Almost everyone in Bradford knows someone who was or still is employed by Zippo. At the VFW on recent day, where Zippo lighters sat on the bar atop packs of Seneca cigarettes, the bartender and five customers all worked for Zippo or Case, the knife company it purchased in 1993. Neon Zippo signs light up the night sky. There's a bar across the street from the corporate offices on Barbour Street called the Lighter Side. A museum near the factory claims to be the most visited in Northwestern Pennsylvania.