LINE DRAWN ZIPPOS
The term "line drawn" Zippos usually refers to simple line drawings engraved into the Zippo case or lid in various motifs. A number of line drawn motifs were featured in the Sports Series produced by Zippo from 1939 to 1951. The Sports Series motifs included the Golfer, Dog, Sailfish, Shooter, Fisherman, Skier , Bowler, Horse, Sloop, Baseball Player and Basketball Player. Other less often seen line-drawn Sports Series motifs included the Elephant, Hockey Player, Football, Bowling Balls and Pins, Tennis Racket, Bucking Bronco and Woman Bowler. There are several variations of some of the motifs, and prototype designs exist which never went into production
This 1942 steel case Zippo hasline drawn Sports Series "Fisherman with Pipe" on one side, the initials "AML" on the back case and "JAO'C" on the lid. This is a rare Zippo
This 1941 Zippo, while not from the Sports Series, has a line drawing of "Kelsey The Clown" as a Keystone cop with a halo and trident of Saints & Sinners Circus
1946 Zippo withline drawn Sports Series' "Bucking Bronco"
1946 Zippo with a line drawn Sports Series "Bowler"
1947-49 line drawn Zippo Sport Series Skier
1946-47 Zippo with line drawn Sports Series' "Golfer"
1946-49 line drawn Zippo Fisherman
1946-47 Zippo with the line drawn Sports Series' "Bowler"
1946-47 Zippo with line drawn Sports Series' "Basketball Player"
1946-48 Zippo with a line-drawn golfer
1946-47 Zippo with a line-drawn sailboat for USPS, U.S. Power Squadron which promoted boating safety
1946-49 Zippo line drawn fisherman with pipe
1948-49 Zippo with a line drawn test sample of a "Football Player"
1947 Zippo Skeet Shooter with traces of blue and white original paint
1946-48 Zippo with line-drawn Sports Series' "Baseball Player". The home engraving on the reverse side reads "1st A.F. Softball Champions 1948"
1951 Zippo for the Finger Lakes League with a shooter wearing a cap