tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15426293999731372092011-09-05T04:33:16.254-07:00My very geeky collection of Zippo lighters.Spikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12614339763195290514noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542629399973137209.post-74990390184450605032009-02-09T07:26:00.001-08:002009-02-09T07:27:56.194-08:00I apologize for the lack of posts here. It's been a little bit more difficult than I expected to get photos of these things that I think are worth posting, and there have been some higher priority things in my life.<br /><br />I promise to get back to this, hopefully soon after I return from my upcoming vacation. I'll post something on Hongkie Town when I've resumed posting here.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1542629399973137209-7499039018445060503?l=spikes-zippos.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Spikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12614339763195290514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542629399973137209.post-39496348427762388072008-12-31T01:56:00.000-08:002008-12-31T02:14:12.104-08:00<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._R._Giger">H.R. Giger</a> is of course the Swiss artist who did the design of the alien in the Alien film series. He's also done album covers for ELP, Blondie and others. <br /><br />I have three of these limited Japanese Zippos - numbered limited edition - although I have two of the same one for some reason. Click on any image to see the full sized photo.<br /><br />Here's the first one:<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_f22CuCnXNoE/SVtCXqlG1GI/AAAAAAAAB2o/xzNaklz-q8A/s1600-h/hrgiger2-01box.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 280px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_f22CuCnXNoE/SVtCXqlG1GI/AAAAAAAAB2o/xzNaklz-q8A/s400/hrgiger2-01box.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285891561983759458" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_f22CuCnXNoE/SVtDIy4XjKI/AAAAAAAAB2w/ijEkjK2D-NU/s1600-h/hrgiger2-02insert.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 289px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_f22CuCnXNoE/SVtDIy4XjKI/AAAAAAAAB2w/ijEkjK2D-NU/s400/hrgiger2-02insert.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285892406025620642" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_f22CuCnXNoE/SVtDJRez7sI/AAAAAAAAB24/2-p9Vhz-Bd0/s1600-h/hrgiger2-03front.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 273px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_f22CuCnXNoE/SVtDJRez7sI/AAAAAAAAB24/2-p9Vhz-Bd0/s400/hrgiger2-03front.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285892414239928002" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_f22CuCnXNoE/SVtDJtLdS8I/AAAAAAAAB3A/S_eVLCczFcA/s1600-h/hrgiger2-04back.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 256px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_f22CuCnXNoE/SVtDJtLdS8I/AAAAAAAAB3A/S_eVLCczFcA/s400/hrgiger2-04back.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285892421674945474" border="0" /></a><br />This is the second one:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_f22CuCnXNoE/SVtDKJxTEtI/AAAAAAAAB3I/yyL_d3gBufU/s1600-h/hrgiger3-01box.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 288px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_f22CuCnXNoE/SVtDKJxTEtI/AAAAAAAAB3I/yyL_d3gBufU/s400/hrgiger3-01box.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285892429349851858" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_f22CuCnXNoE/SVtDKUT6ARI/AAAAAAAAB3Q/Tpg9akBpyMo/s1600-h/hrgiger3-02insert.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 289px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_f22CuCnXNoE/SVtDKUT6ARI/AAAAAAAAB3Q/Tpg9akBpyMo/s400/hrgiger3-02insert.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285892432179364114" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_f22CuCnXNoE/SVtDlim_2MI/AAAAAAAAB3Y/OWT_K9WIXMU/s1600-h/hrgiger3-03front.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 280px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_f22CuCnXNoE/SVtDlim_2MI/AAAAAAAAB3Y/OWT_K9WIXMU/s400/hrgiger3-03front.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285892899874003138" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_f22CuCnXNoE/SVtDmMc36GI/AAAAAAAAB3g/imlchfsOWRc/s1600-h/hrgiger3-04back.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 298px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_f22CuCnXNoE/SVtDmMc36GI/AAAAAAAAB3g/imlchfsOWRc/s400/hrgiger3-04back.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285892911105828962" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_f22CuCnXNoE/SVtDmAPmc0I/AAAAAAAAB3o/U5Kv0Gk9W6Y/s1600-h/hrgiger3-04side.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 126px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_f22CuCnXNoE/SVtDmAPmc0I/AAAAAAAAB3o/U5Kv0Gk9W6Y/s400/hrgiger3-04side.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285892907828933442" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_f22CuCnXNoE/SVtDmSH1WZI/AAAAAAAAB3w/XWRj29XyMqg/s1600-h/hrgiger3-06top.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 154px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_f22CuCnXNoE/SVtDmSH1WZI/AAAAAAAAB3w/XWRj29XyMqg/s400/hrgiger3-06top.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285892912628193682" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And here is the third, same type as the first:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_f22CuCnXNoE/SVtCWflpMQI/AAAAAAAAB2I/tGGjP163Bdk/s1600-h/hrgiger1-01box.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 291px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_f22CuCnXNoE/SVtCWflpMQI/AAAAAAAAB2I/tGGjP163Bdk/s400/hrgiger1-01box.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285891541853352194" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_f22CuCnXNoE/SVtCW3zi1lI/AAAAAAAAB2Q/gOrhpB7I320/s1600-h/hrgiger1-02insert.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 297px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_f22CuCnXNoE/SVtCW3zi1lI/AAAAAAAAB2Q/gOrhpB7I320/s400/hrgiger1-02insert.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285891548354106962" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_f22CuCnXNoE/SVtCXB6E7FI/AAAAAAAAB2Y/YEJuDfL5rmk/s1600-h/hrgiger1-03front.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 262px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_f22CuCnXNoE/SVtCXB6E7FI/AAAAAAAAB2Y/YEJuDfL5rmk/s400/hrgiger1-03front.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285891551065861202" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_f22CuCnXNoE/SVtCXdADaKI/AAAAAAAAB2g/Txpfzl6EaS4/s1600-h/hrgiger1-04back.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 262px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_f22CuCnXNoE/SVtCXdADaKI/AAAAAAAAB2g/Txpfzl6EaS4/s400/hrgiger1-04back.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285891558338685090" border="0" /></a><br />Tops of the boxes, showing catalog numbers:<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_f22CuCnXNoE/SVtD37QpEZI/AAAAAAAAB4I/qoWFmqTedVY/s1600-h/hrgiger-boxes+top.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 392px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_f22CuCnXNoE/SVtD37QpEZI/AAAAAAAAB4I/qoWFmqTedVY/s400/hrgiger-boxes+top.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285893215728767378" border="0" /></a><br />Sides of the boxes:<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_f22CuCnXNoE/SVtD3rZbbNI/AAAAAAAAB4A/_Gf5awAm3BA/s1600-h/hrgiger-boxes+side.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 298px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_f22CuCnXNoE/SVtD3rZbbNI/AAAAAAAAB4A/_Gf5awAm3BA/s400/hrgiger-boxes+side.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285893211470654674" border="0" /></a>Each lighter is packaged with this book published by Taschen:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_f22CuCnXNoE/SVtDmpnQcdI/AAAAAAAAB34/sZjsjY29Tjo/s1600-h/hrgiger-book.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 292px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_f22CuCnXNoE/SVtDmpnQcdI/AAAAAAAAB34/sZjsjY29Tjo/s400/hrgiger-book.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285892918934008274" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1542629399973137209-3949634842776238807?l=spikes-zippos.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Spikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12614339763195290514noreply@blogger.com6