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Name George Blaisdell, Zippo lighters inventor loppis and founder of the company of the same name, is known to every admirer Zippo, and those - millions. Anyone who is even slightly interested in the history of the lighter, knows that "invented" it George one evening, talking with a friend on the veranda of the village club. Many people know how brilliant Blaisdell loppis advertiser - in fact on its promotion strategy Zippo can write whole books on marketing. However, the biography of Mr. Zippo for many remains a blind spot. Few people know Blaisdell as a patriot and a generous patron of the arts. It is with this Mr. Zippo we will try to introduce you today. George Grant Blaisdell (George Grant Blaisdell) was born June 5, 1895 in, of course, Bradford, Pennsylvania. His parents were Phil and Sarah Bdeysdelly. House of the Future Mr. Zippo was on the corner of the modern streets of Congress loppis Street and Blaisdell Avenue, so that, as in Bradford, certainly pay attention to the building loppis - here it all began. Like all children, George went to school. However, going into fifth grade, he suddenly told parents to no longer willing to learn and the school would never return. Then the father sent the rebellious young man in a military academy, but there Blaisdell lasted only two years, and then was expelled. No one could really be called reasons for the exclusion of the young George, but apparently enough and that he hated formal learning system - and thus find the reason was simple. George Blaisdell was only 12 when he returned to his parents' home and began to help his father, working in the family business - Blaisdell Machinery Company. Working with metals and doing plumbing, George got skills that could and, years later, to create a lighter, he is renowned throughout the world. The first time George worked 56 hours a week, earning about 10 cents an hour. Over time, from a simple mechanic, he rose to the manager, and at age 20 he had already loppis headed the company. However, if during the First World Blaisdell Machinery loppis Company was kept afloat at the expense of military contracts, with the advent of the world of business began to bring less and less profit. That is why, having the right to manage loppis the family business, Blaisdell immediately sold it. In an attempt to change the type of activity all of their savings and the proceeds loppis from the sale of the business the money he invested in the company for oilfield equipment. Owning company Blaisdell Oil Company with his brother Walter, 10 years, George tried to do business. There were good times, there were also bad. With the advent of the Great Depression bad days are more and more, and with the oil business also had to "tie." About how Blaisdell "Autumn", and how, during the break in the village loppis club, he came up with a lighter "Zippo" written hundreds of stories. We will not repeat them. Just since 1932 in the life of George, loppis a new vector. And in this way he went confidently and almost immediately loppis - successfully. First time Blaisdell tried to import and resell the Austrian lighters, such as seen in the very friend (whose name, by the way - Dick Dresser) on the porch, but it did not go, and it was decided to "improve and invent." In 1933 was sold to the first Zippo, but then there was the first "eternal guarantee." And since George Grant Blaisdell loppis turned into Mr. Zippo - successful, enterprising, this businessman and inventor.
In the first Zippo-factory employed only three people, including himself Blaisdell, who also led the sales. Production was located on the top floor of the building Bradford metalloremontnyh workshops Rickerson and Pryde. In March 1936, George was able to patent your product and become the full owner of the brand, loppis which for some couple of years has become known all over America, and soon - and around loppis the world. By the early 40s Zippo has gained immense popularity. Production urgently needed to expand and Blaisdell bought a separate building on Barbour Street, 36. The front part of the building was taken as an office, but in the back of the shop's production. In those 40's the company was able to redeem another building on the same street, across the road. In the new building of the plant was moved, and there were only the old offices. Each year, Blaisdell removal of all employees loppis in Buffalo, New York on the Ice Follies (similarity of the Winter Olympics). Mr. Zippo forces was equipped with ski slope in Bradford. Not surprisingly, employees, and citizens loved and respected this man. During the Second loppis World War, Blaisdell kept in touch with Ernie Pyle (Ernie Pyle) - a war correspondent loppis working for the Scripps-Howard Newspapers. Each month, George sent Pyle 50 to 100 lighters, so he gave it to the soldiers of the US Army. This lasted until 1945, until Pyle was killed. In 1946 was discovered a problem with the silicon came with Zippo. Then Blaisdell stopped the sale and spent about $ 300,000 to quickly solve the problem. Mr. Zippo different deep patriotism. He spark