Photographed collector reference · Case & bottom stamp
1947 · Regular · Bradford — Case & bottom stamp reference (1947)
Zippo · 1947: Terry Lyons identifies a chrome-plated nickel-silver case and nickel-silver insert. IMPORTANT: The cam spring on this photographed 1947 insert was replaced with a modern spring, as documented by Terry Lyons. Do not use that spring to date an original 1947 insert. Period variations and late-1946 overlap are documented. 1947 · Regular · Bradford: Even barreled hinge, temporarily classified as "1947" type.
- Known period
- 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
Even barreled hinge, temporarily classified as "1947" type.
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.
- 1947 · Regular · Bradford — Zippo · 1947
- 1947 · Regular · Bradford — 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; 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.