Photographed collector reference · Case & bottom stamp
1992 · Regular · Bradford · Silver Plate — Case & bottom stamp reference (1992)
1992 · Silver Plate: Special or commemorative stamp. Compare the full layout and use the insert as a second check. 1992 · Silver Plate: Real photographed Silver Plate bottom stamp; the material marking is part of the stamp layout. 1992 · Regular · Bradford · Silver Plate: Silver-plated examples have material-specific bottom-stamp wording. The source reports production spanning parts of the 1990s and 2000s. Do not infer a universal date range from the plating inscription alone.
- Known period
- 1992
- 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
Silver-plated examples have material-specific bottom-stamp wording. The source reports production spanning parts of the 1990s and 2000s. Do not infer a universal date range from the plating inscription alone.
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.
- 1992 · Regular · Bradford · Silver Plate — 1992 · Silver Plate
- 1992 · Regular · Bradford · Silver Plate — 1992 · Regular · Bradford · Silver Plate
Dating evidence and reference verification
Sources: Glen's Zippo Page — Historical bottom-stamp, case/insert construction details, Canadian dating chronology, and transition research; 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. Case and insert can have different manufacture dates; inserts may have been replaced. A single feature does not establish authenticity.