Photographed collector reference · Case & bottom stamp
1946–1947 · Regular · Bradford — Case & bottom stamp reference (1946–1947)
1946–1947 · Regular · Bradford: Type D stamps, as classified by Glen Zippo UK, actually came in three distinct sizes, which only become clear when lighters are scaled to the same dimensions and then the inserts overlaid. 1946–1947 · Regular · Bradford: Chrome-plated nickel silver (and some raw nickel-silver) have a distinct oval contour along the outer perimeter of the case at the bottom. Compare that slight rounding to the chrome-plated brass lighters that follow.
- Known period
- 1946–1947
- 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
Type D stamps, as classified by Glen Zippo UK, actually came in three distinct sizes, which only become clear when lighters are scaled to the same dimensions and then the inserts overlaid.
Chrome-plated nickel silver (and some raw nickel-silver) have a distinct oval contour along the outer perimeter of the case at the bottom. Compare that slight rounding to the chrome-plated brass lighters that follow.
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.
- 1946–1947 · Regular · Bradford — 1946–47 · B
- 1946–1947 · Regular · Bradford — 1946–1947 · Regular · Bradford
- 1946–1947 · Regular · Bradford — 1946–1947 · Regular · Bradford
- 1946–1947 · Regular · Bradford — 1946–1947 · Regular · Bradford
- 1946–1947 · Regular · Bradford — 1946–1947 · Regular · Bradford
- 1946–1947 · Regular · Bradford — 1946–1947 · Regular · Bradford
- 1946–1947 · Regular · Bradford — 1946–1947 · Regular · Bradford
- 1946–1947 · Regular · Bradford — 1946–1947 · Regular · Bradford
- 1946–1947 · Regular · Bradford — 1946–1947 · Regular · Bradford
- 1946–1947 · Regular · Bradford — 1946–1947 · Regular · Bradford
- 1946–1947 · Regular · Bradford — 1946–1947 · 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.