I love my zippo. Had it for 27 years and it STILL works like a charm.

Can you imagine being the poor sucker who has to orient the flint wheels 8 hours a day?

Zippos are great because my grandfather has been a smoker all his life and he claims that every cigarette he has ever smoked has been lit with that same zippo lighter. My father holds the same story, as do I. Zippos, if treated with care, dont break because there isn't anything to break, excep the hinge, but as long as you don't do tricks, that shouldn't break either. Me - Black ice zippo owner since 2003. Father - Chrome zippo owner since 1971. Grandfather - Brass zippo owner since 1947.

People who don't like "How it's made" and also Zippos watching a How it's made episode about zippos. Brilliant.

Wow It's Made... Also, I fucking love the music in this episode.

Holding one in my hand right now! Amazing!

Wow! It's made!

Whether you prefer Zippos, Butane or matches, I really have to say thank you buddy for uploading this vid which is actually one more very intresting piece of "how it's made". I use butane oder gas for my all day cigarettes, though, when it comes up to my cigars, there's nothing like a piece of cedar to light it up slowly. Just as Savvas90 mentioned below, it's taste, one likes this, the other that. Just for all who enjoy a good cigar and never did it: try a piece of cedar from your cigarbox.

The tube will form the Flintstones and the plate will hold the Jetsons.

this narrator is the god damn pun-isher

ive watched this vid so many times ( i love zippos ) .

0:56 I think my dream job is being the guy that pats the cases to make sure they're in place. Riveting action.

Just got one for myself, mostly as a collectible. Might get an “Armor” version for actual use.

I like the space age background music. So futuristic.

Looks really amazing ;)

Good vid. Very informative.

Wow it's made!

Spin the wheel! It's a Combsuken.

Very cool!

A worker steals them, its time to move on

thats pretty cool!

Imagine if one of those guys flipped a flint wheel the wrong way *factory explodes

nice video :)

good point. I love my zippo - butane lighters are so fragile and they need to be refill every week too when you smoke ;) And I like that fuel smell too ;)

It’s a lighter. Lel. Spin the wheel (SPIN THE WHEEL!) IT’S A COMBUSKEN!

"Pneumatic screwdrivers drive the screw home" Oh god.

if i worked there, i'd be like "one for me, one for the line, one for me, one for the line..."

i miss these soundtracks from tv shows. and this isn't even that old. according to the stamps, these lighters were made in 2008

i love the Flintstones!

The tutu will form the Flintstones and the plate will form the Jetsons.

i got my first one a few months ago. ive never been so in love.

Please make a playlist. I'm starting to reach the point where I've gotta go looking for a new one.

wow :O now I know how my Zippo was made :)

Choose your favourite: Zippo or disposable Bic? Let's start a flame war.

Man, I wish they would release the production music for HIM

It's a combusken.

i love them :)

Sister Great Video..❤️❤️❤️

cool!

"lighters aren't a novelty anymore" but then what are novelty lighters? LOL

The amount of puns they work in is astonishing.

Cool

I think Modern Marvels shows the engraving part and also talks about the zippo's history. I can't say for sure since I only seen it once on t.v. awhile back.

hahaha i LOVE them !!

I'm still one of Zippo fan from 1970.

Fucking love this show

God I love the music.

back in my day we didn't have control over fire, we waited for lightning to strike dead trees. Problem?

Serious question: Is it weird or a waste to look for one of these to use as a fidget device? I prefer not to smoke and there’s something about the shape, sounds and hinged top part. Seems like ideal stuff to fiddle with (minus the 🔥).

I smoke mainly because of Zippos, they're too cool.

Dont worry jord you'll grow into them just like i did. Smoking is frickin awesome when done sparingly!! Same with the odd dube

In one of the first shots you see a zippo with the logo of a dutch soccer club: SC Heereveen. (the one in the top row with the blue/white stripes + the little hearts )

Glad humans are still needed in this process..

This clip was puntastic.

