The Bradford Era July 18, 1997 - Monkey

2 - Zippo/Cas" International Swap M""t July 18 1997 /

Visitors center showcases Zippo, Case historysw:~~~( ~~::~~ ~~~(e~_nl~ch~~s~~~~dI~~hC~~;t~r~OO~~i~~da~~••••Casewasjustbeginningtotakeshape.

During a ccremony a1 last year's swap meel, dignitaries [rombOlh companies tossed shovelsful ofdirt at the site,justdown~.......,.thcslrectfromZippo'smanufacturingplanlonCongressStreet.

Overthccourscoftheyear. onlookcrs walched as theonceempty lot began lO change. First. it was the building. Then itwas the streetlights that looked like Zippos. Then the finishing ..__1LLl:.i..•.:::&.llOuches were put on the Zippo/Case Visitors Center, whichopenedintimeforthisyear'scollectorsandvisilOrslOenjoy.

gla~~~i~~:t~:~~~;o~l~fo~:;~~.i~~~'a~~:~~~lcBar~~f:r~restlßg~~Upan cntenog the museum. vIsItors are greclcd by a movlng t .. :J."

sculplUre of the Earth. The one-of-a-kind Iloor exhibit. designed by exhibit creator Steve Feldman Design of Philadelphia. displays ringsorZippo lightcrscirclingaglobcin onedi- ..rectionandrings ofCascknivcsrevolvingaroundilin lheolherdirection. Overheacl,ZippoandCasc logos are mcrgcd intoanolhcrworkofmotionart

On Ihe wall to the len as you enter the museum is a time linewhich places signiricanl cvcnts in Zippo and Casc hislory in acontcxl with happenings locally in Bradford and (he world.Thrccrnonitorsthatarepanoflhctimc lillewill givevisitorsa

(See CENTER, Page 3)

ON THE COVER - The new Zippo/Case VisitorsCenter glows with the help of Zippo technicians whoused digital enhancement to add the chimney, flameand lid, not yet installed when the photo was taken.This guide was produeed in cooperation with the AIlegheny National Forest Vacation Bureau.

Zippo/Case International Swap Meet July 18 1997 - 3

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ZIPPO AT WAR - Vi~itors to the Zippo/Case Visitors Center will see tliis .sculpture - also known as ~ ta~leau - in t.he ZiPP? at War sectlon. ~hetableau was created by Quinlln DIsplay of PhIladelphIa. The f~xhole, whIchis all black and made of fiberglass, surrounds the two sOldl~rs! who ~rewhite and made of fiber glass and piaster. The Iighter the soldler IS holdl~gis a replica of the black crackle-finish lighters that were made and dlstnb-

uted to Gis during World War 11. (Era photo by Franice Long)

Ni~~lnzYpsp~ic~~9~ store

now bigger and betterZippoofricialsdesigned the new store

in the Zippo/Casc VisilOrs Center LO bcnotonly bigger, bUlbcUCI

Thc new store is 3.900 square feetlarger lhan the area 01' the old FmnilyStore and Museum combined. Comingthisfall, Ihestorc will haveas ilscentcfpiecclhenewZippoCar. whosereslored1947ChrysierSaratogabody isaroadgianlbytoday'sslandards.

Thc store will bc beuer because ofitsexpanded scleclion and improved displays. A newly inlroduced lineofZipposouvenirs is availablc 10 shoppers. Blackcanvas auache bags wilh Zippo stitchedinbrightgold will give visilorsand businessmen and WQJ11cn something to takeall of their Zippo collectibles horne in,nottomentionthenag'straveluscs

"We'rereallycxcitcdaboutthcvisitorsccnterand thc llewstore," said KellyPlalko, Zippo's personncl manager whoalso manages the store. "We love working with the puhlic and meeting peoplefromallovcrthcworld."

"The new store will double or Iripleoursales," said storecoordinatorWendySchwab. "Wewereverybusyinthclittlcstore at theold Family Storeand Museum. It's amazing the number of peoplc

thatvisitedlhcfacility."According to Schwah, the new store

offersmoreilclllsfromwhichtochoosc.The new store fealuressomcthing new

and uniquc for cvcry aspcct ofdaily life.whcther it is a Zippo mouse pad for a

~~~:~ c~:~u~~~r~r i~~~vSenii~cTua~: ~~e~~~ /!mugs with the Visitors Center logo, lotebags.fannypacksandmuchmore.Anewlinc ofZippo and Case c!othing, including denim shirts, pullover windbreakers.poloshirts andcaps are in stock. Also,of '" ~

:a~~;~.i~:;~~;~ I~f e;~I~~~I~s~ai~p~;s e:; i'l~~~'·IIII""""••_Zippo Iighters. Ofcourse, Ihe fulilineofZippo and Case producis and accessorics SOME PERSONALIZED DETAILS - Workers carefully install the bottomarc available. This is Ihe only slore in the portion of the giant Zippo lighter that adorns the Zippo/Case Visitors Cenworld thai carries Ihe complele product ter. As work on the center progressed, some of the linishing touches wereline from bOlh companies added. As the photo shows, the initials on the larger-than-lile decoration

Schwab said the store also has much are that 01 Zippo inventor George G. Blaisdell.iar)!er dispiays (Photo courtesy 01 Zippo Manulacturing Co.)

The Slore is equipped wilh all new dis- McLa~ghlin. The duo had designed and ceiling features a unique multi-Iayeredpiay cases made loeally by Allegheny installed seven new product displays designthalincorporatestheshapeolagiStore Fixtures of Bradford. The cases are which serve as focal points throughout ant "Z."made of pressed wood and lined wirh the store. HWe wanted to come up with thingssolid oak trim. Anotherspotinlhestorethataficiona- lhat would make the building distinctive

The responsibility for appointing the dos will enjoy is the ceiling, which was and unique, and this was one of the ideasbigger display cases belongs to Zippe crcated by architect Ed Smith of Preston that went toward achieving that," saidemployees Mary Fair and Michael R. Abbey Architects of Bradford. The (See STORE, Page 20)

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Zippo/Case International Swap Meet lulv 18 1997 - 5

Local talent to 'Light the Night' with tribute

New instrumentto make its debutat 'Light the N ight'

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Local talent will "Light the Night"during theZippo/Case International SwapMeet with a musical extravaganza designedtodelightcolleClorsand IDealsalike.

"Light the Night" will he held at 7:30p.m. Friday and Saturday. Tickets areavailablc at Archcr's and Poppy's Video

Music Books in Bradford and Olean, A new musical instrument made up of

N.Y rich-sounding brass Zippo iighters willThc production is a tribute 10 the65th make itsdcbut at "Light the Nighl," the

anniversary of Zippo Manuracturing Co. musical celebralion of Zippo Manufactur-and will feature a delighlfuJ selcction of ingCo.'s65thannivcrsary.big band, rock, jazz. rap and contempo- The new instrument _ the Zip-Tonerary melodies spanning six decades _ was developed by lack WeHs, who got

Most songs will havc one common the idea from Iistening to the windtheme: a tie~in to the famous Zippo windchimes on his porch in Bradfordproof lighter. Music will be chosen from "The Zippo lighter is areal instru-thepast 65 yearsand selections will in- ment," said Wells. who has played thec1udesuchfavoritesas"Windy," "Light drums lornearly 60years. "ThesoundofMy Fire," "Zippo Zip" and "Zipp-o- brass on brass is rich and distinctive," hedee-doo-dah!" said, "justlikcaZippolighter."

Glitzy cQStumes, speciallighting and "We'H take full advantage of thechoreographed dancing are part of the sound 01' that hrass," added Boh Lucia,production, and Zippo's Own Zippettes whose Big Band Revival Orcheslra willwill sing backup as weH as lead the provlde mUSIC from several decades

cro:;d in sing-alongs. . ZIPPO-DEE-DO-DAH _ Darren Lltz, stage dtrector 01 Llghtthe Ntght, a mu- "There's not,hlng hke the sound of aEveryone seems exclted about how slcal celebratlon 01 the ZIPPO Manulacturlng Co 's 65th anmversary, shows Z'Pi~eh~~~e~one, made up of 25 ZIPPO

:n·~a'~t'oSrs~~; ~:r~~I~:~g~:, ~i~~:~: !;~~di~ the Zippelles a lew steps during rehearsal lor the(EPrraOpdhUoCtt~O~y'Francie Long) I" ahler cases hanging among five alumi

~~m ·chimes, will be f~alured in a few ot'

PIO~;~S ~i~~~~7~n:;:re~ii~~p~:~~~v:~; :e:ctdit~~ :~~~~;:~~~t~i'pPO eollectors at- ~~in J~~~'sif~~cef;~s~~i;ns~/"~,~~~ ~~hn~~~~~id~.hfs i~flt~~~e~~ ~u~i:t s:~~~~2;It;~~~hr~~::ers~a~ ~~ms:~~~i;lu:~ ••p.erf.onn.illng.th.ee.on.ee.rtallre,so,me,o.ft

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terestamongmaleemployees,theirworkschedules prevented them from participating,Mangessaid

"We'lI hedoingafewdancesteps,"Mangessaid.Theywillbetaughtbycho_

reo~=~~~~P~~~~~~ins~n'deSigningthe t-I..........~~~~~~~~_.............."realglitzyshow-styletypecostumesfoeusing on lhe Zippo theme," Manges

we mark Lur 65th anniversarythisyear,wethoughtl:onlytiuingtocreateaspecialcelebratJ')ntosalutelhecornpany," said Pat GI"i'ndy, marketingcommunications manager at Zippo andgeneral manager for the "Light theNight" production. "We'rc sure it willbeacrowdpleaser forthe local community, our guests [rom around the world

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whh opening a Zippo lighler. followed by match the sound of a Zippo lighler workthat reassuringfinal "lhunk," hashelped ing," Luciasaid.'n make Zippo lighlers the ones heard The audience of Zippo's "Light the'roundlheworld Nighl,"though, will decide the musical-

"We'lI uselhe lighler'sopening and ity oflheZip-Tone, Wells said, but, inc10sing sounds as weil, and particularly any case, he"s sure the instrument willthaI scraping sound ofthe Zippo wheel "gladdentheheartsofZippomaniacsevgrinding on the flint. There's nothing ta erywhere."

TONIN' UP - Bob Lucia, lett, and Jack Wells show off the Zip-Tone, a newinstrument developed by Wells that will make its debut at the "Light theNight" musical celebration 01 Zippo's 65th anniversary, The event will beheld July 18-19 at 7:30 p.m. in the Bradlord Area High School auditorium,Lucia is arranging the music lor the event.

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6 Zippo/Case International Swap Meet Julv 18 1997rectorofThc Big Band Revival Orchcstra ~....-__=,..."... ~_

in 1986. Sinccrcliring from tcaching,hehas lurned his part-time avocalion cfwriting musical arrangements and play

Choi,oe, anld Bolb Lucia an,d ThcI BigBand ing in bands on weekends iotü a full-timeaCllvllY

Jim Guelfi, presidenl the BradfordCreative and Performing Ar1S Center, istheproductionmanagcr.

Other crcativc talents from the Bradlord area helping out on "Light theNight" include Darren Litz, stage direclor;SkipBond,lcchnicaldireclOr;andtheZippetLes, Francy Anderson, Valerie

a Close, Audrey Dillon, 1ill Hayden, Amy

frie;;~~s~~~~i~~~~ ~~~~~g~~:rg~i~~~~li'~rafl ~~~~t~: ~~~yK~~~',e~~r~~,~:~~~np~~~anite, earol Vinca, Tina Vinelli and LaurieYuhunkc.

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could,infacL,hcuscdLotunetheband.Luciaand Wellswill alsotakcadvan-

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menl, most notably in the internationallheatrica! hit "Slomp." BUltheworld-famous windproof lighter developed by

has been hleavily inv'olved in Olean ICom- George G. Blaisdell 65 years ago, has, byall accounts. not heen used withwind instruments-until"LighttheNight"andIhedebuloflhcZip-Tone.

Thc sound ofaZippo windprooflighter, however, has long been a famous

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'rWelcome to Zippo/Case Swap MeeNWhere Zippois Celebrating its

65th Anniversary!

Lighter street lights adduniquely Zippo touch

Those venturing out to the ncw Zippo/Case VisitorsCenlcrat nighl,orevenduring the day, can't miss the uniquelightcrslrecllighlsshiningintheen~~~~ce way (0 Bradford's newesl altrac-

The Buffalo, N.Y.-hased FlexlumeSign Corp. recently created and installed14 eustom-made strect Iights that duplieatetheshape,styleand lookoftheworld-famous Zippo lighter and i1luminate the drive leading up to (he VisilorsCenter.

The onc-of-a-kind street light designdepiclstheroundedcornersofthecurrenl

~ttOI:i~~~~uCr~~e~nf=e~t~~nl~~~g~~e~h~~~siuing atop a 12-foOl post. The Iighter isf1icked open, displaying the trademarkwindscreen and striking wheel, and youcanallbuthearthefamous"c1ick."

, At night, theZippo streetlights glowfromthetopofthelighter,asthedistinetively shaped cherry-red molded flamefromtheZippologoflowsoutofthelighterchimney.lnadditiontothedecorativeflame at the top, the base ofthe lighterprovides plenty oflight for the VisitorsCentergroundsandwalkways

Even brighter and more col.~r~ul is ~he

40-fool replica of the Zippo Iighter (hatadorns the cntrancc ofthc Visitors Center. The lightcr, which is similar to theone high atop Zippo's Barbour Streetheadquarters,comcscomplclcwithapulsating-andwindproof-neonflame.The largcr-than-lifc lightcr featurcs creator and founder George G. Blaisdell'sinitialsengravedoniL

The lighterdoesn't shine alone, however, because below iL is theclass threeblade 6394 Gun Boat knife, the symbolof the Case Colicetors Cluh. The redbone-handledknifcreplicaisaboutlOfeetwide.ILhasbeenmanufacturedintermittentlythroughouttheyearsandstandsasasymbolofthetraditionandqualityofW.R. Case and Sons Cutlery. Both theknifeandlightercanbeviewedfromtheexpressway on V.S. Route 219 and aresuretogenerateintcrestforthosctraveling through Bradford.

Founded in 1904, Flexlumc is one ofthe nalion's oldest companies specializ- 'f"

ing in the creation and installation of ~ -'_...L....:eleetrie signs. lIGHTING UP THE SKY - This is one of the 14 custom-made street fights

"We knew Flexlume was a good, that will light the way for visitors to the Zippo/Case Visitors Center. Flexquality sign builder," said Mae Crum- lume Sign Corp. created the street fights which are fashioned after Zippo'sfine, ZIPPO'S dlrector of engineering. famous windproof lighters.

(See LIGHTS, Page 20) (Era photo by Keith Anderson)

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Ihousands of Zippo lightcrs. The mOSI time, the Collcetible of the Year has paid Zippo/Case Visltors Cenler. The

.~~~;~ti-na~~~; ~~;I~lcr;3~~ l~h~~~e~:nntu[~~~ ~~~~~:r~~r~uC:f~~:er~~o~C~n~~s\~~5~~~ :~~11~~~~ ~~~h~~i~~~~S" ~~[~~~~dilion, these models ean seil for as mueh the environment. The 1997 Colleetible of the usefulness of the ZIPPO i1ghas$IO,OOO... theYeareelebratesZippo's65th anniver- ler and Case knife, bul also Ihe

The ZIPPO wtndproof hghter, mad~ in sary with a design reminiscent of thc art history .of the two comp<l~les

Bradford, has been ealled an Amenean deeo inOuenee of the 1930s. The vin- and thetr produets. Equally ImClassic. Its ~ni"que" shap~, feel, look, as tage-style lighler bears an antiqued pew- portant, ZAC hel ps lO conveywell.as the dlslmellve cllek, all mad~ for tcr cmblem and ineorporates Zippo logo th~ nced for safct~ when han-aUßlquelyAmericanproduct.ButZlppo styles from Ihepast65 years. Aspeeial dilngalighterorknlfe. ~lightcrs are also popular COI.leetibles, be- holtom stamr idenlifres il as a limited The ZA.C caI:loon eharae. ~er, .".

