Below are some images from the book signing at Roseart on 12/13/2009. Click hereto see a photo gallery with the entire set of photos.

Update: The book and lighter set is now sold out, but books are still available for $34.95 each (plus S+H).

Roseart is pleased to announce the release of “Roseart – The First 50 Years”. The first and only book published to document the rich history of the Bradford based company.

Written by Michael Grimaldi, author of “And You Thought Zippo Only Made Lighters,” this 112-page book tells the story of how Philip M. Rose came to found the company in 1957 and follows its progress over the years to become the thriving family business it is today.

The detailed text is accompanied by 300 photographs taken by Steve Mahon of J & K Photography in Bradford, PA. These amazing images include many rare and one-of-a-kind pieces from the family’s archives along with the latest Roseart offerings.

We’re very excited about this limited edition book, which we’ve been working on for the past three years. The idea to write it came after lots of questions from collectors worldwide regarding our history. Many of the items in our archives are seldom seen in the marketplace and we wanted to share these and educate our collector’s on where we’ve come from.” said Kelly Rose Platko, granddaughter of the founder.

Only 150 copies have been published, of which the first 50 have been reserved for a special edition set. The Special Edition will include a bookplate on the inside cover signed by the author, photographer, and Roseart co-owner and Chairman-of-the-Board, Ralph Rose. These books will be numbered and paired up with corresponding numbered, Zippo lighters featuring both the books front and back cover designs pad-printed on two sides.

Roseart will begin taking orders for the Special Edition set beginning Monday, November 30 with books shipping mid December. Prepaid orders will be able to select specific numbered editions. Numbers will be released on a first come-first served basis. Please include three number choices when placing an order. This Special Edition set is $75 plus shipping.

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Roseart Company is located on 119 Main Street in Bradford, PA. For more information on the company and products, please visit their website at www.roseartlighters.com or call 814-362-3030.

The Roseart Company - Zippo Lighter Show was held on Friday, July 17th, 2009 from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. and Saturday, July 18th, 2009 from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. at the St. Bernard Parish Center. The fee for a table was $35.00 for one 6 ft. table and $50.00 for two 6 ft. tables.

Attendees were urged to help spread the word that "The show must go on." Downtown Bradford had a Car Show and Sidewalk Sales on Friday and Karoeke in the Square Friday night. Coffee/tea and donuts were available for purchase in the a.m. and a vendor setup so visitors could purchase lunch.

Click here to download the Zippo Lighter Show brochure PDF

Venus by Botticelli

The most recent Roseart/Mazzi masterpiece airbrush painted by Maestro, Claudio Mazzi is the subject of Venus by Botticelli. The front is done in Botticelli style and the back is done in Mazzi style. The artist signed the piece on the side. There is a letter of authenticity from the artist included. This is a silent auction item with a current bid of $1,025.00. The auction will end on 7/31st at 12:00 p.m. Please call Roseart with your bid if interested at 814-362-3030. If you email, please confirm your email is received by Roseart. You can also notify Claudio Mazzi in Italy if this is more convenient for you.

 
The winner of the One-Of-A-Kind Venus by Botticelli is Gary Lamoureux from Oregon, with a bid of $1,275.00. Thanks to everyone who participated in the auction!

Claudio Mazzi - Zippo By Mazzi

Claudio Mazzi lives and works in Modena, where he began his career as an airbrush artist in 1985, after attaining the title of “Maestro d’arte” in graphic design and photography.

Claudio paints objects for private collectors and major companies in different sectors; he founded the Atelier Kreo with Lorena Straffi, and is currently the official artist for Ducati Motor, for whom he paints a precious collection of fuel tanks and other objects.
Claudio is also known for many illustrations carried out for Maserati cars (calendars and posters), Colnago/Ferrari cycles (decorated carbon frames dedicated to Ferrari), Malaguti scooters (a collection of 5000 scooters), Citroen Italia (a wide range of decorated Berlingos), Piaggio (personalized pens), Shell (personalized fuel tanks), Visconti pens (several ranges of collectors' pens).

Among his favourite productions are paintings carried out on precious collectors' weapons and on a range of Harley Davidsons, for which he received many prizes, as well as newspaper and television coverage.
Not to be forgotten are the famous personalities who have used objects painted by Claudio, from Loris Capirossi to the President of Guatemala, to the motorcyclists Troy Corser and Carl Fogarty.
However, Claudio's one true passion are Zippo lighters, a mini canvas for all his enthusiasm and obsessive search for detail, key features that characterize...ZIPPO BY MAZZI!!!

