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silver vein
B  ZIPPO  01 February 2001
official release regular size
penny vein
C  ZIPPO  01 March 2001
official release regular size
gold vein aka gold rush
E  ZIPPO  01 May 2001
official release regular size


The following seven Zippo lighters are test runs that never made it to the official product line.
These experimental finishes are similar to the finishes show above but show different colors.

test run - red & black
K  ZIPPO  XV November 1999
experimental finish regular size
test run - light green & gold

D  ZIPPO  XII

April 1996
experimental finish regular size
NEW     test run - blue

A  ZIPPO  X

January 1994
experimental finish regular size

test run - copper, black & gold
A  ZIPPO  XII January 1996
experimental finish regular size
test run - silver, black & gold
A  ZIPPO  X January 1994
experimental finish regular size
test run - black & copper
D  ZIPPO  01 April 2001
experimental finish regular size

NEW     penny vein w/attached emblem
A  ZIPPO  XI January 1995
test run regular size


Due to the bottom stamp being almost unreadable because of the thick surface coating
the ZIPPO logo is imprinted in gold on some of the bottoms.

This wooden display containing six Zippo lighters was auctioned off at the 1996 Zippo / Case International Swap Meet. Besides some of the test runs shown above this six piece set also includes a copper finish (top left) and a vintage used
finish (bottom right). The brass plates describe the included Zippo lighters as prototype finishes and
"experimental finishes not used for production".