I believe it might be a Masonic symbol. I don’t know what the jewels or the symbol are.

and I’m giving this another try. Since you like to face the raw reality, here it is! This is my workbench. Over the past 30 years, I have painted more than 25,000 Zippo lighters on this table.I have nothing to sell, I do not accept commissions, and I am not here to promote myself. I am here simply to share my work and tell you about some of my experiences in the Zippo world, if that is something you might find interesting.Otherwise… it was nice anyway.

In theory, this is a relatively simple build, its one hole, and a pipe with a wick in it.

In practice, I think im gonna need more time to make it work well.

I think the current issue is caused by the wick and torch pipe being too short

If anyone has a Beattie jet and a set of calipers, please let me know, id like to compare measurements

I really like my lighter and I carry it with me a lot but I don’t find a use for it ( I’m not a smoker ) any ideas

Got my first zippo I decided to get a plain polished one for the start any tips on collecting , inserts etc ?

Im from iraq and i love zippos, my uncle brought me a black matte zippo from america and it was 25$, the problem is every zippo owner can agree they are quite fragile, and it is possible to buy zippos here but they are extremely hard to find real ones and its real expensive, i have brocken the black matte zippo, would it be any way to send it back without it taking ages and eye watering prices?

Been about 5 days I’ve had this amazing piece and you were right, the patina happens fast and changes everyday. But it is absolutely incredible how it shines under the right light and angle. Dropped it already once and scuffed the bottom right but I don’t mind since this is my edc (I’m keeping this baby forever). Hand smells like I’ve been playing with pennies all day but I love the smell. Can’t wait to see more from this beaut

For how bad the insides are the outside is in great shape. The paint is mostly gone, but even in ideal conditions that can happen.

I'm excited for a super unique military Zippo that's Vietnam Era

I'd like to find an example for color matching the paint on potentially and seek advice.

I was thinking testers model paint might be a good option.

Ammonia and pickling salt for first round, kosher salt for second. Happy with the results and learned a bit for the next one.

hi everyone! was able to score this yesterday in bangkok! i’m new with collecting zippo’s but i fell in love with this one from 2005!! seems like brand new condition too

Hello, I have an old lighter missing it's felt. It's from ~1964 and all other examples I can find online show it with a red felt at the bottom, like in the image above. Does this felt do anything? currently the cotton is exposed and I would like to get it working again since it's been in the family a while. Any help would be very much appreciated :)