~~~~ ~~~y~:~h~~~~fe~~:~e~~t~:lh~~~r edi~f;p~n~;~~~s:;~~~;I~e;~~~~~~ghters ~~~e~~~~a~~n;IP~~II1I~~:lket~:ft ,.

~~~[ifji~~~~;~'~!~~~f~{;~i~i1;~~i;];~i~t~~"~[~~~~:~~;,~"'""=,,~",."" '" " ~, .""" "mo. "CO~er t~e years, Zippo I~ghters have Lighl pocket flashlighls and Fixxit poeket plays hOSl In a tri Via game featunng a~ clcctron.lc map?f the Umted St~tes and Canada

~i~e~a~~P~~r~e~p~,i~r~~~~~~:I~~~p~~,e~~~: ;::;ieZippo

employs more than 1,200 ::~~;~h;~~~e~~; ~~c\~i~II~\~:~ g~~tV~~~~~ 11~~~~;r;r~~I~~o:~~~dk~~;al:ti'~:~xhh~~~tan-rent fad Items and famous Inlernaltonal _

landmarks. making them popularnoslal-gia items. Many ofthe early series arehard to complele because of their rarity. r--------------------,Some of these hard-to-find Iighters include Ihe very first Spons Series, Townand Country sei, NFL Helmel sei, DenimLook and Zodiae Series. Older gold, silverorspecial-cditionlightersalsoarcdiflieultlolind.

"The greal thing aboul eolleetingZippolightersislhattheyeansometimesbe foundinOeamarkelsandgaragesaleswheretheyeanbepurehased foraslittleas$5 and then be sold for$3oo to $500,"Pooreadded

Clubs for eolleetors of lighters havebeen organized in England, ltaly, Switzerland, Germany, The Netherlands, Japan and theUnitedStates. Thelargestofthem, On The Lighter Side InlernationalLighter Collectors is based in Quilman,Texas, and boasts more than 500 membcrs in 10 countries. Qthcr lighterclubsIllcetregularlywdiscuss.exchangc.sclland buy lighters including the LighterClub of Great Brilain, the Poeket LighterPreservation Guild, Funke und Flamme,:It~i;ippo Club Deutschland and Zippo

Fueling reeent intcrest in Zippo eolleetiblesisaseriesoffourZippoManualspublished by World Photo Press in Tokyo. Thescmanuals forlightercolleetorsfealurelarge,glossypagcsoffuIl-eolorphotoswilh text in English and Japanese.The four volumes document Zippo hisloryandthelightersthcmsclves.

Zippo produces Thc Zippo LighlcrCollcctors' Guide that conlains illustmtionsofsclcclcdlightcrsanddescriptionsOflhcscries.ltalsocxplainsthcdatceode devised by ~0111pany founder L- -----'


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The 1997 Zippo/Case International -------Swap Meet will provide a brand new op- 'The activities in the li-~~t~~~~ ~~~i~;~a~~~~~f~c ;~nl:;e~ ;~~r:r censer tent will help visi-the famous artists whose work adorns tors to understand whatPOP;~:::~~~:~:f~t Riehard Wall ich will be we do at Zippo.'~~o~~~~~~ ;~~~1~dg~~;~~~1:~~~~Sef~~li:~:~ - Viole! Snydertothepublic. Wall ich will also besigninga limilcd-edition lighrer he specially de-

signed for the swap meet. :~~;:~~~:t~~i~;~:::Previouslycommissioned by such en-tities as RJ. Reynolds Tobaeeo Co.,M&M Mars, Ameriean Airlines, DaysInn and many others, Wal lieh will produeea series oflightcrs for 1998 with amusical !herne that will capture the energy and sounds ofmusical instruments.Zippohas alsocommissioned hirn tocre-

Zip tips ...A regular Zippo lightcr weighs 2.05 ideat:oha,'ea Ijeensc:rtenl

can~~'~~t~~~;os were used by Ameri- partic:ipatillg eOlnpani:cs.

There are 10 Iighter clubs around theworld: three in Germany; lwO each in lhe derstand ,,,,halwe do at :liooo.United Statesand Italy; andoneeach in nMvrenn"en"";ve.'England,Ja~anandSwitzerland

21 percent of thc people who own Zip- about. their eom~..niesposarelightercollectors

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Phillip Morris Tobncco Co.. owncrolseveral companics including Marlboro,will also hcgiving productsaway. Rcprcsentatives from Hamilton Projects. thecompany which Iicenscs Red Dog andMiller. will also bc on hand al thcswapIllecl

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MUSEUM COMMEMORATIVE - This is the commemorative set beingreleased this year by Zippo Manulacturing Co. and W.R. Case andSons Cutlery Co. in honor 01 the new Zippo/Case Visitors Center,which will have its grand opening Friday. 80th the lighter and theknile bear a likeness 01 the Iront viewe 01 the center, situated at 1932Zippo Drive, as weil as both companies' logos and the city's name.The lighter and the knile are packaged together in a lined wooden boxwhich denotes they are the authorized commemorative lor the center'sopening.

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WINNING A YOUNG FAN - George T. Brinkley, president and chief operating officer of W.R. Case & Sons Cutlery Co., presents a youngster who

onlybc 5el0 ofthem prod'uced, ~~e~ea~dv~~~~:~~: ~~:tt~ir~:i;~~ie~i~~~~gS::~~~tl t~a~~O~~~~lil~~~~~si:~~~heart of "knife country" prior to the swap meet.

Also on sale are copies of the compa- (Photo courtesy of W.R. Case & Sons Cutlery)ny's Cookbook and Historieal Compan-ion, a compilation of favorite employee Half the proceeds from sales of the knife BrotherslBig Sisters of McKean Countyrecipes, old photos and company history. ~nd [he cookbook will be donated to Big and the McKean Literacy Team.

Northwest Savings Bankis proud to be a hometownneighbor of Zippo andCase Cutlery.

We salute our neighborsand wish you all the bestduring Zippo Case Days.

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ZippglCase International Swap Meet July 18 1997 17

Zippo gets enlightened on first production datehav~i~fs~o~r~~u~~~t~~~~ts~~'t s~~~c~:~ :r:ht~~. awkward and UnSig~tlY Austrian

~~~~::~~:o~~~:nfa~~~~el~;;::~r~n;nt~:~ :f~~:l~:f~~~::~s:::t~~~:;' y~~a~s~e~These documents - letters. purehase His friend replied, "It works!" That

orders, sales inventories-confinn that wasitwhile Zippo founder George G. BJaisdell Blaisdell got starIed by borrowingstarted the company in 1932 and was pre- .800 from another fnend. He acquiredparing für produclion lhroughout that ~~e nghts to the Austnan hghter ~nd r~de

year, he didn't begin to pro?uce the no~ slg~ed the case, auaching the hd wlth alegendary Zippo windproof J-ightcr untii spnng-I~aded :am so th.c lighter could1933, not 1932ashaslongbeenbelieved. work wlth a flick of a flßger. That was

This new information not only clears 1932. Zippo Manufacturing Co. wasup details about the company's history founded.but will be of keen intereSlto the thou- BlalSdell struggled throughout thesands of iighter collectors around the 1930s, thedarkestdaysofthe Great Deworld. pression. He set up Zippo's first plan

Whatdoesthisredatingoftheoriginal overtheRickerson and PrydegasstationZippowindprooflightermean? on Boylston Street paying $10 a month

"For Zippo, the information gives us a rent. It was during the 1940s and the epic ""..clearer picture of what happened when production caused by the war that theMr. Blaisdell was organizing the compa- product caught fire. Blaisdell gave awayny," said Mike Schuler, Zippo's presi- hundredsoflightersfreetothemen anddent and chief executive affker, "For the warnen in the armed service and sold thecollectors, this information refines the windproof lighter only in PXs. Therechronology ofZippo's early production, were 00 civilian sales during the wargiving them a firmer base on which to years. This combination of patriotism and 1933, NOT 1932 _ This is the first Zippo lighter ever produced. While Zippodate and orgamze their collectlOns." marketmg budt a loyal customer base and lovers for years thought it was produced in 1932, the first year of the com-

As the story goes, Blaisdell got the mtroduced ZlppO Itghters around the pany, itwasactuallymanufactured in 1933. Thetag allached tothe lighterisidea for the Zippo windproof lighter at a world. a business card from the former Boylston Chevrolet Motors Inc. Zippo creparty at the Bradford Country Club on Just after the war, Blaisdell spent mo;e ator George G. Blaisdell wrote "00 not touch," and "GGB" on the cardSouth Avenue. Out of money, Blaisdell than $250,000 to Improve the Itghter s which is allached to the Iighter to this clay.bumped into a still-unidentlfied friend us- (See 1933, Page 20) (Photo by Michael S. McLaughlin)

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Outhere,canoes don't [loat,trappers don't huntand peanutscertainlyaren'ttor eating.And ask someone in these

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might be handed a pocketknife.

