Photographed collector reference · Case & bottom stamp
1946 · Regular · Bradford — Case & bottom stamp reference (1946)
Zippo · 1946: Terry Lyons identifies this photographed 1946 case and insert as unplated nickel silver. The 14-hole chimney is shown. Unplated cases are especially associated with early 1946; chrome-plated nickel-silver cases also appear in later 1946, so finish alone does not establish a whole-year boundary. 1946 · Regular · Bradford: Lighters classified as 1946 are unchromed bare nickel silver bodied.
- Known period
- 1946
- 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
Lighters classified as 1946 are unchromed bare nickel silver bodied.
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 · Regular · Bradford — 1946 · B
- 1946 · Regular · Bradford — Zippo · 1946
- 1946 · Regular · Bradford — 1946 · Regular · Bradford
- 1946 · Regular · Bradford — 1946 · 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.