Thread: Lighters,,,

I keep my eyes open for the Holy Grail of Zippos, the "Black Crackle"; one on NOS condidtion,,, the prices they fetch on Ebay are simply too much. I hope to find one in an antique store or someone with no knowledge will list one in the early morning hours, before it's seen, for BIN.

What is the difference between the "Holy Grail" Black Crackle Zippo and the ones available new for about $10-$15 ???

The sought after Black crackles are "3" & "4" barrel Zippos from the second World War. The coating on the modern, current production is not the same. They had steel casings covered in the Black crackle material.

Zippos today are good lighters, but it's like owning a NOS Wade & Butcher vs a current Dovo.

Another type of lighter popular in the mid 1940's.
It's called the Weston Ball Lighter. Flints are stored under the ball & covered by the little cork.
Thank you for looking,
Hirlau

Latest addition to the collection,,, it was gifted to me last week,,,
Thanks for looking,
Hirlau

Zippo 1994 Sitting Bull

I found a Rogers Rocket Flame at a flea market today. I can get it to work a little. I gotta get a new main wick put into it and I think it will work fine. I had never seen one before but for $2 I had to get it.

Interesting,,, I have never seen one before & had to research it a bit,,, have you used one before?

Oh,,, just read that you had never seen one before,,,,,

I put a new wick in the lighter part but it only wants to jet/rocket for about 4 seconds. Maybe it is how I packed it around the wicks. I will have to look into that more. Time for bed soon tonight.

Was reading this thread, and found a very interesting Zippo Black Crackle with an incredible story:

WWII Ernie Pyle Memorial Zippo Lighter | eBay

Here is the description:

ARTIFACT: An incredibly poignant and historical Zippo. Ernie Pyle left the light carrier USS Cabot (what he called the Iron Woman in his column) at the end of February 1945. On Easter, April 1, he went ashore with the Marines on Okinawa. Eighteen days later, he was killed on the nearby island of Ie Shima when a bullet from a Japanese machine gun hit him in the left temple below the rim of his helmet. Pyle was a friend of George Blaisdell, the founder of the Zippo Lighter Co., and after Pyle left the Iron Woman and was killed on Ie Shima, hundreds of Zippo lighters inscribed, "In Memory of Ernie Pyle 1945" were sent to the crew of the USS Cabot. This was the only time they were issued and only to the 700 crewmembers.