Elsa’s Zippo
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Elsa’s Zippo
Here’s my first 100% accurate item, arrived today.
I was needing some luck so …:)
It’s not like the one’s made by RR but I still like it a lot.
The BSA Scout knife isn’t like Indy’s pocket knife, but since he was a Boy Scout he probably had one of these too.
My next purchases will be the bag, and maybe a RR lighter.
FerFAL
I was needing some luck so …:)
It’s not like the one’s made by RR but I still like it a lot.
The BSA Scout knife isn’t like Indy’s pocket knife, but since he was a Boy Scout he probably had one of these too.
My next purchases will be the bag, and maybe a RR lighter.
FerFAL
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I second that thought. I am on the fence about ording an entire lighter from RR or just getting the badge as I have a 10 year old Zippo in brushed chrome that would probably accept the badges pretty easily.VP wrote:Looking good. I'd like to see some comparison shots from the movie before agreeing with the statement "100% accurate" though.
Just found my "From Star Wars to Indiana Jones The Best of the Lucasfilm Archives" book and there is a picture on page 185 of Elsa's lighter. It definitely has a "resin style" badge that completly covers the face of the lighter.
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Nice find though, I like that one.
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It’s the “Indy Clover” lighter released by Zippo. Bought mine on Ebay but Amazon has the same one too.RobbyT43 wrote:Is this lighter the "official" Zippo version? I was thinking about getting one if I can find a price that's right. How's the quality?
I don’t have screen shots but I looked closely when I played the DVD, looks the same, the clover is identical. The only difference I see is that the white paint reaches closer to the edges. The drawing is painted like in my Zippo, not badges with any noticeable thickness. At least that’s what I saw when Indy’s dad burns the ropes.
I’ve been carrying it in my pocket for a couple days now.
Looks good quality, doesn’t seem as if it’s going to chip off any time soon. I wouldn’t mind a scratch or chip here and there. Ads character.