Zippo - quality and craftsmanship made in USA

In 1932, George G. Blaisdell founded the Zippo company in Bradford, Pennsylvania. He wanted to develop a lighter that looked good and was easy to use at the same time. After acquiring the rights to an Austrian storm lighter, he redesigned it according to his ideas.

To date, Blaisdell's design has remained virtually unchanged. Since 1932, Zippo has manufactured over 300 million lighters. In 1962 the product range was expanded to include a measuring tape with a length of 6 feet. Money clips, knives, writing instruments and key chains followed. However, the lighter always remained the most popular Zippo product.

Zippo has built up an international sales network to date. In many countries the brand is synonymous with quality and craftsmanship 'Made in the USA'.