Photographed collector reference · Case & bottom stamp
1942 · Regular · Bradford — Case & bottom stamp reference (1942)
WWII Zippo · 1942 · 4-barrel hinge · Case: Collection-attributed 1942 WWII example with 4-barrel internal hinge, top-lid stamp, and full case/insert photo set. A June 1943 personal engraving on the front is not a factory production code. Exact month unverified. Hinge and lid views are included for construction comparison. 1942 · Regular · Bradford: Appears to be aftermarket nickel electroplating based on the color. The proposed plating is a visual inference and has not been verified by a material examination. Faint markings cannot support a more precise year attribution. 1942 · Regular · Bradford: Uncommon example of a factory chromed steel lighter during the WW2 period.
- Known period
- 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
Appears to be aftermarket nickel electroplating based on the color. The proposed plating is a visual inference and has not been verified by a material examination. Faint markings cannot support a more precise year attribution.
Uncommon example of a factory chromed steel lighter during the WW2 period.
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.
- 1942 · Regular · Bradford — WWII Zippo · 1942 · 4-barrel hinge · Case
- 1942 · Regular · Bradford — 1942 · Regular · Bradford
- 1942 · Regular · Bradford — 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; Terry Lyons; 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. Case and insert can have different manufacture dates; inserts may have been replaced. A single feature does not establish authenticity.