Vintage 1953-1955 Zippo Lighter Pat 2517191 Jones & Laughlin J&L Steel 5-Barrel For Sale

For your consideration is a Vintage ... appears to be indecent condition for its age.There\'s a slight wobble, but not much.There is sticker residue and the remaining pieces of the sticker left on it that need to be cleaned off. The original internals have been replaced with a modern flashlight.Maybe ..I believe it is a flashlight and it does not work.Maybe needs new batteries...

.Vintage 1953-1955 Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. (J&L Steel) Promotional Zippo Lighter**

Up for sale is a highly collectible mid-century genuine Zippo pocket lighter featuring the classic engraved corporate logo for the historic Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation (J&L Steel) based out of Pittsburgh, PA.

**Dating & Authenticity Features:**

* **Bottom Stamp:** Features the historic block font \"ZIPPO\" logo. Marked with \"PAT. 2517191 Ⓡ PAT. PEND.\"

* **Production Era:** Correctly dates to the 1953 to 1955 transition era (pre-dating the standard dot-code dating system introduced in late 1955).

* **Hinge Setup:** Original 5-barrel hinge configuration.

.The Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation (best known as J&L Steel) was an iconic American industrial giant that shaped the landscape of the steel industry for over a century.The Origins (1852)The company trace its roots back to 1852 when Bernard Lauth and Benjamin Franklin Jones founded the American Iron Company along the Monongahela River, just a few miles south of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Banker James Laughlin bought into the business a couple of years later, and by 1861, the partnership officially organized under the historic name Jones & Laughlin

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