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Zippo Manufacturing, with lobbying help from the firm Williams and Jensen, a Washington lobbying firm, scored a partial victory last month by persuading the Transportation Security Administration to ...

The Zippo lighter is easily recognizable: a rectangular metal shell with beveled edges and a gently curved flip-top. That simple design is just as easy to copy, and Zippo Manufacturing Co., which has ...

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 ...

It's a globally recognized brand that is known for its windproof lighters. But did you know that Zippo lighters are manufactured right here in Pennsylvania? They're made in a town called Bradford, in ...

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 ...

Design is a search to perfectly integrate form, function, and meaning. A single design can take years of iterations and refinements and still may never embody that ideal. But if it becomes ...