 The 2002 closing of the Zippo Canada factory, located in Niagara Falls Ontario, was commemorated with a final run limited edition windproof lighter. Limited to only 25,000 pieces worldwide, the individually numbered silver-plated lighter signified the end of an era.
The final imprint of the Zippo Canada bottom stamp, along with the included Certificate of Authenticity, confirm the edition as the final production lighter of Zippo Canada.
The end of production at the Niagara Falls factory came 53 years after the 1949 Zippo Canada opening. The factory was the only place other than Bradford, PA where Zippo lighters were ever produced.
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FYI: Canadian Zippo lighters were not date code stamped until 1987. Prior to 1987, the lighter was stamped with the Zippo logo and “Niagara Falls, Ontario”.
Since 1987, the bottom stamp on Canadian lighters contained the same month and year code as the U.S.-made lighters, plus the Niagara Falls, Ontario designation. The bottom stamp assures the
authenticity of every Zippo lighter.
In 2003, Zippo began lasering the
powder coating off all matte lighters to reveal the bottom stamp and date code information.
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