Photographed collector reference · Case & bottom stamp
1988–1992 · 1932 Replica First Release · Bradford — Case & bottom stamp reference (1988–1992)
1932 Replica First Release · original bottom-stamp photograph: The 1932 Replica First Release was produced from 1988 to 1992. This is one original photographed bottom stamp from In Quiet Detail, not five independently dated examples. The case bottom alone does not establish the exact manufacturing year of the photographed lighter. The accompanying J. Kim photograph documents an additional example from the same First Release era. Use a dated insert and provenance for further assessment.
- Known period
- 1988–1992 (First Release production period; photographed specimen year unverified)
- Plant
- Bradford / United States
- Case type
- 1932 replica
- 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.
- Year attribution
- Model release period only; exact year of this photographed case not established
Reference images · real photographed examples
First Release series: 1988–1992. Precise manufacturing year of this specimen is not established by the photographed bottom stamp.
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.
- 1988–1992 · 1932 Replica First Release · Bradford — 1988–1992 · 1932 Replica First Release · Bradford
Dating evidence and reference verification
Sources: In Quiet Detail — Primary photographic and collector reference archive; 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. This is a documented period reference, not proof of a precise manufacturing year. A Replica name refers to the reproduced design, not necessarily the year this example was manufactured. Case and insert can have different manufacture dates; inserts may have been replaced. A single feature does not establish authenticity.