Zippo lighter used by Jon Hamm as Don Draper in <i>Mad Men</i>
name: label: maker
content: Zippo Manufacturing Company
notes: label: Description
content: Brass zippo lighter used by Jon Hamm as Don Draper in the AMC television series, <i>Mad Men</i>. The phrases, "in life we often have to do things that just are not our bag" and "PFC Dinkins" are engraved on the lighter. Matthew Weiner created this 1960s period drama about the employees of the Sterling Cooper Advertising Agency on Madison Avenue in New York City. The series premiered on July 9, 2007 and concluded its seventh and final season on May 17, 2015. Over its eight-year run, <i>Mad Men</i> amassed a wealth of awards, including five Golden Globes and sixteen Primetime Emmys. In addition to its critical acclaim, <i>Mad Men</i> is a significant for its renewal of interest in the 1960s as well as its commentary on America’s ever-changing social, economic, and political issues.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
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content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2015.3015.73
label: nonaccession number
content: 2015.3015
label: catalog number
content: 2015.3015.73
objectType: label: Object Name
content: lighter
label: Object Name
content: prop
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 2 1/4 in x 1 1/2 in; 5.715 cm x 3.81 cm