Vou see, folks in Bradford

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breatheknives. Beendoingso

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knives way back in 1889. So

down at the Kennedy Street

Cale, you might hear talk of

muskrats and barlows. And

lately, Copperlock'; the

new Case pocketknife with a

Sl' SUZANNE ENGLISHEra Reporter 'It fits our strategy tag~andmade, with a long, proud heri- looking back to keep

Thm's,whm a Case knife is, and com- moving ahead.'panyoffieialshoperecentadeampaignseonvey preeisely that message. - Dick Kearney

Less than 10 years ago, the 100-

~~~~~e';;~~I~gfi:i~~df;;v~~~~t:~i~nUI~~; Case also wages a trade eampaign inquality suffered. Ameriean Brands [ne magazines such as BJade and Kmves 11purehased W.R. Case & Sons Cutler' lustrated, promotIOnal. ads that. boost

;~.~nw~~~2~~: ~~v~~~ld~~ :a~:; ~~~ Spe~I:~C:~~l~~~~~~~~~,d~~~~~~e~~~:~a~~~~~~n:n~~~~~~,~ri~r~~~,t~ea~~~O~~~i~t~ te~:;;sal~~a~a~~t~~s~~I;~i~s~~r~~g~~~payroll. Sleepy Hollow bndge.llmrsmamlyon

ma~ftf;m~sst~kepa~~~rne~~~~h~~:~nets~~ ;~~k~:~~f~I~~:C~stwork, a favonte 01'

eompanyat theend 01' 1989 and began Regardless 01 the medIum, lhe rostressing the bollom line above the Case ~a~ee 01' Case IS the essenee 01' the mes-

~~~lti~;e;Uf~e~~~ employee morale and . g"we're probably more foeused now

Nearby Zipp~ Manufacluring Co., the ihan we've ever been. Other compameslargest maker 01' refillable lighters came ;ak,e eanoes an~ trappers'd but they

~~~h;u~~~e;~/~nl;9k:;;~,~~s~~a~fo~~ n~~.~;;~manee Itt e way we 0," Kear-

ing, bul it took time to rebuild the com- We are the most eolleeted kmfe m

pany'srepu13tiontorquality thcworld-andtheinterestingthingis"The brand had been so tamished that by and large.the most eolleetible

through that transition. we needed a products we makc are the knives wemulti-year campaign to re-establish its makeeveryday," Kearneysaidqualityreputation," said salesand mar- And lhe company really does listenketing manager Dick Kearney. 10 its eustomers. At the 1996 Blade

As chief operating offieer George T Show, the largest knife show in theBrinkley strcsscd empowering workcrs world, a collcetor came up and sug10 return 10 trademark Case quality, the gestedCaseintrodueea loek-bladetrapeompany's ads began to eeho it: "For per.lhosc who are into cLilting cverything Caseassociatcswenttowork,andtheexeeplcorners." resull was theCopperLock, a new addi-

Whilethoseearlyadswere rour-col- tionlotheCaselineforl997.or, "we feit the nostalgia. the heritage "It's probably been 20 years sinceor Case. was best suitcd to black and wc introduced a ncw Case pattern,"white," Kearney said. "We decided to Kearney said, noting that the Copperereate an ad shape and fonnat and feel- Loek is designated 549. while mostin~ thar w~uld. hc rccognizable even knivcs are known by two digits.wlthoutreadl11glt" "That rings thccollcctor's bell," be-

Thus was born the blaek-and-white. cause it is a eombination 01' 54, the trapvenical half-page fonnmthat is fast he- perpallern designation, and 49, theeopcomingacompanytrademark perhead, heexplained. The knife's sue-

Blaek and white is not only more cess shows "we really do have our earcconomical - al half a color ad's lotherailroadtrack."$18,000pricetag-"itfitsourstrategy Case has always responded to its- looking back to keep moving loyaleustomers.fillinglheirdemandforahead,"Kearneysaid. natural, durable matcrials.

The blaek-and-white fonnat high- "We are the only mass-produelion .....lights familiar faees and plaees _ Case knife company that does anything with A SIGN OF QUALITV - ":hlS black-and-whlte advertlsement typllles W.R.workers and Bradford locales _ stress- natural-handle materials" he said. Case & Sons Cullerl' Co. s recent marketing strategl'. The old-Iashloneding not so mueh panieular produets as "The material's expensiv~, it's hard 10 look and, the wording 01 the.ads bothstress heritage and tradition" pointingthe brand ilself, gelling across the mes- work with the waste rates are high" up Case s renewed emphasls on qualltl'. Thel' mlrror the companl' s overall

sage that "this is a small town where "While ~thers have gone to synthetics, ~:~~t~;:~i'd~~tk~~;:I~~ko~O~:::e:;;'~~ingahead," according to Dick Kearnel',

~:ia:.le make knives differently," he b~~~ ~~~h~~~g ~~s:d~~~,~u:i~~s :~ev: ~r~~ (Courtesl' 01 W.R. Case & Sons Cutlerl')

Print magazines sueh as Field & year's produetion panieularly eolleet-Stream, Game & Fish and Guns and ible. members in the past year despite the in- "It's a sign that there's a lot moreAmmo aren't the only medium for the The soaring growlh in the Case Col- tense eompelition in lhe knife field, is ground to be plowed out there," Kear-adseither. lectors Club, which doubled to 8.500 proolorCasedomlllance. neysaid

'Ä~r~~;;pW~ig~"~~flectsC.ase heritage, quality

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• Music and Entertainment (House ot Television)

• Bar-Be-Que Cookout (Sports Cate)

• Soda, Beer, and Refreshment Stand (Sp~rts Cate)

• Snow Cones & Cotton Candy (Sports Cate)

• Free Bouncing on the Inflatable Clown Bounces for Kids(Union Square)

• Free Children's Train Ride (Union Square)

• Free Picture with Live "Bugs Bunny" (Bradtord Travel

• Strong Man Bell-Ring Contest (Pure Teeh, Ine

.2PM - Arm Wrestling Contest (Sports Cate & Miller Brewiin

• Sidewalk Sales (Union Square Tenants)

• Free Face Painting & Helium Balloons (Gaetano's BCCHS S

• Dunk Tank (BAHS Football Team)

• Bingo Pull Tabs (Dr. Naney Fuhrman & BAHS Basketball Team)

• Baked Food Sale (BAHS Basketball Team)

• Humvee AII-Wheel Drive Vehicle on Dis la Arm Reeruitin

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Cong..atulationsZIPPO

On 65Yea..sBeer, Soft Drinks, Snacks,

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Barbour St., Bradford 368-4488 or 368-4438

Zippo/Case International Swap Meet JIJlv 18 1997 - 21

One-time event is now Bradford's biggest partyBy PAT FRANTZ CERCONEEra.City Editor

Swap meet takes It's not easy 10 improve upon a two-

a year of planning 1ra:n,P:l~t~v~ra:h~r~;r~d~~~s:~:~a~~:aur~~tBut Zippo ManufaclUring Co. and

It takes about a year to prepare for an W.R. Case and Sons CUllery Co. plan toeXLravaganza Iike the Zippo/Case Interna- da it, again with help from the communi-tionalSwapMeel. ly.

Preparations forlhisyear'seventaclu- The party ofcourse is theZippo/Case (ally began last August, shortly aflerthe InternationalSwapMeet,nowJnltsthird1996 Zippo/Case International Swap year, which will be held July 18 and 19.Meel ColleclOrs from Russia, Australia.

According to a time line provided by Sweden, Egypl, South Africa, Japan andZippo, officials began meeting last Au- 40 other countries will admire, swapogusltoreviewlhe 1996swapmeet,gen- Irade and seil from lhe thousands oferatealistofideasforlhe 1997meeland ZippolightersandCaseknivesdisplayed 'review whal worked in 1996 and what by 150 dealers.didn'l. According to Mike Schuler, Zippo's

However, the information Zippo pro- presidenl and chief executive officer ofvided did not include all the extensive bOlh Zippo and Case, (he original swappl,anning for I~e, July opening of the n~w meet }hree years aga was meant to be aZlppo/Case VIsItors Center, the orgamz- one-tlme event

~:~nl~e~~s~~~d~~~gt~~e ~~~I;~t~~~~~~~ mo~~Oour;~:~~~~~ ~~~db~isn~h;~n[~r~:~da~~ ItionalSalesMeetingwhich isbeingheld consumerslhatcollectedZippolighters,"concurremly with the swap meet he said. "We thcreforc wanlcd lO host an

The following J1lomh, officials began evenl for them as our way of sayingplanning für "Light the Night," a musi- 'Thanks für (he support.' Three swap .callribute 10 Zippo's 65th anniversary. meets laler, we're Icarning lhal we have TIME TO SWAP - This was how the Zippo/Case International Swap Meet

During Oclober and November, Zippo created something that has become much looked last year, and company officials expect this year's swap to be evenand Case officials held a general planning bigger lhan anyone ever would have bigger and better. This year's extravaganza will be held on the grounds ad-meeting, assJgned vanous responsibihties imagmed." jacent to the new Zippo/Case Visitors Center. .

(See PLANNING, Page 23) . (See PARTY, Page 23) (Era photo by Francie Long)

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Congratulations toZippo on 65 years

July 17, 1997

Game visit aur "New"Branch in Bradfard

671 East Main Street368-5555

By MIKE SCHREIBER dia conlaclS unlikc last year whcrc "one show with a 651h Anniversary ZippoEra Reporter and halfofanotherweredoing thejob." lighter, the black chrome ZipLight and a

The list of the numcrous national alld cigar which will intro"duce the weekend's -

~:H~~!~a~~:;~;I~C;~~ ~~~~Fo~~o~~~ ~1·a~l:ee;J~Uarn~ei~nl's:talorIPoi~·n~n2~0:nnet~.eFco:wretCuatpnroe;Mi~eat2maaez~dl'n~e~ ~~~:~sh~:~nt:ea p~~~~~: ~::ng:L t:~~~i~~~..... ..... Antique Journal, which crew [rom Korea will be in lown somc-

isplanningaslory in itsJuly issue. U.S story and photos of old tirnebctweenlatcJuneandearlyJuly.News & World Report will offer a tidbit Iighters, Such recognizable names as Businesson the new museum in its New and Nota- - on CNN Radio Network, week of Week, lhe Today Show, The Wall Street

ooenin2 olF the ';late-,)f-lhc:-art ;~iooo/Case ble scction. July 4 an entertainmenl piece with a fol- Journal and WSEE-TV. a CBS affiliateOthers mentions will be: low up to 450 affiliaLcs nationwide was from Erie seen in Bradford on Channel 5,

a c;;;;e~t~~:~~ia~~~~~ of Treasure Chest, br,?~c~~, WLMI-FM Radio, Kane and ~~~I~~:\~~~~a~:~~~ti~~~~~~arn~~:~~~;~ in lhe J.uly edition of New England WKSN-AM Radio, JameslOwn, N.Y., the swap meet and the events that sur-

AntiquesJournal, which will focus on the "Light the rounditsinccitsinceptionin 1995._ in Antiqucs 'and Collecting Maga- Night" musical celebration. which will And the special section you now hold

zine, which will feature a story and pho- be held at 7:30 p.m. July 18and 19 in the in yourhand is lhe second one that Thetos in its July issuc, auditorium at Bradford Area High 8radford Era has published 10 commem-

_ in U.S. Air Magazine, Antique School orate the swap meet and highlight inter-Week, the July/August issuc of Smoke- - in the July issue of AnnyfNavy esting stories about both Zippo Manufacshop Magazine, and the July issues of Store Outdoor Monthly, turing Co. and W.R. Case and Sons Cut-Tohacco International and Pillsburgh - in USA Today, which will feature a lery Co.

background story on Zippo and the swap In addition,(jrandy said that duringmeet, and after the weeks of the swap, Zippo

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Review. thatwasinBradfordearlierintheyeartoZippo ran its first national advcrtisement in Esquire magazine in December 1937. According to Grandy, other media shoot footage for a documentary on

members who were thinking about get- George G. Blaisdell, will return. TheZippo windproof liglllers havc been carried by Gis in every war fr0111 World War II ling credentials as of now are CNN's crew is shooting more footage at the

to Desert Storm "Inside Business" and the PBS show, swap meet to combine with that shot ear-"Morning Business Report." lier for a hour-Iong film. The French will

In the late 1950s, a Zippo Iighter was removed Irom the belly of a fish. The Zippo WGRZ-TV, Channel 2 in Buffalo, also be represented with 30 journalistslit the first time N.Y. will do a short skit on the morning scheduled to come in September.

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From UnionSquaretolhehighsehool Iauditorium,from Main StrcettotheAlleghenyNationalForest,theentirecommunitywillcomealiveforlhecelebrationofIhis year's Zippo/Case InternationalSwapMeet

Music.specialsales,amolOrcyclerunaod even a parade aod fireworks areamongtheeventsscheduledfortheweekend

"We thought that with allthe ex.trapeopleintownthiswouldbeagoodtimeto show off downtown Bradford," explained Lisa Duke, ehairman of theDowntown Merchants Division of (heBradford Area Chamber of Commeree ~

,Ra~~~e1~;r~~~:~~:'~,nie7f~mily ~==:~=h~~..:..~..=r-:.:,:.-=:e::ur~~:==~='atmosphere, <. I?uke ~'F' .',.W!' 11 have Veierens square gazello: Tob FIght is an ~st'sfl!nderl~ 01 the Il!'xt th~ li~rll in the serijlll. Zippo wUl"wo-

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, ranf~~~:it~~~~idand variety." Lighters immortalize Brad,ford as city fo'r aU season.swh~\..;~:~;;a~:1~: ';~I~~~~or~ Br~dfordi.ins know tIlat Bradford is aeity fur all seasoits.

<,the downl<>wn' area, gets tlnd<:rway at 9 Now Zippo MaRufllClUring Co, has immortaIi:red that sentla.m. Frißay and eoRtinues~hrough9ut lhe· menton aseriesnfnew·ligl\lers.day :md~nto~nighL 'J'he 'Soccess 'of the 1996 Zippo/Case International SwAp

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Schedule of EventsFriday,July 18

6to11 a.m.Jim Zippo and his sidekick Maria Danza will host a live national broadcast of

"Zippo in the Morning" on ABC Pure Gold Network. They will broadcast theshow on the grounds adjacent to the Zippo/Case Visitors Center. The program willbeheardon WBRR

6a.m.t06p.m.The new Zippo/Case visilOrs Center will be open. VisilOrs will be able to enjoy

exhibits, hands-on displays. interactive activities and see the inside tory ofhowZippoandCaseproductsaremade.

8:30a.m. to 5:30 p.m.Swap meet is open to the public. Hundreds of Zippo and Case colleetors will be

showingofftheircovetedcollectionsandhopingtomakethatonebigtradeorsale.This year's swap meet will be held on the grounds adjaeent to the visitors center.

8:30a.m. to 5:30p.m.Zippo/Case MotorSports and Iicensing partners will exhibit. Zippo-sponsored

Winston Cup, Busch Grand Nationals, and IMSA ears will be on display in the Motorsports tent. The MotorSports Iineup will also feature bikes from Zippo's newestracing pal1ner. Harley-Davisons, in the AMA Superbike competition. The WatkinsGien pace ear will eomplete the MotorSports display. New this year will be a sponsor's tentwhieh will bedevoteö to special produets. giveaways and prizes sponsored by Zippo's licensing partners which inelude Anheuser-Buseh, Tabasco. JimBeam Distilleries, R.J. Reynolds, Harley-Davidson and more.

9a.m.t09p.m."Flame the Main" celebration will be held downtown which will include special

salesandeventsincludinglinedancers,acarshowandafolkartfestival.

11 a.m. to 7 p.m. -;.Bradford Catholic Schools Antiques and Collectibles Show and Sale will be held

at the St. Bernard Campus. SHOWING THEIR WARES - These avid Zippo colle~tors show their most3 beloved lighters during the 1996 Zippo/Case International Swap Meel. Col-

T~~~ippo/caseVisitors Center will be dedicated. ~eae~~,sa~~~:~: ~~:rn~hs~;~O:aev:~~a~:di~I~~a~:~~~~~~~ow"e:t~~~a~nt~h~~.the6:30 p.m. (Era photo by Francie Long)The "Flame the Main" parade willtravel down Main Street. The parade will in-

