Photographed collector reference · Insert
1958 · Regular · Bradford — Insert reference (1958)
1958 · Steel insert · real example: Real photographed steel insert from the documented 1958 Bradford Zippo with brass case. Front, back and chimney-top views are available. Insert periods overlap and inserts can be replaced, so use this as a strong visual comparison rather than a standalone authenticity verdict. The supplied 1958 reference documents the narrow flat cam spring rather than the earlier humped cam-spring form.
- Known period
- 1958
- 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
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.
- 1958 · Regular · Bradford — 1958 · Steel insert · real example
Dating evidence and reference verification
Sources: In Quiet Detail — Primary photographic and collector reference archive; Terry Lyons
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.