Zippo LIGHTER WITH CAMEL FILTERS turkish and american blend - In good shape-

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Zippo LIGHTER WITH CAMEL FILTERS turkish and american blend - In good shape-
The history of the black crackle Zippo lighters & the success of the Zippo Manufacturing Company itself
is inseparably connected to World War II. When on Sunday, December 7, 1941 Pearl Haror, Hawaii was attacked by the Japanese, out of a sudden the United States of America were in war. Of course this had economical & operational effects on the nationwide industy too.
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The history of the black crackle Zippo lighters & the success of the Zippo Manufacturing Company itself
is inseparably connected to World War II. When on Sunday, December 7, 1941 Pearl Haror, Hawaii was attacked by the Japanese, out of a sudden the United States of America were in war. Of course this had economical & operational effects on the nationwide industy too.
All the grade one steel & brass was needed for the machinery of war & the Zippo Mfg. Co. had to use what was available, secondary grade of steel for their production instead. As for chrome or nickel was impossible to use for plating the steel cases, early 1942 Zippo lighters started to corrode from humidity.
Born out of necessity in order to keep quality standards the cases were coated with a heavy black paint & baked for curing what resulted in a crinkly surface stucture, later on know as black crackle finish.