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Zippo Manufacturing Company
Contributor(s): Meabon, Linda L. (Author), Duke, George B. (Foreword by)
ISBN: 0738512540     ISBN-13: 9780738512549
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
OUR PRICE:   $22.49  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: August 2003
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Temporarily out of stock - Will ship within 2 to 5 weeks
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States - State & Local - Middle Atlantic (dc, De, Md, Nj, Ny, Pa)
- Business & Economics | Corporate & Business History - General
- Business & Economics | Industries - Manufacturing
Dewey: 338.768
LCCN: 2003106546
Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing)
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6.4" W x 9.1" (0.66 lbs) 128 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic
- Geographic Orientation - Pennsylvania
 
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Publisher Description:
The Zippo Manufacturing Company was founded in 1932 in Bradford by George G. Blaisdell, who designed the first Zippo lighter in 1933; since then, Zippo has produced nearly four hundred million lighters. The product line eventually expanded to include tape measures and pocket knives. Zippo entered the specialty advertising market in 1935, when the Kendall Refinery ordered five hundred lighters that displayed its name. The Zippo lighter has become a commemorative showcase for corporate logos, special events, and famous places throughout the United States and around the world.

Zippo has been owned and operated by the Blaisdell family for more than seventy years. Zippo Manufacturing Company contains photographs of the Blaisdells, the Zippo Riders, the Zippo ski slope, the Zippo car, special-edition lighters, and scenes from the town of Bradford. Zippo archives and private collections have yielded rare photographs of Zippo employees at work, company and collector events, and other highlights in the company's history.

Contributor Bio(s): Meabon, Linda L.: - Linda L. Meabon has worked for the Zippo Manufacturing Company for thirty-six years. She began her career at Zippo in 1967 as a secretary in the consumer relations department and was promoted to manager in 1985. When the Zippo/Case Visitors' Center opened in 1997, Meabon became the museum curator and historian. In addition to her responsibilities at the visitors' center, she provides information to Zippo collectors worldwide. George B. Duke is the grandson of George G. Blaisdell and is the owner of the Zippo Manufacturing Company.