Featured Zippo Lighters. Thrift or...?

I finally cleaned out my Mom’s desk and came across these 2 Zippo lighters. One in box and never used. Dunno about the other one. Thanks!

 

the boxed one should have some value......neat slogan too !!

 

mail it to me before you toss it out !

 

Very Cool local history!

I know where Lime Bay is in Victoria and the cedar shake mill was one of the first in BC to try to be run by the employees after the housing market crashed and interest rates hit 20%.
Unfortunately there was one recession too many later and I believe they folded sometime in the early 90's.
Ironically, it was one of the only mills to peel cedar logs in BC, but as there was no market or demand for cedar plywood in Canada, their peeled veneers were sold for next to nothing to a cedar plywood manufacturer in Port Angeles, Wa.
The cheap raw material was then made into cedar plywood in the States and sold expensively all over the world for the production of saunas.

The owners of the mill told me this story in 1982 when they donated a palette of veneers to my boat building school.
Nowadays, the site of the mill has become a strip mall ..."Admiral's Walk"

 

Thanks, Blooey!
Well, I know where Admiral’s Walk is, so I guess I know where Lime Bay is. This might have been given to my Dad probably in the 1970s.

 

According to the doc below, the date of the one that you show the bottom of is from 1967-1986:

http://www.glenzippo.co.uk/datingcanadianzippos.htm

The collector market for Zippo lighters from Niagara seems to be fairly active and strong on eBay.

 

Thanks, Sabre!

 

this one is mine it's from 1950(stamped ) . I seen one on pawn stars not the same pattern on it mint condition sell for quite a bit i have a pic of it somewhere in my pics i will find it , the experimental ones are worth the most they have 3 holes i believe ( or holes make a diamond shape .
found it

 

Is it @bluumz who is the Zippo collector?

 

i seen one like mine on ebay with a replaced (plain ) lid , he was trying to get 12 or 13 hundred for it
EDIT: it also had a replaced hinge pin

 

i have had a collection for years

 

i keep them in this tobacco box which i also have a large collection of lol

 

2 stage lighters were all we could have in our pockets in welding school , teacher tested me asked for my lighter lol pulled out my zippo he was like. good man , lol

 

OP is in mint condition never used , big points for that have the box big points for that , engrave to a specific person or place take points off , you would get your best price selling it locally to a collector .IMO

 

test ones or prototype had 4 holes not five , that was it
the one at pawn stars had 4 holes but they are like antiques roadshow the most rare and best quality lol

 

My son. He has over a hundred, and also has several vintage Zippo display items, too!

 

Thanks, Lloyd249!

 

your welcome, you have a very nice lighter