Article: Zippo Swap Meet Fires Up a Global Phenomenon.

Thousands Migrate Across the World to Swap Treasures and Tales

BRADFORD, Pa., July 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, a small Pennsylvania town is bursting at the seams with more than 8,000 people who have traveled from across the globe to celebrate their love of two American icons -- the Zippo lighter and the Case knife.

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From Scotland to Seattle, Zippo and Case enthusiasts have migrated to tiny Bradford, Pa., for the Zippo/Case International Swap Meet -- in fact, the crowd has more than doubled the rural town's population. The eighth biennial Swap Meet, which runs through tomorrow, is a ...

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