除了作战武器和装备外,美国大兵还有许多专用私人物品,“之宝”打火机(Zippo)就是宾夕法尼亚州一家企业专门为美国大兵生产的专用私人物品之一。随着收藏此物的人数增多,它在集物市场上的身价倍增。俄克拉何马州专门为此物建立了国家打火机博物馆。博物馆负责人泰德·白拉德介绍说:“这里收藏的打火机上面都刻着文字,每只打火机都是士兵情感流露的‘寄言物’,人们可以从这些镂刻的字里行间倾听到大兵的诉说。” In addition to combat weapons and equipment, the United States soldier has many private items, and the Zippo is one of a series of private items that a Pennsylvania company specializes in producing for the United States soldier. With the increase in the number of people collecting this item, it has doubled the value of the collective market. Oklahoma State has created a National Lighter Museum specifically for this object. Ted Whitehead, the head of the museum, said: “The lighters here are all inscribed with inscriptions, each of which is a ’sentinel’ of soldier’s emotions, and one can hear the soldier’s voice from among these engraved characters ”