It is a post-secondary education that is also considered as tertiary or third level education or optionally a final stage of formal learning including research programmes that is often delivered at universities, and institutes of higher education which award academic degrees or professional certifications.
BIC became a publicly traded company on the Paris Stock Exchange on November 15th, 1972 and in 1973 the company began a number of very high profile product diversifications, by launching the BIC Lighter with adjustable flame. With its quality and reliability, it became a major success.
Date and Patent codes are key to dating vintage Zippo lighters. George Grant Blaisdell established Zippo in October 1932 in Bradford, Pa., and the first Zippo lighter was produced in January 1933. Blaisdell had date codes imprinted on the bottom of the lighter cases.