|
| Year |
Regular Size
Lighter |
Regular Size
Lighter |
Slim Size
Lighter |
Slim Size
Lighter |
| |
Left Side |
Right Side |
Left Side |
Right Side |
| 1933-36 |
PAT. PENDING |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
| 1937-49 |
PAT. 2032695 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
| W.W. II |
PAT. #2032695 |
(Black Crackle only) |
n/a |
n/a |
| 1950-56 |
PAT. 2517191 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
| 1957 |
Full Stamp |
(with patent pending) |
. . . . |
. . . . |
| 1958 |
Full Stamp
. . . . |
(no patent pending)
. . . . |
. . . . |
. . . |
| 1959 |
. . . . |
. . . |
. . . |
. . . |
| 1960 |
. . . |
. . . |
. . . |
. . |
| 1961 |
. . . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
| 1962 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. |
| 1963 |
. . |
. |
. |
. |
| 1964 |
. |
. |
. |
n/a |
| 1965 |
. |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
| 1966 |
| | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
| 1967 |
| | | | |
| | | |
| | | | |
| | | |
| 1968 |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| 1969 |
| | | |
| | |
| | | |
| | |
| 1970 |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| 1971 |
| | |
| |
| | |
| |
| 1972 |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| 1973 |
| |
n/a |
| |
n/a |
| 1974 |
/ / / / |
/ / / / |
/ / / / |
/ / / / |
| 1975 |
/ / / / |
/ / / |
/ / / / |
/ / / |
| 1976 |
/ / / |
/ / / |
/ / / |
/ / / |
| 1977 |
/ / / |
/ / |
/ / / |
/ / |
| 1978 |
/ / |
/ / |
/ / |
/ / |
| 1979 |
/ |
/ / |
/ / |
/ |
| 1980 |
/ |
/ |
/ |
/ |
| 1981 |
/ |
n/a |
/ |
n/a |
| 1982 |
\ \ \ \ |
\ \ \ \ |
\ \ \ \ |
\ \ \ \ |
| 1983 |
\ \ \ \ |
\ \ \ |
\ \ \ \ |
\ \ \ |
| 1984 |
\ \ \ |
\ \ \ |
\ \ \ |
\ \ \ |
| 1985 |
\ \ \ |
\ \ |
\ \ \ |
\ \ |
| 1986 |
\ \ |
\ \ |
\ \ |
\ \ |
| 1986 |
G to L |
I I |
G to L |
I I |
| 1987 |
A to L |
I I I |
A to L |
I I I |
| 1988 |
A to L |
I V |
A to L |
I V |
| 1989 |
A to L |
V |
A to L |
V |
| 1990 |
A to L |
V I |
A to L |
V I |
| 1991 |
A to L |
V I I |
A to L |
V I I |
| 1992 |
A to L |
V I I I |
A to L |
V I I I |
| 1993 |
A to L |
I X |
A to L |
I X |
| 1994 |
A to L |
X |
A to L |
X |
| 1995 |
A to L |
X I |
A to L |
X I |
| 1996 |
A to L |
X I I |
A to L |
X I I |
| 1997 |
A to L |
X I I I |
A to L |
X I I I |
| 1998 |
A to L |
X I V |
A to L |
X I V |
| 1999 |
A to L |
X V |
A to L |
X V |
| 2000 |
A to L |
X V I |
A to L |
X V I |
| 2001 |
A to L |
01 |
A to L |
01 |
| 2002 |
A to L |
02 |
A to L |
02 |
| 2003 |
A to L |
03 |
A to L |
03 |
| 2004 |
A to L |
04 |
A to L |
04 |
| 2005 |
A to L |
05 |
A to L |
05 |
| 2006 |
A to L |
06 |
A to L |
06 |
| 2007 |
A to L |
07 |
A to L |
07 |
| 2008 |
A to L |
08 |
A to L |
08 |
| 2009 |
A to L |
09 |
A to L |
09 |
| 2010 |
A to L |
10 |
A to L |
10 |
BOTTOM STYLES
As the style of Zippo lighters has changed over the years, so has the design of the Zippo logo that is engraved on the bottom of each lighter.
Since the late 50's, the bottom of every Zippo lighter has featured a series of dots and slashes which serve as code marks. When matched to the manufacturer's coding chart above, you can determine what year the lighters were produced. Here are representative samples.
1932
 |
1953
 |
1936
 |
1958
 |
1943
 |
1980
 |
1946
 |
1986
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