1932
George G. Blaisdell founded Zippo in 1932 but no zippo was sold until 1933.
1933

1935

ZIPPO MFG CO. BRADFORD, PA.

ZIPPO
PAT PENDING              MADE IN USA
1936

1937

ZIPPO MFG CO. BRADFORD, PA.
ZIPPO
PAT 2032695 MADE IN USA
1938

1941

ZIPPO MFG CO. BRADFORD, PA.
ZIPPO
PAT 2032695 MADE IN USA
1941

1943

ZIPPO MFG CO. BRADFORD, PA.
ZIPPO
PAT 2032695 MADE IN USA
1942

1943

ZIPPO MFG CO. BRADFORD, PA.
ZIPPO
PAT 2032695 MADE IN USA
1942 

1946

ZIPPO MFG CO. BRADFORD, PA.
ZIPPO
PAT 203695 MADE IN USA
1946
ZIPPO MFG CO. BRADFORD, PA.
ZIPPO
PAT 2032695 MADE IN USA
1947
ZIPPO MFG CO. BRADFORD, PA.
ZIPPO
PAT 2032695 MADE IN USA
1948
ZIPPO MFG CO. BRADFORD, PA.
ZIPPO
PAT 2032695 MADE IN USA
1949
ZIPPO MFG CO. BRADFORD, PA.
ZIPPO
PAT 2032695 MADE IN USA
1950
ZIPPO
1951
ZIPPO MFG CO. BRADFORD, PA.
ZIPPO
PAT 2032695 MADE IN USA
1952
ZIPPO MFG CO. BRADFORD, PA.
ZIPPO
PAT 2032695 MADE IN USA
1953
ZIPPO MFG CO. BRADFORD, PA.
MADE IN ZIPPO U.S.A.
PAT 2517191 R PAT.PEND.
1953
ZIPPO MFG CO. BRADFORD, PA.
ZIPPO
PAT 2032695 MADE IN U.S.A.
1954

1955

ZIPPO MFG CO. BRADFORD, PA.
MADE IN ZIPPO U.S.A.
PAT 2517191 R PAT.PEND.
in the mid 1955 the ZIPPO

logo changed

1955

BRADFORD,

PA.

ZIPPO

 

PAT. 2517191

PAT.PEND.

slim:
ZIPPO
1956

BRADFORD,

PA.

ZIPPO

 

PAT. 2517191

PAT.PEND.

slim:
ZIPPO
1957

BRADFORD,

PA.

ZIPPO

 

PAT. 2517191

slim:
ZIPPO
1958

BRADFORD,

PA.

ZIPPO

 

PAT. 2517191
slim:
ZIPPO
1959

BRADFORD,

PA.

 

ZIPPO

 

PAT. 2517191
slim:
ZIPPO
1960

BRADFORD,

PA.

ZIPPO

 

PAT. 2517191
slim:
ZIPPO
1961

BRADFORD,

PA.

ZIPPO

 

PAT. 2517191
slim:
ZIPPO
1962

BRADFORD,

PA.

ZIPPO

 

PAT. 2517191
slim:
ZIPPO
1963

BRADFORD,

PA.

ZIPPO

 

PAT. 2517191
slim:
ZIPPO
1964

BRADFORD,

PA.

ZIPPO

 

PAT. 2517191
slim:
ZIPPO
1965

BRADFORD,

PA.

ZIPPO
PAT. 2517191
slim:
ZIPPO
1966

BRADFORD,

PA.

| | | |

ZIPPO | | | |
PAT. 2517191
1967

BRADFORD,

PA.

| | | |

ZIPPO | | |
PAT. 2517191
1968

BRADFORD,

PA.

| | |

ZIPPO | | |
1969

BRADFORD,

PA.

| | |

ZIPPO | |
1970

BRADFORD,

PA.

| |

ZIPPO | |
1971

BRADFORD,

PA.

| |

ZIPPO |
1972

BRADFORD,

PA.

|

ZIPPO |
1973

BRADFORD,

PA.

|

ZIPPO
1974

BRADFORD,

PA.

/ / / / ZIPPO / / / /
1975

BRADFORD,

PA.

/ / / /

ZIPPO / / /
1976

BRADFORD,

PA.

/ / / ZIPPO / / /
1977

BRADFORD,

PA.

/ / / ZIPPO / /
1978

BRADFORD,

PA.

