![Zippo” Cigarette Lighter. Designer: George Grant Blaisdell, American, 1895–1978Manufacturer: Zippo Manufacturing Company, American, founded 1932 Stock Photo - Alamy Zippo” Cigarette Lighter. Designer: George Grant Blaisdell, American, 1895–1978Manufacturer: Zippo Manufacturing Company, American, founded 1932 Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2HWBXNC/zippo-cigarettelighter-designer-george-grant-blaisdell-american-18951978manufacturer-zippo-manufacturing-company-american-founded-1932-2HWBXNC.jpg)
Zippo” Cigarette Lighter. Designer: George Grant Blaisdell, American, 1895–1978Manufacturer: Zippo Manufacturing Company, American, founded 1932 Stock Photo - Alamy
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![In 1932, an American Machinist named George Blaisdell invented a lighter based on an Austrian principle but made it easier to use and extinguish with one hand, and called it a Zippo, In 1932, an American Machinist named George Blaisdell invented a lighter based on an Austrian principle but made it easier to use and extinguish with one hand, and called it a Zippo,](https://preview.redd.it/in-1932-an-american-machinist-named-george-blaisdell-v0-78twfi73els81.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=4788a8981b3b98bed01a41130e977f9b17e2d196)