vintage ZIPPO lighter, 1972—Standard Metal Products promo—looks and works great for Sale

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vintage ZIPPO lighter, 1972—Standard Metal Products promo—looks and works great For Sale

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vintage ZIPPO lighter, 1972—Standard Metal Products promo—looks and works great:
$59.95

Offered for your consideration is a vintage ZIPPO lighter, bearing a promotion for SMP Standard Metal Products Co, a suburban Chicago manufacturer. This classic full-size ZIPPO features a brushed-finish chromed metal case with high-polished side and end panels. It bears a | | production code on the bottom showing that it was made in 1972.

Please have a look at my large photos and read the remaining description to decide if this remarkableZIPPO should be yours.

This ZIPPO is in clean, excellent condition. There are no dings or scratches, just a few tiny marks from use and drawer storage over the years. The polished edge panels still shine brilliantly. Plus, the hinge is in good order with nearly nonexistent play, the case halves line up properly, and the SMG promo looks nice with negligible enamel loss, as pictured. Oddly, the insert bears no inscription but is aZIPPO original to the lighter.

And, based on soot being practically absent in the chimney and snuffer, it is obvious that this lighter received hardly any use before being forgotten-about for decades. It’s exceptionally well-preserved importantly, I gave the lighter some minor servicing to get it ready for action. Typical of a lighter that sat unused for many years with a flint inside, the tube was blocked with rock-hard residual flint mortar. I carefully cleared the flint tube with a small screwdriver, then installed a new flint and verified strong spark. Lastly, I gave it a sparse fill of yellow-bottle Ronson lighter fluid and it fired right up. It works very nicely, reliably once again!

So, as pictured and described, this ZIPPO lighter with promotion for SMP is offered at a competitive of Sale:

I encourage interested parties to ask any questions they may have about this listing before committing to purchase. Payment is due at checkout by PayPal or other accepted methods. U.S. mailing addresses will pay $4.45 for very carefully packed shipping via U.S. Postal Service with tracking, delivery confirmation, and insurance coverage. International purchases accepted only from those who are able to pay with PayPal, including shipping by U.S. Postal Service Global First Class Parcel Air Mail. Thanks for looking!