book to update the content.
5 out of 5 stars
by christosg510Nov 05, 2020
We Love Zippo
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by limpwickOct 17, 2005
The zippo bible
Make sure you include this book in your collection of Zippos, either the first edition, or the updated second version. Best book for dating most zippos, with a huge, all be it, out of date price guide. Includes most accessories made by zippo, including fluid tins and flint holders.

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