Are earth lighters the same as ZIPPO lighters?

No. Different company, different place of origin.

Earth is one of the brands of Stellar Smoke. Star Smoke mainly produces and operates "EARTH (Earth)", "STAR (Star)" two brands of lighters and lighter oil, flint, cotton core and movement and other accessories. The lighters of Hengxing Smoke are inexpensive and have a high market share.

The Zippo lighter was designed from the start with one thing in mind: it can be lit in any bad weather and whenever you need it. During World War II, almost all wartime production of Zippo was supplied to the U.S. military. With a Zippo you could light smoke bombs, light a campfire in a wet swamp or from the woods or cook soup with a steel helmet, and light a fire to signal in wilderness survival. Many Zippo's have saved the lives of many warriors by deflecting deadly gunfire.

Like other famous brands in the world, Zippo's brand is easy to read, easy to remember, and adhering to the design concept of "it's practical", Zippo's design and brand name are very harmonious. In the Chinese market is called "Zippo" Zippo lighter, 76 years past, it is not in the lighter market in the smoke lost themselves, but and Harley, jeans, Coca-Cola, the same as one of the symbols of the United States, successfully shaped its "simple is good!

The lighters have become one of the symbols of the United States, like Harley, jeans, Coca-Cola, successfully shaped its "simple is good" product culture, but also established its dominant position in the lighter manufacturing industry.

Anti-counterfeiting: this brand at the beginning of the birth, quite a few spiritual totem flavor. Each Zippo lighter follows the tradition of "one machine, one", the anti-counterfeiting design of the product, a different number, in order to identify the authenticity, so they are unique in the world, in addition, Zippo lighter commitment to a lifetime warranty.

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