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Zippo founder and inventor George G. Blaisdell designed his lighters to be as beautiful as they were reliable, and the 2022 Founder's Day Collectible commemorates one of the very first artistic designs to appear on a Zippo windproof lighter.  Introduced shortly after Zippo's founding in 1932, this beloved Scottie design is replicated using a combination of our Lustre and Color Image processes and appears alongside our 90th anniversary logo on a 1935 Replica model. | Zippo

With the Founders’ Day 2025 Collectible, Zippo honors its founder, George G. Blaisdell. The stunning 540° Fusion design pays homage to the creativity, artistry, and innovation that gave rise to the first windproof lighter and remain the driving force behind Zippo today. Art Nouveau-inspired botanical vines surround all surfaces of the piece in a design centered around a Founders’ Day crest, engraved with Blaisdell’s birthday and the year Zippo was founded. A blazing windproof lighter underscores