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- PublisherRunning Press
- Publication date1999
- ISBN 10 0756769361
- ISBN 13 9780756769369
- BindingHardcover
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Zippo: An American Legend: A Collector's Companion.
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Running Press.
(1999)
ISBN 10: 0756769361
ISBN 13: 9780756769369
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Book Description Condition: Gut. 192 Seiten / p. Sehr guter Zustand / very good condition - Zippo also pioneered using one product to promote another. Like the T-shirt, the Zippo has become a billboard for a mind-boggling array of advertising logos, insignias, and illustrations. Everything from the Three Stooges to sports0teams, cars, NASA missions, and U.S. military emblems has appeared on its flat metal surface. It s this vast variety of images all sitting on that simple, original design that has made Zippo so highly prized by collectors. -- This collector s companion book features everything a Zippo enthusiast cotdd want to know: the complete history of the lighter from Blaisdell s original concept to today s modern manufacturing techniques; how Zippos became an essential part of the American soldier s gear; how Zippos have played major roles in many movies and television shows; how Zippos got their name -and how they saved a student s life. -- With a color photo or nostalgic illustration on nearly every page, Zippo celebrates the lighter with no match, used where no match will light. -- Can commercial product become an American classic? It can, if it s a Zippo lighter. -- Introduced in 1933. the first Zippo was one quarter-inch taller than today s and had sharp corners and an external hinge. Aside from this, and some minor improvements to the flint wheel and case, today s Zippo remains unchanged from the original. -- What has changed is the world s attitude toward the Zippo. Only a few hundred were sold during the company s first several months; now, sales have topped the 300-million mark. Known for its elegantly simple design, extraordinary ease of use, and excellent reliability, the Zippo has become one of the world s best-known products. ISBN 9780756769369 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 428 Originalpappband mit Originalschutzumschlag / Originalhardcover. Seller Inventory # 1228759
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