Giant Zippo Lighter - Bradford, Pennsylvania
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N 41° 56.603 W 078° 39.038
17T E 694747 N 4646159
This Giant Zippo Lighter is located at the Zippo/Case Museum in Bradford, PA.
Waymark Code: WMMHVW
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 09/24/2014
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Atop the main entrance to the Zippo/Case Museum sits a giant 40-foot replica of a Zippo lighter with George G. Blaisdell's initials engraved on it, complete with a pulsating neon flame.
Moreover, fourteen custom-made lighter-shaped street lights greet visitors and illuminate the parking lot. These one-of-a-kind lights are 5 feet high and sit on top of a 12-foot post.
George G. Blaisdell founded Zippo Manufacturing Company in 1932, and produced the first Zippo lighter in early 1933, being inspired by an Austrian cigarette lighter of similar design made by IMCO. It got its name because Blaisdell liked the sound of the word "zipper" and "zippo" sounded more modern. On March 3, 1936, a patent was granted for the Zippo lighter. (
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Free admission
Hours
Monday – Saturday 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Sunday 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Closed New Year's Day, Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas
Address
1932 Zippo Drive
Bradford, PA 16701