Old lighter restoration. In this video, I showed the restoration of a rare lighter from the beginning of the 20th century. I ...

Zippo lighters are iconic. The durable, refillable lighters debuted in 1933 and have transcended generations. While new versions still aren’t as cheap as your average plastic Bic lighter, some models ...

AMARILLO, Texas (AP) – Amarillo police are investigating a burglary in which thieves lifted about 4,000 antique lighters. An Amarillo police statement Tuesday said officers on Jan. 18 responded to a ...

Restoring a rare antique oil lighter, made of iron and brass, reveals its fascinating historical journey. Initially deemed ...

The Internet is a vast machine for returning lost items and identifying people in found photos. Just a couple weeks ago, San Antonio’s Internet junkies identified a mystery woman a filmmaker found in ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Smoking may be unfashionable these days, but there was a time when a stylish cigarette lighter was a social necessity. For sale next ...

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CHICAGO — The little-known but seemingly innocent hobby of cigarette-lighter collecting, embraced by a sliver of the American populace that fancies everything from classic Zippos to ornate Art Deco ...

In “The Things They Carried,” Tim O’Brien’s now classic fictional account of the Vietnam War, that which is carried by the soldiers — both physical and intangible – act as windows into their lives.

So my favorite lighter to use is a zippo. I have a half dozen or so, some as gifts, some as purchases, some as rewards. Unfortunately, the inability of the zippo to hold fuel for long periods has ...