~~~:~::~e~:~;:~n:~ ::dc~~~~~~~~~~U~~~h~~~~~~~~;.o sponsors, fire trucks ~t~e~:~~t~~;ade concludes, Jim Zippo will broadcast an oldies show from a

makeshiftstudioinfrontof ational City Bank.

7:30p.m.The "Light the Night" musical celehration will be held at the Bradford Area

HIgh School auditorium. Bob Lucia and the Big Band Revival Orchestra will perform selcclions spanning six dccades. Papular loc~1 vocahsls ~an MakI and JohnZinzi will sing a wide varicly 01' music. Also, the Zlppettes, a ZIPPO employce rnu-sie ensemble. 'Will take the slage.

Saturday7July 19

8a.m.t06p.m.Zippo/Case Visitors Center will be open.

8:30a.m.lo5p.m.Swapmeetisopentothepuhlic

8:30a.m.lo5p.m.Zippo/Casc Motor SPOI1S und licensing pat1nCrs will exhibillheir wares.

9a.m.t04p.m.Bradford Catholic Schools Antiques and Colleclibles Show and Sale, St. Bernard

Campus.lOa.m.Motorcycles will assemble for the Motorcycle Fun Run. Riders will travel

through thebreath-taking natural beauty ofthe Alleghenty National Forest and Kinzua Dam area. The ride will begin and end at the visitors center. The mapped routewillcoverabout 125miles.

lOa.m.t06p.m."Flame the Main" activities will cominue downtown

noonto?The Bracllord Township Lions Summer Festival will be held in [he Bradford

Townshp Community Club

ZIPPOS ON PARADE - Zippos, Zippos and more Zippos. Visitors to this 5106 p.m.year's Zippo/Case International Swap Meet will see hundreds and hundreds Swap meet {ear down01 not only Zippo lighters but Case knives as weil. 7:30 p.m.

(Era photo by Franeie Long) The "Light the Night" show will be staged again mthe BAHS auditorium.

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Arts Festival10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m•• Main Street USA

Harid-crafted Folk Art, Fine Art - Along Main StreetEthnic Food Booths

~ Main Street Merchants Sidewalk Sales ,

Live Performing Artisans at GazeboVeteran's Square, 2 Main Street, Bradford

10:00 a.m.·l0:oo p.m.

6:30p.m.7:00 p.rn.•l0:00 p.m.7:00 p.m.•7:45 p.m.

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Sidewalk Sales Downtown filCollectible Zippo Downtown -Merchant Lighters for Sale ,''Flame the Main" Parade -~...;;"

Street Dreams CarShOW~'JirnZippoatNational City Bank •Country Line DancersVocalist·Michelle Reiley ..' ....no."Street Drearns Dancerswith Rhonda Brinkerand Kevin AbbottPeter James Band

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Friday, July 18th& Saturday, July 19th

11:00 a.rn.-12:00 p.rn. Senior Country- CountryWestern

12:30 p.m.-l:30 p.rn. Jazz Quartet2:00 p.m.·3:00 p.rn. Us Two3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.rn. Peter James Band5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.rn. John & Jerri Lea

Artisan DemonstrationsVeteran's Square

12:00 p.m.·l:oo p.m. Marian Aranyos- Water Color1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m. Betsi Matz- Basket Weaving3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Tina Faulkner- Abstract Painting4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.rn. Cyn-Dee Clark- Photography

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Arts Vendors on Main StreetFolk Art, Fine Art, Collectibles

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From Page 24) "We wanted ta provide something forpeoplewhomaybcintownwithacollectorbutdon'tnecessarily want to spend all

tral k,eatio'n for the vveeke,nd'sdowrltown their time at the Swap Meet," Duke said,Duke said the arts festival will cele

brate "handerafted fine art and folkart"and will be on display all along MainStreet. Ethnie foods boothswill be set upaswell

"We'lI have a little bit of every,thing,"Dukesaid

Among Jhe performers seheduled totique:, & C:olleetibl~,; Show an(j Sal<, will appeal' at the gazebo in Veterans Square

are the SeniorCountry Band,ajazzquarAnother highlight is the "Rame the tet, Us Two, the Peter James Band and

Main"paradeat6:30p.m JerryKells.Following thc parade until 9 p.m. the Also during the day at Veterans

"Flame the Main" ear show as weil as an Square, loeal art1sts will dIsplay theiroldies hop will be held downtown. Line erafts andoffertips in basketfy, abstractdancersandlocal talent, ineluding the painting, photography andotherarts.Slreet Dreams sOllg and danee,group,. Aetivities for ehildren are schedqled .From Page 24)Michelle 'Reiley; Kevin Abrn;tt and all day at both Webster Street and UnionRhonda Brinker' and the Peter JamesSquareon Davis Street. ....' Different eolored.. matte· finishes. and ....,;",'"!'"-__--.-"!~--~

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SURPRISING FIND - Jack Gorton 01Aiken looks over the eight-Ioot CaseKodiak knile which appeared in hisyard one morning in July 1982. Theknile was lirmly attached to the signuntil it was removed in May, andnow hangs in the Zippo/Case Visitors Center. A Pocket Worn Trapperwill take its place on the sign. pany 'workE"S unllil the

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HIS OWN CREATION - George G.Blaisdell holds an enlarged versionof his invention, the Zippo lighter, inthis photo that was taken in the19405. BlaisdeJi began Zippo Manufacturing Co. in 1932 and producedhis first Iighter the foJlowing year.

