at the bottom of zippos there is a letter before the word zippo. then after the word zippo is a #. example ( A zippo 07 ). is this a way to tell what kinda quality the lighter is?
2007-03-10 13:13:39 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Games & Recreation ➔ Hobbies & Crafts
Zippo Myths - Bottom Stamp
Myth - The codes on the bottom indicate the quality of the lighter. Some individuals believe that an "A" lighter is better than an "H" lighter. For date codes including Roman numerals, the higher the Roman numeral, the higher the quality.
Fact - The codes on the bottom stamp are date codes indicating when the lighter was manufactured.
http://www.zippoclick.com/collecting/dateCodes.aspx
This is a website that details all of the datecode markings and how to make sense of them.
2007-03-10 13:27:25 · answer #1 · answered by Larry M 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
this is a marking of what year and month it was made.... they have used slashes, dots, and numbers throughout the years here is the website http://www.zippoclick.com/collecting/dateCodes.aspx
you lighter was made in january(A) 2007(07)
2007-03-10 21:23:50 · answer #2 · answered by Dak B 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Mine are from the 50's, I will go look at some of them and add to my coment. I would think its the year it was made. I will get back to you on this one.
2007-03-10 21:18:58 · answer #3 · answered by carpentershammerer 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Same guts, just a higher quality shell.
2007-03-10 21:21:04 · answer #4 · answered by Flea© 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