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1972 Zippo with Swiss Miss, a hot chocolate brand that belongs to ConAgra Foods. 
 
1976 Zippo for Bumble Bee Seafoods which was founded in 1899 and is known for its canned tuna, salmon, crab meat, shrimp, oysters, and clams. 1981 Zippo with the image of a Campbell Soup can, an image made famous in the art world by Andy Warhol. The Campbell Soup Company traces its origins back to 1869.
As the knowledge against the danger of
smoking increased, food advertising on the Zippo began to fade in the
1980's.
Food Brand Zippos
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1967 Zippo for Jack Frost Cane Sugar. The "Jack Frost" brand was introduced by National Sugar Refining Co. in 1929. 1968 Zippo with a can of Rich's Whip Topping. Colorful hand-painted Town & Country slim 1964 Zippo with a jar of Golden Eagle Table Syrup.
1978 slim Ultralite Zippo depicting Charlie the Tuna saying "Think Safety". StarKist introduced Charlie to consumers in 1961 and he has been America's star talking fish ever since.
1973 slim Zippo commemorating
the 50th Anniversary of the Curtiss Candy Company. The "Baby Ruth" candy bar
not named after Babe Ruth, the home run king, but supposedly after President
Cleveland’s daughter "baby" Ruth. The "Butterfinger" candy bar was introduced
in 1928.
1964 Zippo advertising Hy-Pop Selected Popcorn in Sac City, Iowa. 1966 Zippo for Gerber "As advertised in the Sun-Times Daily News". The "Gerber Baby" brand was introduced by Daniel and Dorothy Gerber in 1931 for a line of strained meats and vegetables for babies. This Zippo also makes an interesting "politically incorrect" cigarette lighter. 1980 slim Zippo for Heinz. The H. J. Heinz Company, known best for its ketchup, traces its food preservation origins back to John Henry Heinz when he introduced horseradish in a glass bottle in 1869. 1977 Zippo for Lipton, "The Look for the Leader Supply Bulletin 10-500-135". Thomas Lipton incorporated the Lipton Tea Company in 1915.
1968 Zippo for Roman Meal, a bread company founded in 1912 in Tacoma, Washington. |
