Back in the bad old days, when I smoked, I used lighters. I always hated the design of the horrid plastic things and remembered all those war films on Sunday afternoons where they'd light up with a click and a snap. So I treated myself to a Zippo. Zippos are an American brand of lighter, and at the outbreak of WW2 were made of Brass. When the US were finally forced to join the war after Pearl Harbour two years later, the Zippo corporation dedicated all lighter manufacturing to the armed forces. Brass going towards the manufacture of munitions casing, they switched to steel instead. The design of Zippos is very simple. You have a case within a case, ...  Read the complete review

Zippo is often praised as being the company which makes the best lighters in the world. The company was formed in the early 1930's in the USA and Zippo lighters remain highly collectable yet useable today. I bought the lighter as a collectable which could be used if ever I needed to light candles, the gas cooker or fireworks in the garden. I do not smoke and never will but the lighter has come in handy around the house. The lighter was superb value for money and very easy to use. Appearance The main reason behind buying the product was the collectable Jack Daniels Whiskey design to the front of the product. The product is made from brass which gives the ...  Read the complete review