Own an Old Zippo? The Marks on the Bottom Are a Date (Every Era)

Turn your Zippo over. Those tiny dots, lines and slashes under the logo are a date code. In this video: how to read the Zippo date code era by era, from dots and slashes to letters with roman numerals, and what the code tells you about value and what it doesn't. CHAPTERS 00:00 Intro 00:47 Why The Marks Exist 01:47 Era One — The Dots 03:06 Era Two — The Vertical Lines 03:55 Era Three — The Slashes 05:02 Era Four — The Backslashes 05:50 Era Five — The Letter And The Roman Numeral 06:36 Era Six — The Two Digits 07:02 Check It Twice 07:50 What The Code Doesn't Tell You 10:10 Before You Sell Sources: Zippo Knowledge Base, Zippo Wiki, Vintage Cigarette Lighters, Gatlinburlier, Wikipedia, Silodrome, Design Observer, Collectors Weekly. What code is on the bottom of your Zippo? Tell me in the comments. Narrated with an AI voice; Earl is a presenter character. Photo credits and full sources: https://forged-before-1970-credits-tw... #zippo #zippolighter #vintagezippo #collectibles