Zippo in 1963, the submarine USS Thresher, $ 860.00
This Zippo we have come across - with the emblem of the nuclear submarine Thresher, sunk in 1963 and became a mass grave for 129 team members. This is one of the rarest and most expensive Zippo lighters naval theme.
Sale price: $ 860.00
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stunned, 860 bucks! too much .... and it is a drawing or engraving?
Engraving and then staining.
probably not too much. Collectors ship many subjects, and the submarine depicted on it is not easy: it sank in about 300 meters. Rather its blown pressure. It was the first nuclear-powered submarine similar tragedy in the history of navigation.
http://a-nomalia.narod.ru/100tayn/96.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Thresher_% 28SSN-593% 29
and the price of this particular lighters ($ 860) higher than indicated on the link ($ 660), presumably because this, the first - the 63rd, the year of the death of USS Thresher (SSN-593).
Figure cool!