Just after 5 years of manufacturing their pocket lighters, Zippo made its first, but not last, table lighter. For over 60 years table lighters had a respected place in the company's expanding product lines. 

   Zippo's company records show that the first table model, the #10, was introduced in 1949. But a pamphlet from 1938 describes a Barcroft model with a single-tier base as a No. 10 Table Lighter for $7.50. The #10 Table lighter had a large interior unit and could hold four times more than a pocket lighter. The lid is clasp together to the bottom with two pocket-lighters hinges.

   In 1947, the #10 reappeared under a new name of the Deluxe All-Purpose Table Lighter.

   Through the years Zippo Manufacturing has produced a long line of table lighters. Today Zippo offers its distinctive table lighters crafted from natural burl wood, marble and oyster shell.