/ / ZIPPO / /
1979

BRADFORD,

PA.

/ ZIPPO / /
1980
/ ZIPPO /
BRADFORD, PA.
1981

/

ZIPPO
BRADFORD, PA.
1982

\ \ \ \

ZIPPO \ \ \ \
BRADFORD, PA.
1982

1932

ZIPPO

1982

COMMEMORATIVE

BRADFORD, PA.
1982

1932

ZIPPO

1982

COMMEMORATIVE EDITION

BRADFORD, PA.
1983

\ \ \ \

ZIPPO \ \ \
BRADFORD, PA.
1983

1932

ZIPPO

1983

BRADFORD, PA.
1984

\ \ \

ZIPPO \ \ \
BRADFORD, PA.
1985

\ \ \

ZIPPO \ \
BRADFORD, PA.
1985

ZIPPO MFG CO. BRADFORD, PA.

ZIPPO I
PAT 2032695 MADE IN USA
1986

\ \

ZIPPO \ \
BRADFORD, PA.
1986
ZIPPO II
BRADFORD, PA.
1986
A - L ZIPPO II
BRADFORD, PA.
1987

A - L

ZIPPO III
BRADFORD, PA.
1988

A - L

ZIPPO IV
BRADFORD, PA.
1988
ZIPPO MFG. CO. BRADFORD, PA.
ORIGINAL  1932  REPLICA

ZIPPO

PAT. PENDING MADE IN U.S.A.
1989

A - L

ZIPPO V
BRADFORD, PA.
1990

A - L

ZIPPO VI
BRADFORD, PA.
1990

A - L

ZIPPO VII
BRADFORD, PA. MADE IN U.S.A.
1991

A - L

ZIPPO VII
BRADFORD, PA. MADE IN U.S.A.
1992

A - L

ZIPPO VIII
BRADFORD, PA. MADE IN U.S.A.
1992

1932

ZIPPO

1992

BRADFORD, PA. MADE IN U.S.A.
1993

A - L

ZIPPO IX
BRADFORD, PA. MADE IN U.S.A.
1994

A - L

ZIPPO X
BRADFORD, PA. MADE IN U.S.A.
1995

A - L

ZIPPO XI
BRADFORD, PA. MADE IN U.S.A.
1996

A - L

ZIPPO XII
BRADFORD, PA. MADE IN U.S.A.
1997

A - L

ZIPPO XIII
BRADFORD, PA. MADE IN U.S.A.
1997

1932

ZIPPO

1997

ANNIVERSARY MODEL

BRADFORD, PA. MADE IN U.S.A.
1997
ORIGINAL  1932  REPLICA
SECOND  RELEASE
ZIPPO
BRADFORD, PA. MADE IN U.S.A.
1998

A - L

ZIPPO XIV
BRADFORD, PA. MADE IN U.S.A.
1998
1933  REPLICA
FIRST  RELEASE
ZIPPO
BRADFORD, PA. MADE IN U.S.A.
1999

ZIPPO

A - L

XV
BRADFORD, PA. MADE IN U.S.A.
1999

ZIPPO              XV

BRADFORD, PA. MADE IN U.S.A.

2000

A - B

ZIPPO XVI
BRADFORD, PA. MADE IN U.S.A.
2000

ZIPPO

C - L 2000
XVI
BRADFORD, PA. MADE IN U.S.A.
2001

A - L

ZIPPO 01
BRADFORD, PA. MADE IN U.S.A.
2001

SOLID

TITANIUM

C

ZIPPO 01
BRADFORD, PA. MADE IN U.S.A.
2001

ZIPPO MFG. CO.

BRADFORD, PA.
A - L ZIPPO 02
PAT.2032695 MADE IN U.S.A.
2001

COPPER

A - L ZIPPO 01
BRADFORD, PA. MADE IN U.S.A.
2002

A - L

ZIPPO 02
BRADFORD, PA. MADE IN U.S.A.
2002

ZIPPO

A 1932
2002
BRADFORD, PA. MADE IN U.S.A.
2002
ZIPPO
A - L

02
PAT 2032695  MADE IN U.S.A.
2002

Z-SERIES

2002
ZIPPO
SOLID COPPER MADE IN U.S.A.
2003

A - L

ZIPPO 03
BRADFORD, PA. MADE IN U.S.A.
2004
A - L ZIPPO 04
BRADFORD, PA. MADE IN U.S.A.