A collection of lighters and a lovely carnival glass bowl are reviewed in What’s It Worth? Contributed photos Contributed photos Readers’ questions about very different items are the topic of today’s ...

The Zippo lighter is easily recognizable: a rectangular metal shell with beveled edges and a gently curved flip-top. That simple design is just as easy to copy, and Zippo Manufacturing Co., which has ...

Zippo collectors clicked at the 10th annual Zippo Day Celebration in Bradford. This enlightening celebration, held in conjunction with National Zippo Day on July 18, also marked the 10-year ...

PITTSBURGH — The maker of Zippo lighters is turning up the heat on knockoffs of the distinctively shaped — and trademarked — lighters. For the first time since obtaining trademark registration of the ...

Zippo Manufacturing Company has been making its signature metal-cased lighters with their distinctive “click” lid for 80 years. Now this American icon can boast another milestone: the 500 millionth ...

Our ancestors learned to control fire roughly 1.8 million years ago. A lot has changed since then, but the utility of fire remains constant, keeping us warm, cooking our food, and lighting the ...

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 ...

Zippo lighters have retained their retro cool even as the tiny northwestern Pennsylvania company that makes them gets ready to celebrate its 80th anniversary and 500 millionth lighter next year. But ...

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 ...

The war on terror is making an American flame sputter. Zippo Manufacturing Co., which prides itself on its classic brass-and-chrome lighters, says new air travel ...