Congratulations to Lynn Wycoff, from Florida (Originally from Bradford) 
- Winning bid: $1,000.00
- ONE OF A KIND
- Claudio Mazzi    masterpiece!
- "Amore a Psiche"

Claudio Mazzi Italian Black and Gold Marble lighter Auction

This masterpiece is from the Great Ages of Man Series and is the sixth joint effort that Mazzi and Roseart have founded.  Claudio Mazzi took the picture of the statue in front of Santa Croce Church in Florence, Italy where Dante's tomb is found.  The inscription reads:  "Nel mezzo del cammin di nostra vita." which translates to "In the midway of this our mortal life, I found me in a gloomy wood, astray."  Canto 1., lines 1, 2,  Translated by Rev. Henry Francis Cary, M.A.

The lighter will be sold at a silent auction that will run until August 19th. The current bid is $990.00, interested bidders can call 814-362-3030 or send an e-mail to roseartlightersusa@verizon.net.

Latest Claudio Mazzi/Roseart” Auction Winner - June 2

In Italy at the ZCI Meet

Roberto from Firenze, winning bid: $1,100.00

Latest Claudio Mazzi/Roseart”

Silent Auction

WINNING BID: $1250.00 USD

 
The winner of the auction was Lynn Wycoff from Florida.

The Mazzi Roseart Table Lighter

It was the Zippo/Case International Swap Meet 2000. While browsing the collector’s tables, Ralph stumbled across Claudio Mazzi hard at work on a masterpiece. Intrigued by his artwork, Ralph asked Claudio if he would do something on a Roseart Table lighter for him. Claudio said let me take a look at the surface of the table lighter. Ralph ran down to Roseart and got a 1959 3 ½” Fibron Table lighter to show Claudio. He agreed to paint a portrait of Ralph and Judy on the table lighter and took it back to Italy with him. A few months later, Ralph received in the mail the completed Roseart with the portrait.

“We are thrilled to have this Claudio Mazzi original in our possession.” said Ralph. He hopes to have Claudio do additional Roseart’s in the future. Since that time we have obtained a number of Claudio’s Zippo lighters to add to the collection.

Thank you Claudio! We are very proud of our association with the Mazzi name.

The Roseart Company sponsored an All Lighter Show held at the Masonic Center Temple, 625 South Avenue in Bradford, PA. 16701.  It was held in conjunction with Zippo’s 75th and Roseart’s 50th anniversary celebrations on Friday, July 27th, 2007 and Saturday, July 28th, 2007 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Roseart Company introduced their New Zippo Collector Flames in July of 2004. The flame is shown above in the top-right corner of this page.... view product

Pictured from left to right: Violet Snyder, Global Licensing Manager of Zippo Manufacturing Company, shakes hands with Ralph Rose, Chairman of the Roseart Company Board while Kelly Rose Platko, President of Roseart signs an agreement giving them a license to use the Zippo logo on their smoking products.

Congratulations to David Erich from St. Marys PA

Dave Erich is a new Roseart customer who is very happy with his purchase of the turkey lighter. He is a quadriplegic, and this year was able to take his first long beard spring gobbler.

Dear Roseart,

Here is a picture of me and my brother Chris with the turkey I got this year. We were hunting out of a ground blind. The turkey weighed 18lbs., had an 8" beard and 3/4" spurs.

Congratulations Dave!

Above are some images from our new location on Main Street in Bradford! Please click an image to see more.

Roseart Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

The Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at the new location 119 Main Street on Tuesday, July 15th.

Pictured from left to right: Cassy Platko, Kelly Rose Platko, Ralph Rose, Rusty Teague (friend of family), Marilyn Volchko (Allegheny National Forest Vacation Bureau representative), Judy Rose, and Brianna Platko, not pictured Diane Sheeley and Becky Plummer with the Chamber of Commerce who welcomed Roseart Company to Main Street and provided the ribbon and gold scissors. 

Introducing Silene Speirs, who is a self-taught artist.  Silene's artwork will be available exclusively through the Roseart Company as she has joined efforts with them to offer her artwork on Roseart and Zippo products.

She was born in 1942 in Vicenza, Italy and developed an interest in art at a very early age. Many sculptors lived  in her neighborhood where she grew up. As a child, Silene went almost every day after school from one artist shop to the next, watching them sculpt for hours. Inspired by this experience she developed a very unique painting technique that has become her signature style. She is able to give life to an amazing landscape of shapes and textures and using incredible patchworks of colors and patterns. They are reminders of the ones often found in the decorative arts of her native Italy; she creates beautiful and intricate quilts on canvas. Her work is highly imaginative and intensely refined. She has 3 children, and has been married to Joe for 45 years. Joe is a lighter collector who attends lighter shows.  She draws while Joe is working his table and making trades and swaps.  Her favorite media is oil, and then prisma color pencils.

Please join us in welcoming this beautiful artwork to the lighter collecting world.  Pictured is the firstSilene artwork chosen to be offered for sale.