Bird in a Cage Engraving
There are two images (a bird and a cage) that are engraved on a case of a gas lighter.
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/05c944edb949c9edb0d7555174823e46c527c33652883a44de753bf9b875fe11/zippo_1.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2111a54699d644896208f7c7cc3f906f75446af2389ddebc9eb21430a109e541/zippo_2a.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4113b3ada090653199696efe91cc77c2f544278be9615f6eb377ed517c6fcb2f/zippo_2b.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cd40f823de7b772ab78a05e80dc9d9c880684a9d2ca6ff53bfa5904ee3838b8d/thaumatrope.png)
The engraving hints at a thaumatrope, an optical toy in form of a disk, each side of which has an image. When it is twirled quickly, the two pictures appear to blend into one.
The bird’s form resembles fire, the cage’s — the lighter itself.
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/beee4d587322cce61a235b8c259911351f23fcb532ae8c2976a73edc72d5c85e/zippo_3.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/71df9d9ec58dc171f06275c165a6b23c8bd5b367f1750e8ba099fead5bfe6b38/zippo_4.jpg)
Such a Zippo is even more pleasant to spin in hands.