@ALAPINO I was just talking to my parents about. It is actually my fathers 1st cousin who married into it. But they say she doesn't talk to our fraternal family.

I remember when I have 14, unrelated but that was a good time.

that must be a fun job

GO ZIPPO aka THE BEST LIGHTERS EVER!!!!!

"Open and shut case..." YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!

Actually was thinking 0:56 would be my dream job

back in my day we didnt have lighters. good old matches were all we needed

It has the stamp. it's pressed on when the machines mould/press the metal sheet.

oooh i see. i didnt know zippos would do that. thank you

the brass eyelet theyre showing is for the wick, its brass because its more resistant to corrosion from fluid

you can get a butane insert for a zippo, so it still looks nice, is reusable, and practical.

i love my zippo

great job good place to work good pay and only made in one small city i had good time working there

@charmalia Yes i have also seen that video. Oh and i almost forgot make sure there is o fluid in your zippo (just take out the zippo of its case and let it dry on the balcony). Im not so sure if they will confiscate it or not but if you dont put it in your carry-on bag but into your suitcase, You should be just fine.

look close at 4:46, they are steel. its the eyelet that's brass, and that's a zippo thing

I just recently found out that My fathers 2nd cousin owns the Zippo Company in Bradford, PA.

nice

Who wouldn't love the job of the person in the top left @0:56? "Ok so what do I do?" "Push this down" "OK" "Now do that lots more times" "Check."

Thank

I enjoyed watching this video because I am a zippo supplier. What I dont like about zippo company is that they get to keep almost 50% of the profit plus taxes. Plus suppliers and small businesses always have to pay them in cash. This way they can alter their taxes and total yearly sales. Suppliers like me make 15% profit. In other companies, its the opposite. The companies make around 15 to 30% profit whereas suppliers make around 40 to 60% profit.

I need a zippo soldered to my hand. I keep losing them.

So if you were to make a custom one, would you have to go directly to the company for permission?

look at the bottom and see where it was made and if it says zippo and also if the slide piece on the side will sat best results use zippo flints and fuel

I LOVED ZIPPOS!! BUT I QUIT SMOKING NOW.

@charmalia whatever you do dont put the zippo your or fluid gas in your carry on bag (the one that you take on the plane). Instead put your zippo in the suitcase that you check in so they wont confiscate it at the security check. Hope this cleared up some things.

dont you just love the puns?

@bromotionsk8er your damn right!!

Apparently Zippo is using them now as well, as show in this video.

Does anyone know the name of the press used?

sweet

Cotton? Zippo lighters are packed with Rayon fiber balls. I got the Black Crackle and the Air Force cases. I'm going to buy a torch insert to replace the regular one.

Thank you for uploading this video. One of my favorite shows. I wonder why the narrator's voice is female. in this one. Do you mind if I link to this at Zippoboards.com?

i do miss the days when zippos were hand made and people took pride in having one

An electrode welds the hinge to the case.... A mechanic inspects the welding joj Spin the wheel!! Its a combusken. Well that was weird.

YEP!!!

holy fuck, I was close to fall asleep while watching this..

has anyone noticed the decline in quality zippos have today? I think 2009 was the last year of quality zippos anything after seems they got lazy with the lids being flush. also I've seen alot of ruff edges on the lids. getting sloppy zippo..... getting sloppy.

When we build we just put the materials from the earth on the surface. So if we keep recycling we will run out of plastic and other materials. If we keep burning trash than eventually we will not have a single material left

@RyanLikesAmp u r 1 lucky guy 2 have that connection..

The more of these I watch, the more I think, "That job could easily be done by a robot."

You said that it doesn't have the zippo stamp and i told you eitherwise :P

if i worked here... i would steal SOOOO MANY ZIPPOS

Zippo is all I ever use now. I love smoking :-)

It's called taste buddy like everything else, say, extreme sports, race cars, offroading, restoration, you name it.

Those puns tho. :P

Not only with match... you can light it with torch lighters too. Other kind of a things damages the flavor.