Zippo The Rolling Stones Lighter, Street Chrome (29873) in El Paso

The Zippo Rolling Stones Lighter (model 29873) puts one of the most recognized symbols in music history in your pocket: the tongue-and-lips logo, printed in full color using Zippo’s Color Image process on a Street Chrome case. It is part of Zippo’s officially licensed Pop Culture lineup, it is windproof and refillable, and it is covered by the Zippo lifetime guarantee. It ships in a gift box and arrives empty, so it is ready to fuel and flick the day you bring it home. Our Hosts stock and handle Zippo lighters across our El Paso stores, so the notes below come from a counter that sells them every day.

The Rolling Stones tongue-and-lips logo, and what it means

The artwork on this lighter is the Rolling Stones tongue-and-lips logo, designed by English art student John Pasche in 1970 for a fee of just 50 pounds. The image was meant to read as protest and free expression, the rock-and-roll equivalent of sticking your tongue out, with Mick Jagger reportedly pointing Pasche toward imagery of the Hindu goddess Kali. It has since been called the most famous logo in the history of popular music, and London’s Victoria and Albert Museum acquired Pasche’s original artwork in 2008. On the 29873 the logo wears a deliberately vintage, weathered look rather than the crisp modern version, which is what makes it a favorite with collectors who want the classic Stones feel.

Street Chrome case and the Color Image finish

The 29873 is built on a Classic-size brass case with Zippo’s Street Chrome finish, an everyday chrome plating with a clean, even sheen that takes pocket wear well. The graphic is applied with Color Image, Zippo’s full-color printing method, so the tongue-and-lips design keeps its red, white, and black detail rather than being limited to a single engraved tone. Because it is brass underneath, the case has the solid, weighty feel and the signature click that Zippo lighters are known for.

Windproof, refillable, and built to last

Like every Zippo windproof pocket lighter, the 29873 shields its flame inside the chimney so it stays lit in wind where a disposable would blow out. It is refillable for life rather than disposable: when it runs low you top it off with Zippo premium lighter fluid, and the flint and wick are user-replaceable wear parts. For best performance keep a tin of Zippo premium lighter fluid on hand, plus replacement flints and the occasional replacement wick. This is a flame lighter for cigarettes, cigars, candles, and the like; it is not a vape and not a concealment device.

The Zippo lifetime guarantee

Every genuine Zippo windproof lighter, including this Rolling Stones model, is backed by Zippo’s lifetime guarantee. Zippo’s promise is simple: it works or Zippo fixes it free. If the mechanism ever fails, you send the lighter to Zippo and they repair it at no charge. El Paso Smoke Shops sells the lighter; the lifetime repair is honored directly by Zippo, the manufacturer, in Bradford, Pennsylvania.

Buying it in El Paso

El Paso Smoke Shops runs 10 locations across El Paso, and this Rolling Stones Zippo is a stocked item at select stores rather than at every one. To see exactly which store has the 29873 on the shelf today, check the live availability shown on this page before you drive over. It arrives in a Zippo gift box, which makes it an easy pick for a Stones fan or a first Zippo. As with all of our lighters and tobacco accessories, purchase requires being 21 or older with valid government-issued ID.

If you want a windproof, refill-for-life lighter that doubles as a piece of Rolling Stones memorabilia, the 29873 delivers the band’s most iconic image on a dependable Street Chrome Zippo. Bring fluid for first fill, keep flints and a wick on hand for the long haul, and check this page for the El Paso store that has it in stock.