Puzzle #50 · 21 September 2026

Brandoozle #50 answer

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Zippo logo

Zippo

Zippo Manufacturing Company

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Zippo logo (c) Zippo Manufacturing Company. Used for identification purposes only.

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How players did

Players
26
Solved
100%

26 of 26

Average turns
2.5

among solvers

Difficulty
hard

1 rating

Half of the players who solved it did so by stage 2 of 6 — the measure of how little of the logo people needed.

The six facts

  1. Invented in Bradford, Pennsylvania, in 1932 after watching a friend use a clumsy Austrian lighter.

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  2. Every one ever made is repaired free for life, regardless of age.

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  3. Its name was coined because the inventor liked the sound of the word zipper.

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  4. Its windproof chimney keeps the flame lit in a gale.

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  5. Soldiers engraved them in Vietnam, creating a whole collectors' category.

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  6. Its lid opens with a distinctive metallic click.

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