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EdilOr's Note: The JaUm·ving informa- would work but would also be atlractivc.rioll is raken from "A History 0/ Pro- He look the Austrian lightcr and madegress, ,. provided by Zippo Manufactur- a few changes. designing a reclangularillgCo. casethatwould fit in aperson'shand. He

Though Zippo Manufacluring Co. has allached Ihe top 10 Ihe bollom with abeen in busincss for65 years,peoplestill hinge. and sUITounded the wiek with acan'tscerntogetenoughofthem. wind hood, so it would stay lildespitcthe

lronically, il all started simply, on a weather.muggysummernighlin Bradford Inlrigucd by (he invention ofthe zip-

II was 1932, and George G. Blaisdell, per in Meadville, Blaisdell decided to callwho al Ihe lime owned Ihe Blaisdell Oil his crealion "Zippo."Co., was lalking with a friend al the Blaisdell seI up shop al Ihe old RickerBradford Country Club on South Avenue. son and Pryde garage on BoylslOn SIreeI,His friend was lighting a cigarclte with an where he cmploycd six people. SalesAustrian ligh1er moved slowly a1 first. However, he came

Blaisdell was not impressed with how up with ways to introduce the lighter tothelighlerlooked. otherpcople.

"You're all dressed up," he said. Allhe Bradfo(d Bus Slalion, BlaisdeJi"Whydon'tyougetalighterthallooks gave lighlers 10 long-dislance drivers,deccnt?" whothendisplayedthemtotheirpassen

"Weil, George," his friend replied. gers. He gave them 10 jewelers and tobac-"It works!" (See ZIPPO HISTORY, Page 36)

And 65 years later, Ihe lightersBlaisdeJlcreatedsliJl workandarecoveledbypeopleallovertheworld.

After Ihal conversation, BlaisdeJi got10work.HeoblainedlheU.S.distributionrighlSforlhelighlersbutcouldn'lseJithern profilably. They were cJumsy 10use. He decided to design a lighter that

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coniS1S.However,he Icamedthatretailcrswerehesitanttoslock the lightcrsince ilwasn'tbeingadvcrtisedanywhere.

So in 1937, wilh $3,000 - mosl of itheborrowed-B1aisdelltookoutafullpage ad in Esquire magazine. Thc responses didn't POUf in. Howevcr, lhedoor did open tothespecialtyadvenisingmarket when an,lowan insurance companyinI936ordered200cngravedlighlcrs for its salesmen as prizes, and KcndaIiOiICo.ordered500foritscuslomersandcmployees.

Assalesgrew, B1aisdell tookovcftheenlire second noor cf (he Rickerson andPrydc building, with a ncw office at 21Pine St. In 1938, the factory and officesmoved to a former garage at 36 BafbouTSI

Zippos achieved famc during WorldWar II when soldiers used them fornearly everything - lighling smokinglampst starling campfircs and cookingsoupinhelmcts.

While many producls wercn't produccd during the war, Zippos continucdSince brass wasunavailable, the Iighlerswere made from 100v-grade steel thensprayedpainted black lodisguise Ihcsteel's poor finish.

Zippo received even more endorsement from famed war correspondentErnie Pyle, who in his daily columns re·ferred to Blaisdell as "Mr. Zippo." Thetwo exchanged lelters after Blaisdcll

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Zippo history ~~o~::~~~of:;r~~~~~e~f;~~~Jg~:;f~rih-"I was amazed at hiS modesly ofthe

president's leuer," Pyle said. "He said'You probably know nothing about theZippo lighter.' If he only knew how thesoldierscoveledlhem.They'lIburninthewind,andthepilolssaytheyaretheonlykindlhatwilllighlatextremealtiludes."

And as thestory goes, Pyleapparentlywrote his shonest war slory on a Zippo.In 1945, Pyle wasaboard the USS Cabotin theSouthPacificandayoungofficerwanted to know the ship's destination.Pyle borrowed the officer's lighter andsClalchedintoil "Tokyo."

The announcement ofthe first all-outattack on the Japanese mainland wasfiashed throughout the ship on a ZippoIightel

Zippo's popularity during the warhelpedpost-warsales.

From 1939 to 1950, IwO cigar salesrnen were the cornpanies sales force.TheycoveredvastareasacrosstheUnitedStates and rnostly dealt with tobaccowholcsalers.

However, Blaisdell organized his ownsalesforcein 1950, creating district managerstoselilightcrsinspecificareas

In Bradford, a new building wascompleled on Congress Streel in 1954. Anolhersmall plant in Niagara Falls.OntariO,wasbuiltin 1950.Andin 1955,corporale officers were built adjoining theBradfordStreetfactory

One way that Zippo found a place inmanypeople's hearts was by standingbyits "il works or we fix it free" malta.

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The most he ever paid for a lighterwas more than $1,000 for one said tohavebeenmadein 1932. Tobuytheligh-

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Norway, Finland and Iceland, the Zipponameiswcll-known.

"Every person above 16 years ofageknowstheZippolighler.lhat il wasusedin thesecondWorldWar,andthatithasaIifetirneguarantce,"saidJorgenIsbrand,distributorintheNordiccountries

However,accordingloIsbrand,lightcrsales are starting La feel the effect ofanti-smoking sentiment. The percentage

a of smokers in Nordic countries has di- MI AMORE ZIPPO - Rolf Loeser, lett, and Pierre Laredo discuss their loveGern,.ns .carrv Zinn.os. minished. As a result, salcs are gradually tor Zippo products, wl)ich they market in Western Europe. Loeser, trom

changing 10 wnting Instruments and Germany, and Laredo, trom France, distribute lighters in Austria, Spain,kmves Belgium, plus their own countries.

Regardlessofthedecreaseinsmokers.collectors are still accumulating Iighters.Inaddiliontolhesmokersandlhecollectors, there is another groupofZippo lov-

Accordingtolsbrand. "Wehave, he-

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goodAmerican-madeproducl." ----------------- According 10 Nobuyoski Okamoto

The Israeli consumer has leamed that 'Every person above 16 years of age knows the r~~n;,;~~ru'~a~~~~t~~eli~~~:~,ar~u~~I~

~':;;:I~iy~ I~i~~e ::~\~~f~~:~~bl~,g~:~~eis~ Zippo lighter, that it was used in the second World funClional lighle" hacked up hv the leg-

th\~~~~~th~la~;I'~~Of~~~~gd~ countries, War, and that it has a lifetime guarantee.' ~~~~~~sl~~~:a~~ II~e~~:kgauna~a;~~~~~~:;the lighters are the best-selling producIs. - Nordic distributor Jorgen Isbrand for repairs."

"Many. customers ~ss(lClate Zippo asa. . . . The popular models in Japan always

~;~:e~~n~~~~t~~~di~~dpt~n~~~.n~.I(~hee~ für~v~;Yba~~y';~~~m~~~~~~~rs so im- ~hi~~~:d!n\qi~e ~~eth~~~~:d ~~~g~~~.. r, ~n~~~~ig~~~r~~:~~~:;~~;~:~rc~~~~~e orbuy othcr products, il is because lhey prcssed? Romei explains that Italians rc- "People are amazcd that a company "Sterling models seil best in Japan,"

~~~~b~rs :~(~I~ ~~e:tl~:~s~:ate the other ~:r~~ atl~va~~~,P~I~~h~t~er~~~~~::d~:i~ ~:~d~~~:, ~~c:a~~·~~~~S~II~~::~:~~~~~t~~~~~~Ok~70~~rs~~s. horne in Venezuela, the

Chew distributes iighters in Singapore, the samc. Benady said. Zippo brand name is also very strong.Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand. Romei also said the lighter's distinc- "People purchase a Zippo lighter be- Ouillermo Zobel from Coral CA said,

These Asian countries, like most for- tive" 'click" says something special - cause they want a dependable, trouble- "Luckily, we have been able to establish

~~~~~~u:~~~s~h~~~f~~~~e~.'i~~'~e~~~~~r~ tha~ .~~c~dn~~~~g:p~a;ii~r,O~~~~isaid, ~~:;~a~~~ ~i~~~~~;, ~:·i~~~~~~~~~:~l~~ :t~r~ ~~~~;o~~; ~e~~~~~'at~;~~~~n~ing novelty lighter in ~sia right now is "a Zippo lighter is like a piece ofpaper, friendly.". Zippo."the Harley-Davidson senes where you can design everything you Cor Van Der Heljden from Kamco BV Zobel estimates that 30 percent of

"Any chrome lighter, 250 or 1610, is wanl.': Besides, Romei added, "The in the Netherlands said, "Zippe is by far sales goes to colleclors. In general, hemost popular In Korea,'.' accordlng 10 Made 1ß U.S.A label stili works 1ß Italy." Ihe most popular and best sold refillable said, people between 15 and 40 buy theWon ChOl, manager at Shm Myung Inter- "Clas~lc, yet. trendy,'? IS the way ~IP- Iighter in our country. I.t is a very well- most lighters.nalional Co., Ltd pos are vlewed In Hon.!! Kon~ and Chma, known brand name and IS seen as a com- Venezuela, like other countries, Zobel

Becausc of the Zippo brand name, according to Brian Lui, distributor is pany which makes very reliable products said, has discovered an "American-

fi~°:Slea~~~~~t:~;e~~;i~~~;:~~:r~~~~~;: thO~;~~~it~~~sil is deemed as a semi-Iux- wil~e~~;~C~~~ibi~p~~erp~~~u~~~~it~~'Der ::;,~de::o~~~~;~~~av~\~~/~r~~~o~ei~~~~peallo them 10 buy ZlppO," ChOi states. ury product wllh a good value for the Heijden sald, because ",t IS a very good ship."

The VenelJan chrome, 01' 352 für money," LU! adds product, which IS almost mdestruct1ble.Zippo expens, is the besl-selling Zippo In Oreat Brilain, Zippo has become a There are very few or no competilors -----------item In Italy. genenc term with the same qualJties as the ZIPPO prod-

According to Joe Romei from Zippo "Similarly shaped lighlers are usually UCI."Italia, "Zippo producIs are very hot in It- described as a 'Zippo-type' lighter," said With weil over 50 million Zippos im-aly.". Margarel Benady,. direclor of W.A. In- poned into Japan after World War 11, Ihe

"In Italy, th.e ZIPPO brand is related to gram Assocl3tes LI.mlted in London.. Japanese ~re perhaps the country most

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"[ can'l pinpoint jusl one," Lapallosaid. "lt'slhepeopleI haveworkedwithovertheyearsandofthosethathaveretired,goodmemories."

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planIon Owens Way, moving in 1975.Hccamctolhecompany after 22 years in

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After retiring onee and being calledback,Deming, in addition tohis workasa machinisl, hasdonemaintcnanceworkand same qualily contraI für engineers.At"hiscurrent post, he does "fixturingforlhe asscmbly departmcnt and all-amundmachinist work." thef"ctor~lon (:ongress ~;trcet

Deming's most memorable moment 3t

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80th Lapallo and Deming agree _lhough lhallhe managemenl changes allhecompany were forthe best. 80lh lheaccounting office where Lapallo worksand the factory, where Deming is employed, have been re-organized. The infrastructureofthefactoryhasbeenreworked. and the office has gone to a pro-cess known as module manufacluring. _

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1997 L1MITED EDITION - This is the latest Iimited edition Iighter produced by Zippo Manufacturing Co. The lighter commemorates thecompany's 65th anniversary and comes in a decorative tin. The company first started producing limited edition lighters in 1992; the firstwas in honor of the company's 60th anniversary. Zippo and Case areseparately producing a commemorative lighter/knife set in honor 01the opening of the Zippo/Case Visitor Center.


