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Originally Posted by pwd72s
You overfilled it. The trick is to let it burn a minute or two after refilling to burn the excess out of the packing. I quit smoking long ago, but hung on to the old zippos. The last one I carried was solid brass, 1982 commemorative celebrating their 50th. Zippo engraved my signature on it's face. Another is just a chrome one I bought through a Pano ad in the 60's, has a small Porsche crest on it's face. The other is my dad's old lighter...just a standard chrome one, the chrome worn to brass in spots. I doubt any of them are worth much to anybody but me.
If I had to bet, I'd bet your grandfather also carried a spare flint or two under that
solid top layer of the packing. I hope you still have it...
Oh...you can toss a lit zippo..a bic goes out the second you let go.
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Don’t understimate an old zippos value. Tons of them are worth decent money.
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1982 911 Targa, 3.0L ROW with Webers
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