| Looking for the most fitting gift for your | | | | |
| partner? If your partner enjoys the comfort | | | | 2005 Zippo 200 - These lighters were created |
| and the relaxing feeling that a cigarette | | | | when the company sponsored the Zippo 200 |
| brings after a hard day's work, then he or | | | | NASCAR Busch Series Race. The engraving shows |
| she should not miss the best partner of a | | | | the Zippo 200 logo partnered with blazing |
| cigarette: engraved Zippo lighters. | | | | red. This is perfect for the NASCAR fans. |
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| For 75 years, Zippo has been synonymous with | | | | 2004 60th Anniversary D-Day - This lighter |
| lighters in America. This is because it has | | | | commemorates the 60 years of the D-day |
| brought much innovation to the lighter | | | | Invasion at Normandy, France. There is a |
| industry. The common features include the | | | | laser engraving of a shield (written with a |
| hinged lid that effectively turns off the | | | | 60th Anniversary) together with a bottomed |
| flame, the improved chimney that allows the | | | | stamp styled from the 1940s. The design |
| flame to stay even on windy situations, the | | | | echoes the lighters supplied to the military |
| better design of the fuel tank adding to its | | | | during the Second World War. The history |
| efficiency, and the tough metal casing | | | | encapsulated in this lighter is fitting for |
| allowing ease of use, which also allows | | | | those who have relatives who have fought |
| various engravings to be created on the | | | | during the time. |
| surface. | | | | |
| | | | 199 Our Century - This is the last engraved |
| The design of Zippo lighters hasn't changed | | | | Zippo lighter collectible for the 20th |
| much throughout the years. Some notable | | | | century. Behind the fireworks area list of |
| redesign though include the 1938 No. 10 Tall | | | | the years that span the century beginning |
| Table Lighter (4.5 inches tall, four times | | | | with the founding of the Zippo Company on |
| the capacity of usual lighters), and the 1950 | | | | 1932 and ending in 1999. This is perfect for |
| Lady Bradford Table Lighter (targeted for | | | | everyone who has shared most of his life in |
| women). | | | | the last century. |
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| If your partner is a collector, giving | | | | 1971 Peace - Not enough words to describe |
| engraved Zippo lighters are good investment. | | | | this one. The emblem has been the symbol of a |
| There are an estimated 4 million collectors | | | | generation of freedom and struggle to break |
| of engraved Zippo lighters today, and the | | | | from conventions. Just get them and feel the |
| number is still growing due to the masterful | | | | love. |
| creations on the lighter's metallic casing. | | | | |
| Engravings usually commemorate an important | | | | Of course, if these officially engraved Zippo |
| historical event or celebrating a generation. | | | | lighters don't fill your fancy, there's |
| And even if collecting is not your partner's | | | | always personalized engravers found in the |
| thing, engraved Zippo lighters add intangible | | | | Net or in your local boutiques. Just bring |
| value compared to a normal present. | | | | your slim Zippo lighter and your wildest |
| | | | imagination. No design is bogus enough, |
| Here are some engraved Zippo lighters you | | | | especially if it will delight most cherished |
| should add to your gift bag: | | | | one. |