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Dating Zippo Lighters

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  • Dating Zippo Lighters


    Zippo lighters are a fast growing collectible that everyone can afford. You can find them in yard sales, auctions, flea markets, pretty much anywhere in the world. One of the fascinating aspects of this collectible is that it never seems to go out of style, Zippo's were cool when Bogart used them and they still are today!

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    Determining the date of manufacture for a Zippo is somewhat like deciphering ancient, mysterious texts. Here is the rosetta stone.

    The bottom of every Zippo lighter features a series of symbols which serve as code marks. When matched to the chart below, you can determine what year the lighters were produced.


    Year

    Regular Lighter

    Left Side

    Regular Lighter

    Right Side

    Slim Lighter

    Left Side

    Slim Lighter

    Right Side

    1932 Patent Pending      
    1937 Patent 2032695    
    1950 Patent 2517191    
    1957 Full stamp with patent pending

    . . . .

    . . . .

    1958 Full stamp, no

    . . . .

    patent pending

    . . . .


    . . . .

    . . . .


    . . . .

    . . .

    1959

    . . . .

    . . .

    . . .

    . . .

    1960

    . . .

    . . .

    . . .

    . .

    1961

    . . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    1962

    . .

    . .

    . .

    .

    1963

    . .

    .

    .

    .

    1964

    .

    .

    .

     
    1965

    .

         
    1966 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
    1967 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
    1968 | | | | | | | | | | | |
    1969 | | | | | | | | | |
    1970 | | | | | | | |
    1971 | | | | | |
    1972 | | | |
    1973 |   |  
    1974 //// //// //// ////
    1975 //// /// //// ///
    1976 /// /// /// ///
    1977 /// // /// //
    1978 // // // //
    1979 / // // /
    1980 / / / /
    1981 /   /  
    1982 \\\\ \\\\ \\\\ \\\\
    1983 \\\\ \\\ \\\\ \\\
    1984 \\\ \\\ \\\ \\\
    1985 \\\ \\ \\\ \\
    1986 \\ \\ \\ \\

    Starting July 1, 1986 the system explained above was replaced by year/lot code. Year is noted with Roman Numeral, the letter on the left designates lot month (A=Jan., B=Feb., etc.)


    Year

    Regular Lighter

    Left Side

    Regular Lighter

    Right Side

    Slim Lighter

    Left Side

    Slim Lighter

    Right Side

    1986 G to L II G to L II
    1987 A to L III A to L III
    1988 A to L IV A to L IV
    1989 A to L V A to L V
    1990 A to L VI A to L VI
    1991 A to L VII A to L VII
    1992 A to L VIII A to L VIII
    1993 A to L IX A to L IX
    1994 A to L X A to L X
    1995 A to L XI A to L XI
    1996 A to L XII A to L XII
    1997 A to L XIII A to L XIII
    1998 A to L XIV A to L XIV
    1999 A to L XV A to L XV
    2000 A to L XVI A to L XVI

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