Zippo withdraws lighters sold on extremist website

Published March 14, 2013 9:51pm ET



Zippo’s German distributor is withdrawing a number of lighters bearing militaristic designs after they showed up on an extremist website that sells anti-Semitic and neo-Nazi clothing and accessories.

Zippo Manufacturing Co. is the venerable Pennsylvania company that produced the offensive lighters. Zippo says it had no idea the designs carried a negative connotation and apologized for bringing the lighters to market.

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