Message edited 15:29 - February 19, 2010 by yours_truly
Just say that the articles on Zippo inserts can be found on foreign websites, but as the largest Russian-speaking ZippoCollector.ru portal about Zippo, I would like to insert an article on Zippo was also in Russian :)
Once at one of the branches offline slip inserts information about the "queen", in honor of which, for the most part, created this forum and website accordingly! And it became a question of which is made of metal insert.Zdes attracted controversy, but now , with your permission, colleagues, you can arrange this topic punktam.I this:
- The end of 1932 - 1941 inserts are made of chrome-plated brass, as, in principle, and the body:
- 1941 - 1945's. During World War II, housing was made of lighter stali.Sootvetstvenno of steel produced and the inserts themselves!
- 1946. - The beginning of 1951 inserts made of nickel, appear to be very similar to steel, sometimes you can not tell, and another thing feel in the hand, but check the possibilities I did not have:
- Mid-'51 - end of '53 during the war in Korea (North-South), in which the U.S. took part on the side of South Korea, the Zippo again switched to the manufacture of steel buildings, in view of the fact that the other metals were required for military needs! Naturally, this also affected the inserts, which in these years also began to produce steel:
- 1954 - today
So! And here comes the intriguing! Avoid any misconceptions applicable hypothesis of relativity!
Since 1954, the start inserts made of chrome-plated brass, according to one site, but according to another site-of stali.Soglasno accompanying video in Russian about making Zippo, the inserts are made of sheet steel, so this view is acceptable, but with a note of the relative, NOT FINAL, Unfortunately, in the metal, I am not strong, so that he can not definitively say! According to most of the current user reviews Zippo inserts are made of steel
If that was not my fault! :)
Judge for yourself, photo inserts 2002 (normal model):
Photo inserts in 2002 from the replica 1941!
Interesting facts:
In 1946-47. Zippo inserts made of nickel-silver:
During these years, there is another change, the old insert is changed to a new one!
In the old style inserts 1946-1947. 14 holes in the windscreen, in the new 1947 - 16!
And as in the '47 model there are two types of inserts, the first type and the second type.
They differ in width Zippo inscription on the front of inserts:
Furthermore, the inserts were made in 1942 with the "wrong" wrap sheet steel, roughly counterclockwise:
Between 1983 and 1984 there was a change in the ends of brass tubes to silicon:
Since its inception, the end of 1932 to 1937 in inserts was here such pistonchik:
Since 1937. before 1958. inside windshield cam end (hereinafter - the cam plate or if translated literally from English - spring cam!) was "hooked":
Since mid-1958. by 1969. including cam inside windshield was direct:
Since 1970. to today cam inside windshield was broad:
In the period from 1961. to early 1963. clincher wheel was solid, but not prozrachnoy.Segodnya on modern, not vintage, transparent rivet can be found on 1941 and inserts Replicas Replicas 1935
From the start of manufacturing to 1947. inserts on the bottom was now a bed of cotton type cigarette filter:
Since 1948. to 1992. inserts on the bottom is used by all of us felt washer favorite:
1959. - In 1968, along with a white rose is also used by applications:
1968. - 1972 - Use whole stuffing inserts Solid Fuel Cell:
In 1991, the felt pad appears LIFT TO FILL, but disappears in the hole tsentre.Eto g.Kstati continues until 2001, many of its mission and the emergence of a mystery, but everyone is free to interpret on its origin and destination:
2001 - today appears again the central hole in the felt pad, preserving labels and today it exists in the form:
In 1989, a slightly different cam plate inside windscreen, the corners are cut and slightly blunted:
1946 - one of the highlights :)
Notches on the wheel of change from horizontal to overlap:
1970 - live cam inside the windshield, which was from the middle of 1958 to 1970, rashiryaetsya direction to the wheel (1970 - 1989), in 1989, it will replace the cam with blunt angles:
In Zippo inserts 1932/33 years. Cam was in the form of a hook:
In 1933, the cam has changed a bit, took a more modern look, but it was vzakruglennoy front part and the rear part - on the contrary, the flat:
From 1947 to August 2003 cam existed in this form, and now both sides are smooth and flat:
In August 2003, I have a little end of the cam on both sides from the bottom there is something like a small incision:
Right fist until August 2003., Left, respectively - since August 2003.
Further, in February 2000, the inscription on the insert changes from vertical to horizontal orientation:
In 1999, there Zippo Tubing Pipe Zippo and accordingly architecture inserts also undergoes izmeneniya.Eto concerns mainly windscreen! Now it through, and the top plate is covered with a small hole:
In 1976, on the back side inserts appears that existed in this form until 1981 and states of the precautions when using lighters, keep away from children and so on:
In 1982, the label switched places and in this form are located on the insert and to this day:
Well, that's basically all, colleagues, customers, guests and lovers of Zippo, I understand that there are defects can somewhere, sometime not understand everything, but the most necessary things, like make out Colleagues, experts do not judge, please strictly and harshly, I admit that there may be errors, I hope you did not have a very boring! :)
Thank you all for your attention and good luck! :)
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Yours sincerely,
Yours_Truly
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