Has the market for average Parkers bottomed???

[Bill Murphy]

When I worked for my Uncle Sam, Zippos were the thing. We didn't buy fluid, we hung the insert by a wire in a tank of MOGAS in our truck or jeep. By the way, I am still using my Jon-E warmers.

[C.O.B.]

I don't have my Grandfathers Parker trap gun but I do have his Zippo. I had to send it back for refurbishing (will that hurt the value) but they got it back to working order and at no charge. The closest they could come to a mfg date was prior to WWII.

[Bill Jolliff]

Originally Posted by Bill Murphy

When I worked for my Uncle Sam, Zippos were the thing. We didn't buy fluid, we hung the insert by a wire in a tank of MOGAS in our truck or jeep. By the way, I am still using my Jon-E warmers.

Same here Murph. (Except for the Jon-E handwarmer.)

I spent part of my USN enlistment (1954 - 1957) on a Fleet Oiler/Tanker/Sea Going Gas Station - the USS Allagash AO97.

We refueled ships at sea including aircraft carriers where we would supply them with aviation fuel for their prop driven aircraft.

Aviation fuel worked fine in our Zippo lighters.