Circa 1955 Zippo Advertising Lighter for D.W. Onan & Sons Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Circa 1955 Zippo Advertising Lighter for D.W. Onan & Sons Minneapolis, Minnesota

Code: lzp50011o


SOLD!!! No Longer Available!

Product Description

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PLEASE NOTE: WE ARE IN THE OFFICE Through TUESDAY 09/16,

AFTER That Date, We Will Be OUT OF THE OFFICE from WEDNESDAY 09/17 until TUESDAY OCTOBER 7th!!

Ron Will Be OUT OF THE OFFICE from WEDNESDAY 09/10 until FRIDAY OCTOBER 10th!!

So there MAY be SHIPPING DELAYS on MILITARIA Orders Placed AFTER 09/10 through 10/10!!

BUT We Will DEFINITELY Be ABLE TO SHIP Orders Placed Through TUESDAY 09/09,

And MIGHT Be ABLE TO SHIP ORDERS Placed through MONDAY 09/15, But After That we CANNOT SHIP Until TUESDAY 10/07!!

Update 09/09/25: WE ARE STILL EXPERIENCING TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES WITH non-PayPal CREDIT CARD PURCHASES!!

BIG WEBSITE CHANGES are in the works and this Issue WILL BE CORRECTED sometime in OCTOBER!!

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We are HAPPY TO ACCEPT YOUR ORDERS during this time, and we will promptly SHIP MOST orders within ONE Business Day of Receipt of Payment!

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We look forward to serving your collecting needs, Ron & Kanae

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1955 Zippo lighter advertising for Onan Electric Plants. Onan was started in 1920 by David Warren Onan in Minneapolis, Minnesota and has been based there since. Onan is still in business owned by Cummins Indiana (Cummins Onan). The lighter shows a hand holding a lightning bolt and is named to Charles J. Helmholtz. Helmholtz appears to have been from Massachusetts and was probably a salesman for Onan.

VINTAGE: Circa 1955.

SIZE: Approximately 2-1/4" in height and 1-1/2" in width and 1/2" in thickness.

MATERIALS / CONSTRUCTION: Chrome-plated brass insert and case.

ATTACHMENT: Hinge.

MARKINGS: BRADFORD PA. ZIPPO PAT. 25117191. (Four dots to the left and right of ZIPPO)

ITEM NOTES: This is from a Zippo advertising lighter collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. ebay MBJX13 LFJX12/13

CONDITION: 6 (Fine+): The lighter has overall abrasions and is missing areas of paint.

GUARANTEE: As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.