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Ed Asner's vOlee IS also Iinked withCase. Asner, most famousforhisroleasMary Tyler Moore's grumpy boss LouGrant, is a mcmber of thc Case CollectorsClub. He also did the voice-over for

Irnpact (From Page 44) ca~~~a~vh~~~~s::,c~~~sidentof the Grand

1,300 workers" about a 10th of the some motel in Smethport and the bed and Oie Opry, is also a member ofthe Collecat that (the swap meet): everybody's got !O,OOO workers of the county's tax base, breakfasts there. tors Club. Case helped the Grand Oieto eat... They're buying gasoline, places said Commissioner Harold T. Beck. The new state-of-the-art Zippo/Case Opry to celebrate its 75th anniversa;yto stay." Pingi.e ealled it comparable to Zippo is the largest employee in the Visitors Center will also aHract tourists, wlth a knlfe in a wooden box featunng athe Festa Hahana in Bradford which county, agreed Commissioner James bringing them into Bradford and the rest print by Nashville artist Bill Briggs onbringsinmanypatronsfromouterareas. Weaver. of the county to spend money. thclnsldchd.

Pingie noted also that the eompanies, Zippo workers do not all live in Brad- The commissioncrs pointed out that Case president and chief operating of-especially Zippo, quietly make contribu- ford, the commissioners noted, but drive Case and Zippo havc helped put McKcan ficer Georgc Brinkley personally pretlOns. to various ?rg~nizations and pro- to work from Port Allegany, Marshburg County on the maI'. Other businesses and sented #002 -. thc first re"!ams In thejects m the area. Pmgle who is a Bradford and all over the county. "Every dollar industries which have aceomplished lhis, companY,eollect1on - to WhluakerCity fireman, says they have contributed generates $15" and naturally the wages most of them now owned by larger inter- "(Whlllaker) boughl one for each

~~:~:t~s~~:~~:a~~onv~o:~lIar~ata~~~li~~~ ::B~~t throughout the county. accord ~~j~~~lclu~~n~p~~i~'ionin~~~d~he ~~~~~~~ ~~a~~hl~f~~~y~?~~inO~le~r:~~~rs of the

tions. 'Tm sure they do their fair share ... Witco Corp. Pcnnsyl.vam3 Gov. Tom Rldge is aand probably more so." Zippo and Case also encourage tour- Beck noted that Zippo had become member 01 the Case Collectors Club and

Nor are Zippo's and Case's effect on ism throughout MeKean County. say the part of the general vocabulary, becoming purchascs the annual Club Knife eachthe county lost on the McKean County commissioners. Thcir annual swap meel the generic term for fighters. Ir "you year. Ridgc had a chance 10 tour Ihe newCommissioners. brings people in from all ovcr the world. don't have a Zippo," you don't h.vc a Zippo/Casc Visitors Center the day after

"They have adynamie foreeofabout people who need housing such as in the lighler." hesaid itopcned.

Zip·;O ~~uC:~n ~tOI ~:~~~rs y~ Ih~~~\:g~~r.You may not know them personally, butyou'vecertainlyhearclthcirnames

Tom Hanks may be Ihe most famous has purchalSed custolln-cllg,rave,! ZiPl)oS toZippo collector The star of"Philadelphia" alld "Sleepless illSeattle" had lightcrs with thc logo of"ThaI Thing You Da" made during theproduction oflhal movie, says Peggy Er~~~~. Zippo's eomlllunications coordina-

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BACK TO THE ORIGINAL - The original Zippo car, top, was a 1947Chrysler Saratoga-New Yorker, which disappeared despite a 1970s searchby Zippo creator George G. Blaisdell. At center and bollom are photos ofthe recreated Zippo car belore and during its transformation.

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Those peoplc who remember sceing fin had lo-rely upen photos of tlie originalthe Zippo car may soon think they're ex- car to help build the new Zippo car. Allperiencingdej(/v// ofthcpans für the interiOl' and many für

However, the Zippo car that soon will the exterior werc fahricatcd because ofbe traversingaround lowll isgoing tobe the rarity ofpans fora 1947 car and thea reproduclion oflhe original Zippe car, uniqueobstacleofconstfuctingacarwithmade in honorol"thccar's 50thanniver- giantlightcrsatopitsaryandZippo's651hannivcrsary. GriffinfacedthcsamcchallengeGard-

Thc new Zippo car will be a fully rc- ocr Display of Pillsburgh, (he originalstored 1947 Chrysler Saratoga-New crafter of the Zippo car, did when theyYorker that will rcplace the original car were commissioned by Zippo in 1947ofthc 1940swhosevanishingpuzzledthe 80th companies had 10 conven a fourmost knowledgeable Zippo enthusiasts door model of the car 10 look like a two-andevenZippohistorians. door business coupe.

The entirety of the new Zippo car was The engine in the new Zippe car is aprepared hyJoeGriflln'sCustom Uphol- uniquestory in itselfand is nothing IikesteryofMemphis, Tenn., with theresto- those under the hood oftoday's cars. Itration process beginning when Zippo ac- combines bOlh an automatie and manualquired a 1947 Chrysler Saratoga-Ncw transmission. The enginc automaticallyYorkerinl996 shifts from first to sceond and third to

Griffin said the car, which was still fourth gears when the driver lets offofrunning with approximately 180,000 the accelerator slightly. However, themilesonit,wasinrespectableshapewith driver must use the clutch to shift intoasolidexleriorandonlyminordingsand firstgearandthirdgear,atypeofenginedents in the gray body that will be re- referredtoasafluiddrive.stored to black to match the original While the engine remains the same.Zippocar. some things haveehanged. The new car

According toGriffin, the proeess was isequipped with a 12-voltcleelrical sysquite extensive as he and six others lern that allows for air conditioning,worked on it as their main project since samething the original Zippo car onlyfirst bein~ commissioned by Zippo. Grif- (See ZIPPO CAR, Page 47)

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Case officials stresssafety, proper usefor young collectors

Since many Case collectors get theirfirst taste ofthe product when they areyoung,Caseofficialsarea bitconcernedby moves to ban knives in schools andkeepthemoutofchildren'shands,whichisatoddswitharesurgenceofinterestbyyoungcollectors.

"A lot ofthe problem is that knivesare looked at as a weapon, not a tool,"said Jean Cabisca, manager ofthe CaseCollector Club, noting the companystressespropercareandusageofaknifein its "My FirstCase" instructions andthroughitsjuniorcollectors' club.

"We'reworkingonajuniorsection"for the newsletter, which will stressproperuseandsafetytips,shesaid.

Membership in both the junior andregularcollectors'clubshasdoubledinthepastyear,andCaseofficialshopethatparentsandyoungstersalikerealizethevalueofagoodpocketknife.

"Getting a pocketknife is part of akid's growing up," said sales and marketing manager Dick Kearney. Henoted- (See YOUTH, Page 49)

~ras~~~~~; ENGLISH sta~;~~e;s~~~ ~~~~i~; th~d~fad~~~ w~~~ :,:ce~i~~\~d~O~~;~~:~ ~~t-~~erl ri~~e~:ActionfillseverycorneroftheW.R. are cleaned up after they have been sandthsofaninchofffirstoneside,then

Case & Sons Cutlery Co. plant on üwens blanked. A surface gnnder brings them to the otherWay. where associates take raw metal anexactthinnesstomatchthesprin~s. Same a~e sent lü.another grinder,.theand turn it ioto knives prized around the The blades are heat treated tWlce - concave gnnder, whIch grinds balh sldesworld for their quality. the foundation for the double-X tang at the same time. Grinder operator Jim

National sales manager John Sullivan stamp. Coy can do 3,000 small kmves or 1,400explained thatthebuilding isdivided into "lt's heated up to nearly 2,000 de- to 1,500largekmvesaday.two areas: Fabrication, where the knife grees, then cooled to 200, which makes it The blades are then smoothed by handparts are made, and assembly, where the hardened but not brittle," Sullivan said. to produce a uniform grind pattern andknivesareputtogether. "Thenitistemperedforstrength." clean theendsofthe blades.

The plant definitely starts The annealing process softens the Grinding expert Ralph Banks is one ofscratch, taking in raw coils of blade atthe stress point, which prevents the professionals responsible for seeingstainless steel, chrome vanadium grinding against the softer metal of the thatthebladestaketwotripsthroughtheand nickel silver spring. üneto5,OOOpartsmay be done at grindingbowls,whichcanhold8,OOOto

"We make every blade, every a time depending on their size. 10,000 blades each as weil as a few hun-spring," Sullivan said. Some blades are ground on a computer dred pounds of pohshmg material, made

oftrianguJarceramicpieces,waterandagrindingorpolishingbase.

The knives spend 24 hours in thegrindingbowls,thenanotherI2inpolishingbeforeanelectromagnetpullsouttheblades,whicharedriedandsorted.

Whilethebladesarebeingprepared,ether teams are at work getting handlematerialreadyintheböneroom.

The workers go by feel togetthelevelsurfacethey will need for the materials toadhere. After the bone is smoothed, theendisbeveledsoitlaysflatfordrilling.

A jigger puts the jig on the bone,wh ich comes cut in plain slabs. It then

(See QUALITY, Page 49)

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Quality ~~~~dth~nb~~:.a:~r~ld;~t~~~~~~dt~~aven für tempering. a second "X" was

(From Pag~ 48) added. "XX," then, showed that eachgoesintodyetanksforfourhours,then bladehadbeenfullyandproperlytreated.into hot lemon oil, which waterproofs the Today, the ."Case XX" trademark .is abone and keeps it from aging. The bone mark of dlstmcllon and quahty asSOClatesthensitsthreedaystoreachfullcolor. placeproudl~oneverykmfetheymake.

It next is left in ground com cobs, In the shlppmg area, a new software By MIKE SCHREIBER manufacturing done in the back.which draw the oil off the outside of the program has mtegrated all orders, speed- Era Reporter During that time, the small buildingbone, and the back side is flattened to ingCaseproductstothecompany'scus- didn'thavethecapabilityortheroomshape it to the sides of the cover. tomers. . From a garage on Boylston Street for every step of production. The cases

As the bone is being prepared, the And m the model shop, where war- and a small building on a Bradford for the lighters were not made in Brad-cover department is welding bolsters onto ranted and consumer repaIrS .are handled, side street, Zippo Manufacturing Co. ford, but in Smethpon, by the Backusthe scale, to hold it in place until the employees are now cross-tramed and can and W.R. Case and Sons Cutlery Co. Novelty Co., according to Bickel.knives are assembled. The bone slab and both do repatrs and handle consumer calls grew to fit their various business loca- Bush Brothers in Olean, N.Y., didwelded scale are then riveted together in as weil as making sampies. tions. plating work for the still-fledglingaseries of steps, with the excess ground "We can concentrate on t~e area tha~ The world-famous Zippo lighter company.off. needs the most work," explamed Shern was first produced from 1933-38 "Zippo didn't have a plating ma-

Six different completion modules, or Southard. "It ~.elps you undersland ev- above the now-defunct Rickerson & chine at that time, so they sent a truckteams, then take the covered scale, adding erythmg better. Pryde garage at 5 Boylston SI. The of- back and forth to Olean all day long,"a spring, center liner and another spring, . Co-worker Brenda Skagg~:greed, no~: fice at that time was located at 21 Pine Bickel noted. It wouldn't be until thepinning them together and cutting off the mg that to hear a heanfelt thank you SI. in back of what was then Simmons 1950s that Zippo would acquire plat-excess. from a customer whose knife YOll re- Laboratories. ingability.

