Lighter
Object number2016.104.14 a-d
Manufacturer
Zippo Manufacturing Company
Datec. 1976
OriginBradford, PA
MediumSteel; Fabric; Paper; Ink; Adhesive
Credit LineGift of Patricia Donati
DescriptionZippo lighter with original box and instruction sheet.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth (a): 2.25 × 1.5 × 0.438 in. (5.7 × 3.8 × 1.1 cm)Height x Width x Depth (b-c together): 3.188 × 2.313 × 0.625 in. (8.1 × 5.9 × 1.6 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (b): 3.188 × 2.313 × 0.438 in. (8.1 × 5.9 × 1.1 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (c): 3.125 × 2.188 × 0.563 in. (7.9 × 5.6 × 1.4 cm)
Height x Width (d - unfolded): 3 × 9.188 in. (7.6 × 23.3 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (d - folded): 3 × 1.875 × 0.125 in. (7.6 × 4.8 × 0.3 cm)
Inscriptions(a)
Bottom half of front has engraved text "MID-STATE / COAL MINING / INSTITUTE / 7-31-76".
(b)
Front has diagonally-applied adhesive-backed label with printed black text "DONATED BY HOBET MINING AND / CONSTRUCTION CO., INC."
Marks(a)
Underside has text "BRADFORD PA. / ZIPPO".
(b)
Printed black and red text on front "ZIPPO / LIGHTER".
Front side of box has black printed text "No. 200 / BRUSH FINISH".
(c)
Black paperboard insert has silver text at top "ZIPPO LIGHTER" and bottom "IT WORKS... / OR WE FIX IT FREE".
Inside bottom of box has printed black text "FOR BEST RESULTS / ALWAYS USE / ZIPPO / FLINTS AND / ZIPPO FUEL / [illustration] / PLACE SPARE FLINTS UNDER FELT IN END".
(d)
Printed black and red text including "PLEASE READ / ALL DIRECTIONS / AND CAUTIONS / CAREFULLY / Our Guarantee is Unusual / This lighter or any Zippo / lighter, when returned to / our factory will be put / in first-class mechanical / condition free of charge.... / THE FINISH, HOWEVER, / IS NOT GUARANTEED / ZIPPO / For The Light of Your Life / ZIPPO MANUFACTURING CO. / Bradford, Pa. 16701"; additional text sections have headings "FOR SAFETY", "TO RE-FUEL YOUR ZIPPO LIGHTER", "CARE OF YOUR ZIPPO WICK", "to re-flint your Zippo", "ZIP! IT'S LIT!", and "ZIPPO FLINTS".
Historical NotesPart of a collection of items related to Jennings Daniel Breedon's career as a coal miner and mine inspector throughout Appalachia. Jennings Daniel Breedon was born in Richwood, West Virginia in 1927. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1944 into 1946. After his military service he started work at the Cherry River Coal Company as a miner from June through September of 1946. He left to attend school, but by the fall of 1947 he was back in the mines, this time at the Imperial Smokeless Coal Company, also in West Virginia. He left because of a lack of work and started work at the Johnstown Coal and Coke Company in their Nettie, West Virginia mine. There he worked his way up to a General Mine Foreman and in 1962 he left to work for the Bureau of Mines as a mine inspector. He started out inspecting mines near Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, from 1962 until around 1970. Then he transferred to Monroeville, Pennsylvania, and worked for the Mining Enforcement and Safety Administration (became Mining Safety and Health Administration) until 1982. Then he was transferred to Kentucky for about six years. Afterwards he returned to the Monroeville area to finish out his career. Jennings Breedon is the donor Patricia Donati's father
Previous owner
Jennings Daniel Breedon
Related institution
Mid-State Coal Mining Institute
Related institution
Hobet Mining and Construction Company, Inc.
Related institution
Imperial Smokeless Coal Company
Related institution
Cherry River Coal Company
Related institution
Johnstown Coal and Coke Company
Related institution
United States Bureau of Mines
Related institution
Mine Safety and Health Administration
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