This is a rare and unusual 1934 Zippo with
an original outside hinge and an early metallique logo for the Champion,
which is named after Albert Champion, a French immigrant who started
Champion Ignition Company in 1904 to produce spark plugs. The lighter
still has most of the original paint.
1948 Goodyear
Zippo with attached emblem. The emblem reads "Goodyear 50th
Anniversary The Greatest Name in Rubber". Goodyear was founded in
1898 and was named after Charles Goodyear, the discoverer of rubber
vulcanization.
1950 Zippo
advertising the Allstate Guardsman Tire.
1955 advertising
Sears Allstate Truck Tires.
(Comm. Premium-Highway-Express Hauler-Extra
Deep Tread-Low Bed Trailer - Rugged Lug -
Logger-Rock)
1974 Zippo for
General Tire International.
1968 Zippo with a
Prestolite spark plug.
1953 Zippo for
Hastings Aero-type Shrouded Spark Plugs.
1953 Zippo for
Universal Battery Company - Chicago 18 - "The Heart of Your
Car".
1952-53
Prestolite Zippo. Prestolite has been producing batteries, motors, generators, regulators, and spark
plugs since 1927.