Oldest Zippo in your collection?

[Blue]

Uh oh, we should get canadianzippos here! Lemme go find his definition of vintage in his eBay store.

EDIT: He took the definition out of his About Me page and off of his auctions....darn, lemme go PM him.

[zipposr4me]

Vintage as defined by Websters dot com:
n.
The yield of wine or grapes from a vineyard or district during one season.
Wine, usually of high quality, identified as to year and vineyard or district of origin.
The year or place in which a wine is bottled.

The harvesting of a grape crop.
The initial stages of winemaking.
Informal.
A group or collection of people or things sharing certain characteristics.
A year or period of origin: a car of 1942 vintage.
Length of existence; age.


adj.
Of or relating to a vintage.
Characterized by excellence, maturity, and enduring appeal; classic.
Old or outmoded.
To be not quite as old as Bob Mehi.

Of the best: played songs that were vintage Cole Porter.
Of the most distinctive: “Fatalism has coexisted with vintage American overconfidence” (Thomas Oliphant)

[The Saint]

Ok did that make sense cause to me it didn't

[zippyjim]

My oldest is a 1936 Erie Resistor

[Hunter007]

I think since Blue couldn't find this guy's definition of vintage, zipposr4me decided to find one and post it.

Hunter007

[tm1]

Just started my collection this summer and I so far have 10. My oldest Zippo is the 1993 collectible of the year, Varga Girl. My dad has had this lighter since then and since I took interest in Zippo's he let me have it. I don't use it so this one just stays up on the shelf. Very nice lighter.

[Blue]

Welcome to the Lighter Lounge tm1!

Good luck with you collection!

[phdmatt2002]

my oldest is a 89 venition chrome slim

im hopeing for an '85 maybe one made in Ftworth Tx , like me

[The Saint]

my oldest, that's a good question, got to look for it when I am home

[~> Ace of Hearts <~]

zipposr4me said:

Vintage as defined by Websters dot com:
n.
The yield of wine or grapes from a vineyard or district during one season.
Wine, usually of high quality, identified as to year and vineyard or district of origin.
The year or place in which a wine is bottled.

The harvesting of a grape crop.
The initial stages of winemaking.
Informal.
A group or collection of people or things sharing certain characteristics.
A year or period of origin: a car of 1942 vintage.
Length of existence; age.


adj.
Of or relating to a vintage.
Characterized by excellence, maturity, and enduring appeal; classic.
Old or outmoded.
To be not quite as old as Bob Mehi.

Of the best: played songs that were vintage Cole Porter.
Of the most distinctive: “Fatalism has coexisted with vintage American overconfidence” (Thomas Oliphant)

Technically, LITERALLY, you could have a 2005 vintage Zippo..
since vintage wasn't a period.. it IS a period.. if that clarifies any..

[arthurdent]

>:(Hey! I just noticed my name in there! IZY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[deathbata7x]

my oldest is a 2003, well i just bought a 1937 zippo from ebay but it hasnt arrived yet so does that count?

[bigbaddad]

Hope you are going to post a photo when you get the lighter.here are a few of my oldest.They also fall under best deals.one of them cost me $10 unstruck black crackle.all of the others were 2-6$ the chrome with the black crackle is a 42 before they painted them.it had a 4 barrel but was replaced with a 3 during the war.that little puppy made it through D-Day got it for $3.



Jeff aka bigbaddad
ps I guess these could have gone in the best deal thread also

[deathbata7x]

yeah damn

heres the pic

$20

[bigbaddad]

Those are pretty nice.Didn't they do those with different color dresses?I have a few of them but not that color dress.bbd