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Photographed collector reference · Case & bottom stamp

2000 · Regular · Bradford — Case & bottom stamp reference (2000)

2000 · Early: January–February 2000 layout: XVI without the separate 2000 marking. 2000 · Later: March–December 2000 layout: separate 2000 marking together with XVI. 2000 · Regular · Weak strike example: Real low-contrast 2000 bottom stamp. The strike is intentionally shown as photographed; do not use this image alone to distinguish the January–February XVI-only layout from the later 2000 + XVI layout. 2000 · Regular · Bradford: The stamp shows the printed year 2000 alongside Roman year code XVI. 2000 · Regular · Bradford: The stamp shows the printed year 2000 alongside Roman year code XVI. 2000 · Regular · Bradford: The stamp shows the printed year 2000 alongside Roman year code XVI.

Known period
2000
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.
Real photo

Reference images · real photographed examples

2000 · Regular · Bradford — Bottom stamp · February 2000 · B XVI · Variant 1 · Example 1
Bottom stamp · February 2000 · B XVI · Variant 1 · Example 1Real photographed example · Source: J. Kim · Photo © J. Kim
2000 · Regular · Bradford — Bottom stamp · February 2000 · B XVI · Variant 2 · Example 1
Bottom stamp · February 2000 · B XVI · Variant 2 · Example 1Real photographed example · Source: J. Kim · Photo © J. Kim
2000 · Regular · Bradford — Bottom stamp · February 2000 · B XVI · Variant 2 · Example 2
Bottom stamp · February 2000 · B XVI · Variant 2 · Example 2Real photographed example · Source: J. Kim · Photo © J. Kim
2000 · Regular · Bradford — Bottom stamp · March 2000 · C XVI · Variant 1 · Example 1
Bottom stamp · March 2000 · C XVI · Variant 1 · Example 1Real photographed example · Source: J. Kim · Photo © J. Kim
2000 · Regular · Bradford — Bottom stamp · March 2000 · C XVI · Variant 2 · Example 1
Bottom stamp · March 2000 · C XVI · Variant 2 · Example 1Real photographed example · Source: J. Kim · Photo © J. Kim
2000 · Regular · Bradford — Bottom stamp · March 2000 · C XVI · Variant 2 · Example 2
Bottom stamp · March 2000 · C XVI · Variant 2 · Example 2Real photographed example · Source: J. Kim · Photo © J. Kim
2000 · Regular · Bradford — Bottom stamp · April 2000 · D XVI · Example 1
Bottom stamp · April 2000 · D XVI · Example 1Real photographed example · Source: J. Kim · Photo © J. Kim
2000 · Regular · Bradford — Bottom stamp · September 2000 · I XVI · Variant 1 · Example 1
Bottom stamp · September 2000 · I XVI · Variant 1 · Example 1Real photographed example · Source: J. Kim · Photo © J. Kim
2000 · Regular · Bradford — Bottom stamp · September 2000 · I XVI · Variant 1 · Example 2
Bottom stamp · September 2000 · I XVI · Variant 1 · Example 2Real photographed example · Source: J. Kim · Photo © J. Kim
2000 · Regular · Bradford — Bottom stamp · September 2000 · I XVI · Variant 2 · Example 1
Bottom stamp · September 2000 · I XVI · Variant 2 · Example 1Real photographed example · Source: J. Kim · Photo © J. Kim
2000 · Regular · Bradford — Bottom stamp · September 2000 · I XVI · Variant 2 · Example 2
Bottom stamp · September 2000 · I XVI · Variant 2 · Example 2Real photographed example · Source: J. Kim · Photo © J. Kim
2000 · Regular · Bradford — Bottom stamp · October 2000 · J XVI · Example 1
Bottom stamp · October 2000 · J XVI · Example 1Real photographed example · Source: J. Kim · Photo © J. Kim
2000 · Regular · Bradford — Bottom stamp · November 2000 · K XVI · Example 1
Bottom stamp · November 2000 · K XVI · Example 1Real photographed example · Source: J. Kim · Photo © J. Kim
2000 · Regular · Bradford — Bottom stamp · December 2000 · L XVI · Example 1
Bottom stamp · December 2000 · L XVI · Example 1Real photographed example · Source: J. Kim · Photo © J. Kim
2000 · Regular · Bradford — Flat-bottom stamp · February 2000 · B XVI · Example 1
Flat-bottom stamp · February 2000 · B XVI · Example 1Real photographed example · Source: J. Kim · Photo © J. Kim
2000 · Regular · Bradford — Flat-bottom stamp · February 2000 · B 2000 XVI · Example 1
Flat-bottom stamp · February 2000 · B 2000 XVI · Example 1Real photographed example · Source: J. Kim · Photo © J. Kim

The stamp shows the printed year 2000 alongside Roman year code XVI.

2000 · Regular · Bradford — Flat-bottom stamp · May 2000 · E 2000 XVI · Example 1
Flat-bottom stamp · May 2000 · E 2000 XVI · Example 1Real photographed example · Source: J. Kim · Photo © J. Kim

The stamp shows the printed year 2000 alongside Roman year code XVI.

2000 · Regular · Bradford — Flat-bottom stamp · December 2000 · L 2000 XVI · Example 1
Flat-bottom stamp · December 2000 · L 2000 XVI · Example 1Real photographed example · Source: J. Kim · Photo © J. Kim

The stamp shows the printed year 2000 alongside Roman year code XVI.

2000 · Regular · Bradford — 2000 regular · weak real example
2000 regular · weak real exampleReal photographed example · Source: In Quiet Detail
2000 · Regular · Bradford — Historical illustration — 2000 · Early
Historical illustration — 2000 · EarlyReal photographed example · Source: Glen's Zippo Page
2000 · Regular · Bradford — Historical illustration — 2000 · Later
Historical illustration — 2000 · LaterReal photographed example · Source: Glen's Zippo Page

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.

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.

Year lookup

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