Next the blades are added, dipped in paired is a r~al lift "That makes your "Mr. Blaisdell always had his of- In 1944-45, Zippo purchased bothoil before assembly. The outside pins are day, and you re a I:ttle ,~ore aware of fice someplace else besides the facto- the Brown and DuPont buildings at 29brackered and the center pin is spun in, what the customer wants. ry," according to Rudy Bickel, a re- and 27 Barbour SI., respectively. Fourthen brackered for a solid hold. tired longtime Zippo employee who years later, in 1948, Zippo purchased

pr::s~~ d~~:~sW~~h~~~~~t:::r:na~~:~ youth ~~:ue;stl~ng:~:sp~;~~~~~t~~n~o:~~:;C~~ ~~;t~~~ ~I~~~,c~~~e~fo~h~~~~u~r~~~~:s:fi~~in~o:~~~nngdw~~~;C~~":;,d ;~~e~ (From Page48).. pan~~;;lO moved one step eloser to its ~~~e~~~~n~~e~h~ir~a~:P:e~~e~ip~~color and add definition to the knives. he personally saw 11 as a nte of passage: current location in 1938 when it pur- added the Emery parking lot to its now

ma~~~~~t~n~~~ ~~~~~..'~:I~~: s~rdwhat "ItH:et~~~~h~~;r~"rr~::;~ ~~~~;~~b~;.~~ in- ~~.~s~:t f~~~~~ g~~~~~;ltv;~i~al~u; gro;;;;,c~~~~~~j,e Clyde ClevelandGrease buffing smoothes out the bone terest in nature and old-time values. National Guard building. It was in this Building at 8 Whitney Place in 1950.

handle, while the two-step honing pro- "People are starting.'O go back out- relatively small space that the office But it was in October of that year,cess colors and polishes to give the knife doors, teachlOg kids thlOgs to do with and factory were firsl joined, with (See LOCATIONS, Page 53)itsshine. thelf hands, rather than play video "'"--------.,...---- ---J

Next, theknives arebored out forin- games," hesaid. "Wehavealotoffaith ~ ~~~_"""""

sertionoftheshieldandsentthroughan that there is always going to be a coreultrasonicpolisherbeforetheshieldisin- groupofpeoplethathavethosevalues."sened. Theyarethenwrappedandpackedfor shipping, each marked according to -------themodulethatproducedil.

M=","o"~"m"",",=="· •trained,Sullivannoted,andareheldtoaccountforeachknifetheyproduce.

"Eachteamisresponsibleasawhole ;A.

to put out a certain numberofknives aday,"Sullivansaid.

Each knife bears the "Case XX" ®trademark,thehistoryofwhichgoesbacktotheearlydaysofW.R. Case& SonsCutlery Co. In those days, the "XX" was

used as a quality check system during the POCKETWORN'"heattreatingoflheblades.

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Local homes openingdoors to meet visitorsBy ROGER NEWTON She said she would like to take herSpecialtotheEra ncw friends to some of the area restau

rants, für a typical American meal andOlle 10 the onc that could providc a more intcrna-

filled motels and tional Ilavor. Kummer might bring suchalher commercial treasuresasFrenchchampaignandwinefacilities. collec- "I own abouL500 lightcrs." KummerlOrs visiLing saidofhiscolleclion."lgoLinvolvcdinBradford for the thc hobby when my wife gave mc myaonual Zippol first Zippe as a prcscnl. Roland got iotaCase Interna- collecting later but had his first Zippo

~~n~~r~~~~ptoMper~~ ~ ma~~e~~r~~~~e I~~~~;' while Gennanyvatc hornes for doesn'( have anyLhing (except perhapsacc?mmOdalions GAVORSKY lhe Volkswagen Beetle) which is signa-

dur~~t~h~~~~a~s~-;;;idenee hecause we ~~~~Ot~' t~hce ~~~~ ~:.~~~c~~~:~~, ~~;II::~ BRADFORD VISITORS _ From lett, Franz Kummer and Roland Popp will bewere told that ßradlord IS already hooked and Leatherman Tools. coming trom Germany to visit Bradtord tor the Zippo/Case International

3:~~:i2~~~st~~:fR~f~-~~~B;}t~~~~~~:lf~~:~;;~~;;~~:;;~;:;~;~~:~~~:;;;;;;:;~;~;~~~day~,u~;.e~~ ~~~L~~I~ t~~o~~~li~~ i~t;r~ ~~~~;~, ~l~~: ~te~~r;ou~t~~cha~~Pi~~St~~ ~~~~~~~~~i~::v~ai~t~~~~~~'t::~~i3:~ ~~~~ :e~~s~:;~~~i:il relatives again innet the first ot the year when he needed Rain Forest for the Avery Denmson label company,som~ phOlOS for a Zippo website he runs Mark Graharn of Boliver Drive is also and. collects and seils lighters and infor- Last year he went to a convention in

~~e~:~n~o~~e~o~~~;ilT~~~rh~~:c~Ol~::~~ ~:n~~;t~~ ~i:sth~~~.f;'Jes:~f ~~~s~;~i~ ;a~~~~i~~b~~:i~~~~ as a hobby and small ~: ~;;::; ~~;~l~~:r:C:S~;~~~i~~ ~t~~~whcn he told her hc would hkc lO co~n.e Lawrcnccvillc, Georgian Gene Gavorsky, Gavorsky said that he would dnve up rnceL.

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~~~f;ti~~~~i~~ ;~~\~~~~:~~gt~~:~~and an office wllh spacc) and lhe Longs look around. The only time I bought wascouldlearnsomclhingsaboutGerrnany. on acouplespccialoccasionssuchasthe

"Ijustlhoughl it rcally would Oe in- Olympics."tercsting. bccausc wc never had intcrna- "'This will bc my first year to lhistional visitors hcl"orc as oycrnight event," said Gavorsky, "1 placcd an adguests," Long said. "I'd likc lo show in your papcr ... Mark was one who rchirn thc sights around herc.in Bradf?rd spondcd,andlacccplcdhisoffer."

[~~~~:;7~;~dE~~~~~~:;~~~n~~~~~:~ :~~~i;~~~~~:~~::?i;~~:~~c::l~o~~E:!~:~e~~,ere (Gerrnany) so he could cornc ~~r~~~I~:~f:i~~~lhe Bradford area," Ga- ~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~===~~~~~~~

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(Editor's note: This brief history is ciation dünated a $2,000 lot on Bank cupational Safcly and Hcallh Adminislra- seven-week union slrike ensued. After thelargel)' drawII fronI "Case - The First Slreet, and a building was erected in time lion was demanding improvemenls. The slrikc was scHIed, American Brands an100 Years." written by Bradford native für production (0 begin that same year. employees wefe calIing für wage increas- nounced Ihat the company would be sold.

James S Gi/es al/d plIb/ished il/ 1989). The company purehased smaller sur- ~~a~~:t~~~:i:~~~~; ::~~~~~ealth and Ira~~er~~c,03 ~;ml:'8~. ~:r~~tt b:;;~W.R. ease & Sons ~utlery Co. was ~~U~i~i;go~a~~~I~t;;Pa~~S~~~~~S ~~ e~~~~ The company was sold lo Ameriean nessman from Chauanooga, Tenn. The

one of several. eompaßles ~hal sp~ang plant in 1910 Brands Inc., a Fortune 500 eorporation new management stressed the bottomfrom the sprawlmg Case famJly of Lmle After the Case Brothers Cutlery Co. in prepared to invest the needed money to line. The Case faetory knife eollectionValley, N.Y., late in Ihe 19th eentury.. Little Valley was destroyed by fire in make high-quality knives. Management -the first 01" eaeh knife produced - was

In 1886, a group of Case brothers m- 1911, W.R. Case & Sons purchased ils remained essentially Ihe same. laken from the faclory and sold, a tremen-cludmg .W.R. Case Jomed togelher w,th double-XX Irademark Ihal signified the In 1973, the company purchased 20 dous upselto ils long-lime workers.brOlher-m-law J.B.F. Champhn to fonn blades had been heat-Irealed twiee Also acres of land soulh of the city along Toad In Deeember 1990. Case was purthe Cauaraugus Cutlery Co. W.R. Case's in 1911, J. Russell Case bought Ih~ Case Hollow Road, and in 1974 began con- chased oul of hankrllptcy hy River Assosan, J. Russell Case~ ~omed the .eompany Manufaeturing Companies of Warren and struetion of a new faeility. Toad Hollow eiates, a Chauanooga. Tcnn.-based in-

~sn~s~~:i~g,~ar;c~~~~l"g as a grlnder a~d ~~~~gVO~~~y;h;t~~c~r~~~::~;bi~'~:~ ~~en~~~I~:~~1s ~~~~~er";~~;or~ft~~ :~~ ves~~:~~:.:;~~'~lInd was complele by MayBut. soo.n afler Cauaraugus Cutl~ry sand reeeiving W.R Case stock in return same road 1993, whcn the eompany was acquired by

formation Iß 1886, three of J. Russell's That same yea~, W.R. Case & So~s The new building. was compl.eted I.ale Zippo M~nllracIL.lring Co. w. begin. the

~~~~~~r~ef~u\~~ryCo~ta7t ~il~~r~a~~~~ ~~r~h~S~~se~~:n:'~:h~~~~~~w:~~r~~~~~ il~jr~~11~~~ro~:~;~~a~t~~~~, ~~a~~1~~~ ~~:~~~~ ~I~ ,;~~,~n~~,gb~~~~e'~n~~e~r~~I~~:wh,ch sold knlves made by Platts Cliliery Crandall, who look payment in Case loeal dignilaries aUended a formal dedi- qualily, natural handle pocketknives.Co. at Caltaraugus . stock. cation 01' the new plant. A rcw depart- In the ensuing years, Case knives have

1. Russell Case followed The eompany eontinued to grow, often ments remained qn Russell Boulevard, regained their reputation ror quality, andand beeame a ~or~erlsalesman buying knives from other companies to with the lasl three relocaled in 1987 Georgc T. Brinkley, Case's president andBroth~rs.' workll1g 111 lh~ factory fill orders beyond its capacity. By 1925, Still, nearly all produetion was done chief operating office!', knows exaetlyand hltllng the road wlth a horse ils prodllclion employees lotaled 116. by hand, whieh required too many hourly whom 10 thank.wagon each summer.. W.R. Case & Sons outorew the Bank cmployees. American Brands suggested He stresscd the importanee of the

The Case reputatIOn had spread, and Street faeility within 20 ye~rs, and in Oe- Case find ways 10 reduee the payroll, but team-bascd, eollaborative environment

~ea:~~~~r;:,a~~n~~rt~~o~·~:~~~~~ds~~~~: :~~e;t~:;9m:;:k:~~~a~~~n~h~h~o~~a~: ~~"mFu;l.nl~a·sl~lty~~,IA1~~mt~ehl;l.c~a';n~dBn~,~adnt"d9s8IbbUelgeaWnamsaakc: Ilhhal.S~'~,aS~W~~h~a~l·y~w~e~~Cr~eO~m:do's:,~ p'~r~onUcedo~O;f,a~%sh·ee'fanns and often hotels, who aceepted moved into a new factory along Russellthem as payment for room and board. But Boulevard whieh the owner named for ing ehanges, eutling employces and in- said "We helieve _ we know - the

~~~n~u~~~:d:~~;:~n ~~~~~Se:i~~S ;~~ him~:~ I~ter. a new office facilitv was ~~~I~:~~:~ym:~;gi~;SW~~~~~/~:~1~9~~; :~ ~~:ec~~(u~~e~:e~~v~asd~:I~they did from production. . added aeross the street to free up more come (0 terms on a new eontraet and a

~:;~::a~~~!~~!e:;:~~~~~~~;:m;id ~~~g~Ia!~!~~~~~:y~~~;~~::r: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Case & Son Cutlery Co. after his father After World War II, a Quonsel-styleslor- WELCOME TO BRADFORD...r::~:~~7i~2!~,~~:::~~~,hii~~a~~:~r~i~: j;;~~:~~?e~;E~:,ta~ifr~~I;::F~i:'~: Zippo/Case Collectors and AAA Members

