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George G
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This rare Town & Country
transitional Zippo from 1969 depicts
George G. Blaisdell who invented the
Zippo lighter in 1932 and who founded the Zippo Manufacturing Company in
Bradford, Pennsylvania. He named the Zippo after the then recently
invented zipper. |
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Here is a 1962
Barcroft Zippo with the image of George Blaisdell with
a lit Zippo lighter in his hand which reads "Mr
Zippo Presidents' Award" . The back has two stars on
the lid and reads "Presented to Jack Chellew Thanks
for a Job Well Done" and has the signature of G.G.
Blaisdell 1962. |
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40th
Anniversary Zippo from 1972. It reads "Thank
You for being an important part of Zippo's success
story in our first 40 wonderful years - G.Gl
Blaisdell Founder & President ". This lighter
was presented to every Zippo employee and sales
representative and to special vendors as a thank you
from Mr. Blaisdell. |
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