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Blaisdell dedicated manufacturing efforts to supplying zippo lighters exclusively to the u. Valuable information on the bottom of every zippo windproof lighter can help you determine its date of manufacture. Mar 04, 2014 during the war years, zippo founder and owner george g. Military, zippo, lighters, tobacciana, collectibles picclick. Zippo complete line collection, zippo choice collection, zippo harleydavidson collection, zippo spring collection. Zippo lighters are durable, refillable and built for a lifetime of use.
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