DOWN TO EARTH
Sep 15, 2019
2 minutes
Words: Noelle Faulkner.
IN THE 1930S, after watching a friend fumble with a clunky cigarette lighter, inventor George G Blaisdell created one of America’s most enduring icons: the Zippo. Designed to be used in a single, swift movement, the reliable, weatherproof lighter became a symbol of utility-cool – and its status as a dignified, sexy
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