The first Zippo butane lighters
were introduced in Sep 1985.
The patent Des. 284,113 was
filed Dec 10, 1984 and finally
granted Jun 3, 1986 by the US
patent office. Eighteen
models were available in the standard and trim sizes
plus the standard sizes
optionally available as pipe lighters.
The Contempo is the only Zippo
lighter that has Japan written
on the bottom stamp. The
component parts were produced
in Japan while the final
assembly was made in the U.S.A.
The
Contempo lighter was discontinued in 1992.
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