The manufacturer of Zippo lighters offers a lifetime repair guarantee, but the company won't fix fakes. Here are some ways to tell the real thing from the counterfeits. WSJ's Barry Newman reports.

BRADFORD, Pa.—"Always works—or we fix it" has, with minor tinkering, been a Zippo lighter slogan since 1937. "It is a profound statement of quality," says Greg Booth, Zippo Manufacturing Co.'s chief ...

Two years ago, the 500 millionth Zippo lighter rolled off the production line. And although the iconic lighters are sold in 160 countries, every one of them was made in Bradford, Pennsylvania, where ...