Photographed collector reference · Case & bottom stamp
1941–1942 · Regular · Bradford — Case & bottom stamp reference (1941–1942)
1941–1942 · Regular · Bradford: One of the last examples of chromed steel before the switch to true black crackle due to chrome generally being shifted toward the war effort.
- Known period
- 1941–1942
- Plant
- Bradford / United States
- Case type
- regular
- Dating evidence
- Supporting comparison — A useful illustrated or photographed comparison. The feature alone does not establish a unique production date.
- Reference verification
- Photographed specimen; visual features documented, precise production date and authenticity not automatically verified.
Reference images · real photographed examples
One of the last examples of chromed steel before the switch to true black crackle due to chrome generally being shifted toward the war effort.
Historical variants and original source records
Independent sources and distinct stamp layouts are preserved as individual photographs, not additional main cards. A pictured example alone cannot establish that every lighter from the year used the same construction.
- 1941–1942 · Regular · Bradford — 1941–1942 · Regular · Bradford
Dating evidence and reference verification
Sources: In Quiet Detail — Primary photographic and collector reference archive; Moonlight Zippo — Historical bottom-stamp variants, Slim dating chronology, and Canadian bottom/insert period references; J. Kim
Supporting comparison: A useful illustrated or photographed comparison. The feature alone does not establish a unique production date.
Reference verification: Photographed specimen; visual features documented, precise production date and authenticity not automatically verified.
Photographic copyright: Credited individually below each photograph
Dating caution. This is a documented period reference, not proof of a precise manufacturing year. Case and insert can have different manufacture dates; inserts may have been replaced. A single feature does not establish authenticity.