How old are zippo lighters?

Answer 1

Regular Lighter Identification Codes (See Note At Bottom For 1979)

1958 - Patent Pending • • • • - • • • •

1959 - • • • • - • • •

1960 - • • • - • • •

1961 - • • • - • •

1962 - • • - • •

1963 - • • - •

1964 - • - •

1965 - • -

1966 - I I I I - I I I I

1967 - I I I I - I I I

1968 - I I I - I I I

1969 - I I I - I I

1970 - I I - I I

1971 - I I - I

1972 - I - I

1973 - I -

1974 - / / / / - / / / /

1975 - / / / / - / / /

1976 - / / / - / / /

1977 - / / / - / /

1978 - / / - / /

1979 - / - / / 1979 - / / - /

1980 - / - /

1981 - / -

1982 - \ \ \ \ - \ \ \ \

1983 - \ \ \ \ - \ \ \

1984 - \ \ \ - \ \ \

1985 - \ \ \ - \ \

1986 - \ \ - \ \

1986 - G to L - I I

1987 - A to L - I I I

1988 - A to L - IV

1989 - A to L - V

1990 - A to L - VI

1991 - A to L - VII

1992 - A to L - VIII

1993 - A to L - IX

1994 - A to L - X

1995 - A to L - XI

1996 - A to L - XII

1997 - A to L - XIII

1998 - A to L - XIV

1999 - A to L - XV

2000 - A to L - XVI

2001 - A to L - 01

2002 - A to L - 02

2003 - A to L - 03

2004 - A to L - 04

2005 - A to L - 05

2006 - A to L - 06

2007 - A to L - 07

2008 - A to L - 08

2009 - A to L - 09

2010 - A to L - 10

In 1979 an error was made in the date code. One of the slash marks

was removed from the left of the Zippo trademark instead of being

removed from the right; thus the code read: / //. This date code error

was corrected within the same year to read: // /

Effective July 1, 1986 the dot and slash system was replaced by year /

month code. Year is noted with Roman numeral; letter designates month

(A=January, B=February, etc.)

Beginning in 2001, the Roman numerals indicating the year were

replaced with numbers corresponding to the last digits of the year

of manufacture.

Answer 2

If your zippo was made from 1986 to present then you will see a letter to the left of the zippo marking on the bottom of the lighter. The letter designates the month of manufacture (i.e. A=January, B=February, C=March, etc.). Then you will see either a roman numeral or a number to the right of the zippo marking. The numerals range from II for 1986 to XVI for 2000 and then 1=2001, 2=2002, etc. If your zippo is older than that then the date differences are mostly construction changes.

Answer 3

Blaisdell founded Zippo Manufacturing Company in 1932