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Blockbusters High Polish Chrome Lighter with FREE Zippo Flint & Wick

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Personalise Reverse Lid:	+ £3.00
	if required please tell us the message to be engraved on reverse lid of the lighter upto 25 characters
Personalise Reverse Body:	+ £4.00
	if required please tell us the message to be engraved on reverse of the lighter upto 70 characters
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FONTS

High Polish Chrome
Flip Top Lid
Windproof
Branded Gift Box
Made in the USA
Lifetime Guarantee
FREE Zippo Wick & Flint

Our High Polish Chrome Flip Top Blockbusters Lighter, with FREE Zippo lighter wick and flints, has a high polished chrome finish, and comes in a branded gift box, complete with a lifttime guarantee.

It features a flip top lid, is windproof, and oozes both style and class.

The lighter measures 56mm x 41mm x 10mm, just the right size for his or her pocket or purse.

If you are a company or corporate organisation looking for this lighter design or any other design in multiples please contact for discounted prices.

PLEASE NOTE: For your safety the light is delivered without fuel.

PERSONALISATION:
We also offer the option of adding your personalised message to be engraved on the reverse of your lighter, if required please use the boxes to enter your lid and/or main body of the lighter engraving, and if having your item engraved please select the font you would like your lighter engraved in.

HISTORY OF THE FLIP TOP LIGHTER
 In the 1920s, lighters were still somewhat of a luxury for smokers. But when the 1930s came along, a man named George G. Blaisdell noticed an awkward Austrian lighter that had room for improvement and acted on it.

He improved the ergonomics of the lighter's case, so it wasn't as awkward to hold. Then he designed a perforated hood for the wick, which kept the lighter's flame windproof! Additionally, he modified the fuel chamber to be more efficient, and added a hinged flip-top lid. And voila! Zippo entered the world of lighters.

Since then almost 500,000,000 Zippo lighters have been sold. There are millions of Zippo fans around the world who are collecting, buying, selling, swapping and talking about the Zippo lighter every day online and offline.

For many fans, collecting Zippo lighters and other Zippo products has become a hobby, and for some, it has even become a business. So don't forget to Join your Zippo collectors club to meet other Zippo enthusiasts.

A Zippo Lighter no matter if its an antique or a modern Zippo makes a fantastic gift for loved ones and friends,

Blockbusters
Blockbusters was created by Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Productions and originated as an American series but had a more successful run in the UK, where it lasted over eleven years (between 1983 and 1994) with host the late Bob Holness. As a career actor, Holness played up the role of being an 'old duffer' to the young contestants, which helped win him a cult following amongst students, with catchphrases that included "Can I have a 'P' please, Bob?". The UK version was created after Central Independent Television producer Graham C. Williams spotted the show in 1981 and produced a pilot in which two teams of sixth form students competed.

The show's first series, in 1983, was recorded at the ATV Elstree Centre (which was still owned by Central until 1984 when it was sold to the BBC). Subsequent series were produced at Central's Nottingham "Television House" studios, however, at least one season (1989–90) was filmed at Central's Birmingham studios. The series was filmed in the summer months over a 6-8 week period, with five episodes being made each day. In the final episode of each day, the contestants were allowed to do the "hand jive" during the end credits. The hand jive first appeared in 1986 after one of the contestants was bored while sitting through filming several shows a day waiting for his turn. It eventually became increasingly more popular, and has since been regarded as one of the show's most beloved gimmicks.

The original game board was a feat of engineering. It was powered using 38 slide projectors, each with its own set of slides for the different letters, colours and Gold Run questions, and took up the entire height of the studio.

The theme music was written by Ed Welch, and soon became one of the most recognisable television themes of modern times. The original 1983–1986 title sequence featured flipping hexagons with various images on them running down an encyclopaedia page. The title sequence used from 1987–1994 is a city homage to the 1982 film Blade Runner. The title sequence used in the 1997 series was a complete different theme featuring a head with hexagons showing clips. The title sequence used in 2000-2001 featured people throwing and catching the letters that spell Blockbusters.

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