Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Zippo addict John Clayton, 36, believes he has under- insured his collection of 1,100 lighters by some ...

It's a globally recognized brand that is known for its windproof lighters. But did you know that Zippo lighters are manufactured right here in Pennsylvania? They're made in a town called Bradford, in ...

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Juhyung] The 'Zippo lighter,' known for its distinctive metal case and ignition method using the principle of a flint, has already gained immense popularity worldwide. The ...

(AP) – Zippo’s German distributor is withdrawing a number of lighters bearing militaristic designs after they showed up on an extremist website that sells anti-Semitic and neo-Nazi clothing and ...

Eighty years after a U.S. military airman went missing in World War II, his family received a token to remember him by: a Zippo lighter, inscribed with "Musashe 1943" and parts of the service number ...

Some of the messages are amusing slogans but most are filled with a lonely despair only felt by a soldier experiencing the bloody horrors of war. These rather personal epigrams were engraved on to the ...

The Vietnam War-era Zippo lighter—part pop art and part military artifact, according to author Sherry Buchanan—was sold in PX stores in-country, and engraved with personalized messages and drawings at ...

Zippo has long made a case for Americans to carry its lighters. The Pennsylvania company, which dates back to the 1930s, used to supply lighters to US military, and millions of American soldiers have ...