Yes, you can, but I heard it hurts when they reverse tying of the tubes.
It is when you have got to be somewhere when you do not want to be, or do something that you don't want to do but still have to. It just doesn't sound right, but that is the way it works.
If they are old and kind of antique, they will be worth something. Go on to a website that has something to do about Zippo lighters, and it should tell you anything that you want to know about them.