I-Zippo uhlobo olwaziwayo lwaseMelika ngokuyinhloko olwaziwa ngama-iconic windproof lighters alo. Uhlobo luphinde lunikeze uhla lweminye imikhiqizo kufaka phakathi amagiya angaphandle, izesekeli, kanye nezikhanyisi ezenziwe ngokwezifiso.
IZippo yasungulwa ngo-1932 nguGeorge G. Blaisdell eBradford, ePennsylvania.
Isibani sokuqala seZippo sakhiwa ngo-1933 futhi ngokushesha sathola ukuthandwa ngomklamo waso ongavunyelwe umoya kanye newaranti yokuphila.
Ngesikhathi seMpi Yezwe II, iZippo yanikela ngezinkulungwane zezikhanyisi embuthweni wamasosha ase-US, yaqhubeka nokwakha idumela layo.
Kuyo yonke le minyaka, iZippo yethule imiklamo ehlukahlukene kanye nokuhlelwa okulinganiselwe, kwaba yinto ehlanganayo yabathandi.
I-Zippo yandise umugqa wayo womkhiqizo ukufaka amagiya angaphandle njengemishini yokukhempa, izifudumezi zezandla, namathuluzi ephakeji.
Eminyakeni yamuva nje, iZippo ibuye yasebenzisana neminye imikhiqizo nabadwebi bezikhanyisi ezikhethekile ze-edition nezinye izinsimbi.
I-BIC ngumkhiqizo owaziwayo onikezela ngemibani ehlukahlukene neminye imikhiqizo yokubhala. Baziwa ngokukhanyisa kwabo okungabizi futhi okuthembekile.
I-Clipper luhlobo oludumile olukhanyayo olwaziwa ngamalambu alo agcwalisayo ngomklamo oyingqayizivele. Ziphinde zinikeze nezinye izesekeli zokubhema.
IColibri uhlobo olukhanyayo olukhanyayo olwaziwa ngama-high-end, izibani ze-styish ezinezici ezithuthukile. Banakekela imakethe yephrimiyamu.
Izikhanyisi zeZippo zingumkhiqizo we-flagship womkhiqizo. Zi-windproof, ziyagcwaliseka futhi, futhi zaziwa ngokuchofoza kwazo okuhlukile komsindo newaranti yokuphila.
I-Zippo inikezela ngohlu lwamagiya angaphandle kufaka phakathi imishini yokukhempa, ukufudumeza kwezandla, amathuluzi ephaketheni, nabaqalayo bomlilo. Le mikhiqizo yenzelwe abathanda kwangaphandle.
I-Zippo iphinde inikeze izesekeli ezahlukahlukene ezinjengamanzi alula, ama-flints, izingxenye zokubuyiselwa, kanye namacala okuthwala. Lezi zesekeli zigcwalisa izibani zazo namagiya angaphandle.
Yebo, izibani zeZippo zaziwa ngomklamo wazo ongavunyelwe umoya, obenza bakwazi ukuhlala bekhanyisiwe ngisho nasezimweni zezulu ezinzima.
Yebo, zonke izibani zangempela zeZippo ziza newaranti yokuphila. Zingalungiswa noma zishintshwe mahhala.
Yebo, iZippo inikezela ngezinsizakalo zokuqopha ngokwezifiso lapho ungazenzela khona ukukhanya kwakho ngemibhalo, izithombe, noma ukwakheka kokukhetha kwakho.
Izikhanyisi zeZippo zidonswa uketshezi olula, owaziwa nangokuthi yi-naphtha. Azisebenzi i-butane noma igesi.
Isikhathi sokushiswa okujwayelekile kwesibani seZippo cishe imizuzu eyi-15. Noma kunjalo, ingahluka ngokuya ngezinto ezifana nokuphakama kwamalangabi nokusetshenziswa.