Message edited 15:29 - February 19, 2010 user yours_truly
Just specify that articles about Zippo inserts can be found on foreign websites, but as is the largest Russian-speaking ZippoCollector.ru portal about Zippo, I would like to insert an article on Zippo and was in Russian :)
Once at one of the branches slipped offline information insert "queen", in honor of which, for the most part, created this forum and website accordingly! Namely became a question of what metal manufactured insert.Zdes not without controversy, but now , with your permission, colleagues, you can arrange this topic punktam.I so:
- End of 1932 - 1941 inserts are made of chrome-plated brass, as, in principle, and the case:
- 1941 - 1945 gg. During the Second World War was made of lighter body stali.Sootvetstvenno of steel produced and inserts themselves!
- 1946. - The beginning of 1951 inserts made of nickel appear to be very similar to steel, sometimes not even tell the difference, another thing feeling in the hand, but check out the features I did not have:
- Mid '51 - end of '53 During the Korean War (between North and South), in which the U.S. took part on the side of South Korea, Zippo again switched to the production of housings made of steel, in view of the fact that other metals required for military needs! Naturally, this has touched and inserts, which in those years also began to produce steel:
- 1954 - Today
So! And here begins the most intriguing! Avoid any misleading applicable hypothesis of relativity!
Since 1954, the start made inserts, chromed brass, according to one site, but according to another website from stali.Soglasno accompanying video in Russian about making Zippo, inserts made of steel sheets, so this view is acceptable, but with a note regarding, NOT FINAL! Unfortunately, I am not strong metal, so that he can not say definitively! According to most user reviews current Zippo inserts made of steel
If anything, I'm not guilty! :)
Judge for yourself, photo insert of 2002 (normal):
Photo insert of 2002 from the replica in 1941!
Interesting facts:
In 1946-47. Zippo inserts made of an alloy of nickel and silver:
During these years, there is another change, insert the old to the new changes!
In the old style inserts in 1946-1947. 14 holes in the windscreen, the new 1947 - 16!
And as in the '47 model there are two varieties of the insert is the first type and the second type.
They differ in width Zippo inscriptions on the front side of the insert:
Further, the inserts were made in 1942 with the "wrong" wrap steel sheets, roughly counterclockwise:
Between 1983 and 1984 there was a change at the ends of brass tubes for flint:
Since its inception, the end of 1932 to 1937 within the insert was here such pistonchik:
Since 1937. prior to 1958. inside the windshield end of the cam (hereinafter - the cam plate or if translated literally from English - spring cam!) was "hooked":
Since mid-1958. by 1969. inclusive cam inside the windshield became direct:
From 1970. Today on cam inside the windshield became wide:
In the period since 1961. the beginning of 1963. rivet wheel became whole and not prozrachnoy.Segodnya on modern models, not vintage, transparent rivet can be found on the insert Replicas Replicas 1941 and 1935:
Since the beginning of manufacturing by 1947. at the bottom of the insert was like this litter of cotton-type cigarette filter:
Since 1948. to 1992. at the bottom of the insert is used by all of us felt pad favorite:
1959. - 1968 with white also used pink napkin:
1968. - 1972 - used for one-piece packing inserts Solid Fuel Cell:
In 1991, the felt pad appears LIFT TO FILL, but disappears in the hole tsentre.Eto continues until 2001 g.Kstati, for many of its purpose and appearance remains a mystery, but everyone is free to reinterpret its origin and destination:
2001 - today reappears central hole in the felt pads are preserved inscriptions and today it exists in the form:
In 1989, slightly changing the cam plate inside the windscreen, its corners are cut and slightly blunted:
1946 - one of the major events :)
Notches on the wheel change from horizontal to intersect:
1970 - live cam inside the windshield, which was from the middle of 1958 to 1970, rashiryaetsya toward the Wheel (1970 - 1989), in 1989, it will replace the cam with blunt angles:
In the insert Zippo 1932/33 years. the cam was in the form of a hook:
In 1933, the cam has changed a bit, took a more modern look, but its front part was vzakruglennoy and rear - on the contrary, the flat:
From 1947 to August 2003 cam existed in this form, and now both sides were smooth and flat:
In August 2003, I was a little end of the cam, with the bottom two sides appear a bit small incisions:
Right cam 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 appears to Zippo Pipe Zippo tubes and inserts respectively architecture also undergoes izmeneniya.Eto concerns mainly the windscreen! Now it through, and the top plate is covered with a small hole:
In 1976, on the back side of the insert appears that existed in this form until 1981 and states of the precautions when using lighters, keep away from children, etc.:
In 1982, the inscriptions were swapped in this form are located on the insert and to this day:
Well, that's basically it, dear colleagues, visitors of the site and amateurs Zippo I understand that there may be flaws somewhere, somewhere not understand everything but the bare essentials, like disassembled Colleagues, experts do not judge, please strictly and harshly, I admit that there could be errors, I hope you did not have a very boring! :)
Thank you all for your attention, good luck! :)
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Yours sincerely,
Yours_Truly
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