Zippos were often used by movie studios and Hollywood celebrities as gifts to the cast and crew.
Tiffany & Co 925
Sterling lighter
from Italy engraved
with "Carroll Baker
, Harlow, 1965".
Carroll
Baker
was a screen goddess
who starred in the
1965
movie "Harlow" a
biography of the
life and
career of screen
star Jean Harlow.
To the right is a 1949-51
Zippo with the famous RCA
logo with Nipper the RCA Dog
listening to a gramophone
with
"His Master's Voice and
"Regards - Dinah Shore on
the reverse. Dinah Shore
(1916-1994) was a singer and
television actress who was
the first woman to host her
own television show. She
recorded over 70 hit songs
and started The Dinah Shore Show in 1951 and hosted
a number of talk shows
through the 1970's. She also
founded the Dinah Shore
Classic in 1972.
1950's 10K
Gold-filled Zippo
with Lucy and Desi
for Lucille Ball and
Desi Arnaz of the "I
Love Lucy" Show
which was one of the
top television
series during the
1950's. The reverse
is engraved "For
Beautiful, Bountiful
Barbara".
1951 Zippo for 20th
Century Fox - In
Appreciation Glenn
Norris Atlantic
Division Mgr. 20th
Century Fox is the
result of a merger
in 1935 of William
Fox' Fox Studios and
Daryll Zanuck's
Twentieth Century
Studios.
1954-55 Zippo
engraved with
"Thanks Dean and
Jerry" on the lid.
The faces are those
of Jerry Lewis and
Dean Martin a famous
comedic duo who
worked together from
1946-54.
1955 Zippo engraved
with "Best Wishes
Janet Leigh and
Natlynn" and a
colorful
movie camera and
dress dummy. Janet
Leigh is best known
for her leading role
in
the Alfred Hitchcock's classic 1960 movie thriller "Psycho".
1969 slim Zippo
engraved for Ace "
From
The Thief, Thanks,
Bob Wagner". Robert
Wagner starred in
the action
television
series "It Takes a
Thief" which
originally
ran from 1968-1970.
1981 slim red Ultra
Lite Zippo with
"Love & Thanks,
Burt" from Burt
Reynolds,
a top box office
movie star.
1995 prototype Zippo
for "Spy Story",
a Quick Movie by
Kobold Pictures.