On Dec. 31, 1903, Ihe company was thecompanypassed fromJ. Russell Case, We're glad you were routed to our beautiful~c~r~~~~ds:ns~~~s~~~e~~ ~~wI~or~O~~ ~~a~:~~ ~~~~~~r~ho'~a~Smn~~~:d~~~~ country If we can be of any assistance to you,J. Russell Case proposed incorporaling O'Kain after the dealh of her first hus- please come and see us.~~~/~~P~i~y b~~,::r~:;,s~~~,ni~a;~~~ t~e ~~~~inHr~f;~d;~ c~~~;~;·p:s~~~n;~~~ Only a short 1/2 mile down the road.PIaUs, who operaled Plaus Cutlery Co. in became chainnan of the board, Rhea's 8:30 to 5:00, Mon thru Thurs • 8:30 to 7:00, FriEldred. Plans ealled for building a new son, J. Russell Osborne, became presi- ({KM/ 587 South Ave.~:~:t~:;r~~~;~i:~~t'he PIaUs eqUlp- ~~~~~~~lIowed by his son, John R. Os- ~~... o Bradford, Pa.• 368-3113

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Many hands work tomake a Zippo lighter

At another end or the plant, strips of ~:~~.~c~~a~~ =~~~ie-;;;~~~~~eB~~fli~r~;7t~~~~~Y:~r~:c~~oa~~~~:~,c~~~On~~:~~~:~;~sl~~~isn,~r;:;:~~h~~~: falJfiea- ~~~:~~es~ ~::~I:rrein~~~e in~~an~e;n~~~:~~ ~:V~e:he;~il:~t~~:~~e~i~~~C~r:ec~~~~~esdp~s~~~'s Congress Street plant to

~~:mps out the inside easing of the Iigh- (Era photo by Francie Long)

In the serew machinc department, the ment, where workers quickly combine the eral other departments al the Congress

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lighler are made. In inside assembly, alJ produces the distinctive "click." (See PROCESS, Pa~e 53)the inside units are then assembled-wheel, wheel rivcl, eam and eam rivet, Gnce the lightcrs go through the fit-upcam spring and cyelct, wiek, cotton, feit department, they are then c1eaned, innintandnintspringassembly. . speeted and.paekaged. along with the

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~ependingon whal they're going to look dian fealhers to pyramids to miniature"ke. Zippos. Employees first clean both the

Those iighters lhat ultimately will lighter'ssurfaceand thcdcsign toensurehave a rougher-textured surface will a good bond. Then they U$C an epoxytravc,:c lhro~gh a .Harper Brush. Finish glue ~o atta~h the image to the lightermachtne whlch will do the tflck. lf The "ghter IS bakcd then cooled to makethey're supposed to get a high polish surctheemblemstayson.shine, worke~s will feed {he lightcrs into Für (hose lightcrs getting a powdertheHarperHlghPolishmachine. coat, they'reloadedon racks andsprayed

Ir a ZIPPO 15 gomg to feature same sort with black, blue, gray or green powderofpainted image, it will be donc in the After they're sprayed, the lighters aresurface irnprint departrnent, where ern- bakedantheninspectedployecssilkscreendesigns-onesilk ScvcralothertechniqucsareusedJoscrccnpercolor-onthclighter'sface givelighterstheirowndisLinctivelooks.whicharethenpaintcd.Sinceanydustor In theetchingdepartrnent, designs areIintcouldruinthefreshlypaintedsurface,etchedontothesurfaceofthelightersusthe department is off limits. The room is ing acid. A relatively new imprint processboth temperature and humidity coo- called Technigraphic transfers an imagetrollOO, and workers wear hair nets and ontothefull face ofthe Iighter by transsmocks to keep the area clean. If dust ferringtheimagetoabrasschipthathasgeISon thelighter, it'sruinedandhasto been powdered coated. It's thcn appliedbcdoneover to thc surface of the lightcr. Zippos can

Inanotherarea, workers glueemblems also be engraved using lasers and givenonto thc lighter's face ranging from In- e1eclro-goldorchromeplming.

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on (he second floor before CongressSIrce!."

In 1951, thc McKenna property at 28Barbour SI. was acquired and tom downfür what is currently the Zippo officeparkingloLWorkonlhcnewmainofficebuilding bcgan in 1954, and employeesmovcdininJune 1955.

Theyear 1954 saw thedevclopmentol

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the current factory on Congrcss Street, WilsonAirConditioning,Inc.which rcmained relatively the sameuntil According to a listing of contracts1992, when additions and renovations to from the book "ease, Thc First 100the facility were conducLcd. Thc Barbour Years" wriuen by James S. Giles, conSLreet offices received a facclift in 1993 tracts from the Bank Street loeation datewhen the faeade was- covered in black backto 19JOandthensomc.one-sided see-through glass. The Zippo Allhough not much is known aboutFamily Store and Museum camc inlo ex- the Bank SLreet location, il is known thatistcncc in 1993; the Zippo/Case Visitors approximately 20 years later, the facility

ce~~~;~~~~~a~I:~~J~~;~I~o;~~'home of ~~~:~nCg :oo~k sf~r~I~. for the company's

the Zippo lighter, the company did pur- Casethenmovedtoanewlocationonchase property north of the border in Russell Boulevard, just off East MainCanada dUflng the I940s. "Thc Canadian Strec!. The company, named thc Casehghters are made out on Congress Land Co., was chartered on OcL 18,Street," though the Canadian plant does 1920. A little more than 20 years later,someasscmbly,Blckclnotcd. dueinparttoaneed forthccxpansionof

mo~:s\~~~p~nYn~~~~ce~s:~~~~~~aF:;.~~~ ~hU~ld~~~t~~~ b~il:~~~~t~~ld~~~Cskar~~~~~goodofproducllOn,butatthesameyme. rentlyusedasincubatorspace.thecompanyhasbeenablctosustatn the In 1973, land was purchascd fromqua"ty thc customer expects. "The only Quakcr Statc Oil Corp. on Toad Hollowlhing that ha~ changed lS th~ way t.hey Road, later re-named Owcns Way indecoratethcllghters," accordlllgtoBlck- honor of the Owens-IIlinois Containercl. '.'They went from bcing ~ngraved. tc Factory. The land was lo be uscd for a

f:F;~c~; ~;~I::~ P~;J~~li~~'~;~~ ~~: ~~;~:~~;:~n~ft~El~i~;~i;~cl~~~:~iits ~':::r::t ~~:, ~~v;i~ ~o~ t~~~d~~~ ~:~t~o;a~~I~:tSSell Boulevard and the

Sons Cutlcry Co., which joined the Zippo The Owens Way building was com-familyin 1993. pletedin 1974andoccupiedin 1975.Ap-

Case movcd to Bradford from Littlc proximatcly 10 years later, the last threeValley, N.Y. in 1904 and located its first departments still at Russell Boulevard,producrionoperation on BankSlreet the cabinet shop, photo ctching and re

The building is currcntly occupicd hy cciving. made the move to Owcns Way

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Zippos knownto make music

The world-hlmous cliek of theZippo lighters has recenlly madeitsprescnceknown in lhcmusicindustry, as thc group CounlingCrows used a Zippo lightcr 10 begin a song on its latcst CD"RecovcringlheSatcllilcs."

Zippo doublS the group was using (he company's famous 1969MoonLandingoranyoftheseriesNASA lighters when it recordedthetune. Thcgroup, most famousfor songs like "MI'. Jones,""Round Hefe." and more reccntly"Lang Deeember," Qid start ''I'mNot Sleeping" when drummer BenMizeflippedopcnalightcr.

The Counling Crows aren'llhefirstmusicians. however, torecognizethemusicalapplicmionsortheZippo. Rock legend Erie Claplonstarts off a song with Lhe famousZippoclickandmainlainslhe beatlhroughollt "It·s Probably Me"wilhafliekoftheZippolighter.

The former member of Cream,known in the '90s for "Tears inHeaven" and an acoustic versionof "Layla," sat in on guitar asStingbeltedoultheleadvocalsin"[I's ProbablyMe," taped forthe1992 movie "LethaIWeaponIII."

ues his daughters share. Oneofthe veryrarcprojcctstocarrythefamilynameisthe Harricll Wiek and Sarah Dorn FamilyCclllcron Congrcss Sireet. Formanyyears prior to that, the family helpedsupport the larmer Blaisdell Sehool formentallyhandicappedindividuals.

As seeretary. Fesenmycr has beengivenaulhorityloscreeninquiriesandapplications, with the trustees meetingasneeded. Reqllestslarfllndingmllst beinwriting in orderlo maintain thefoundation's legal slatus. he said. Giving isbasically reslricted to McKcan COllntywhereZippoisthenllmberoneemployer. On Ihewall ofthe fOllndation officein Bradford's Senecabllilding whereFesenmyerworksdaily, Blaisdell'sportrailhangs

·'The eommllnity has dedieatedbenefaclors· in IheBlaisdell family,Fesenmyer said. That family incJlIdesWiek's ehildren, Barbara Kearney andBlaise Wiek, and Dorn's sons, GeorgeDlIkeand Palll DlIke.

"There are so many needs. ThankGod Zippo has Ihe resollrces to fllndIhem," he said. As the futllre, he said,"Therewillalwaysbenceds. Whenoneismel,anotherisborn." ~------~

54 - Zippo/Case International Swap Meet luly 18 1997

Blaisdell Foundation aids children,elderly people in the Bradford areaBy DJANE KERNER ARNETT if ß1aisdell nOliced a child with a physi-Special to The Era cal impairment, he would carefully find

Since 1950 the Philo and Sarah' ~~I~~~~t~~~.t:~/~~~~~r~O~~lIf~f~~d;~;'~Blalsdell FOllndatlon has gone abollt foranonymollsly e

ql\letly meetmg the needs 01 MeKcan ·'If he saw a need a leailimate need

;no;~~~ e;~~I~~~~'th~a~t;~~~~~~a~:~ldren he ;~~ ~~~~~':.c~~~~J~~~~~i~~senmye;ZIPPO fOllnder George G. Blalsdell explained, began with Blaisdell and cvn

estabh~~ed Ihe pnvate fOllndauon be- tinlIes wilh his daughlers. Harriell B.callse the eommllnlly was so good to Wiek and Sarah B. Dorn foundationhIrn, he wanted to glve something Irllslees and Zippo owner;. The thirdback," explamed Howard L. Fesenmy- trllstee is Dr. Riehard McDowcl!. presi-

~~9~~~e~~~~ny~~~~~,:co:~~~e~~7;;~i~~ ~~~~f~l;dthe University of Pillsbllrgh at

dell's ZIPPO ManllfactunngCo. 38 years The lallnualion still "keys in on"

~nntll~~~tlrlng as exeellilve vlce presldent ~:~~d:~n;~e r~7:dhS~S :x~sae:d~~e~ve:~~~Intheworldofphilanthropy,thepri- yearstoincilldegivinglomedical,edll

vate family fouildation is a rarity and cational and eommunity institutions.one of the few whieh gives directly to Thefollndation's roleisthalofa last reindividuals in nced. Fescnmycr cx- sort when "all olherareas ofresoureesplained that Blaisdell eSlablished the havebecnexplbred." saidFesenmyer.fOllndalion "primarily lar ehildren" at a Both the eompany and its owners astime when (here wcre not many govern- individuals donate to the foundation, Fementprogramsinsllpportofchildren. senmyer said. another reneclion of its

Locally, stories abolInd abolli Ihe origins when BJaisdell began the fOllnfounder's awarencss 01" individual peo- dationwithhisownresources.ple's needs. How teaehers had only to As Fesenmyer explained, the fOllndaidentifyehildrenwilholltbootsorcoats, tion was a natllral olltgrowth of theandthefollndation wOllld provide. How fOllnder's generosity and concern, val-

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Zippo's 65th anniversary adds a special element to the annual

National Zippo Day and two-day Zippo/Case International

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around the world will join in the festivities.

Grand Opening of new Zippo/Case Visitors Center

Exciting new Zippo Iighter and Case knife commemoratives

• Community events include special sales downtown,commemorative items, shows, and entertainment

• "Light the Night" musical salute with Bob Lucia & The Big BandRevival Orchestra featuring Bradford vocalists Jan Maki

andJohn Zinzi

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