Photographed collector reference · Case & bottom stamp
1997 · 1932 Replica Second Release · Bradford — Case & bottom stamp reference (1997)
1932 Replica Second Release · documented 1997 example: Original 1932 Replica Second Release case bottom stamp; matching insert documented as January 1997. The stamp identifies a replica release; it does not encode 1932 or independently prove 1997. 1997 · 1932 Replica Second Release · Bradford: Two distinct stamps. It's easy to tell the two apart, but one quick glance at the flame in ZIPPO can help, as one is hollow and the other is solid. 1997 · 1932 Replica Second Release · Bradford: Two distinct stamps. It's easy to tell the two apart, but one quick glance at the flame in ZIPPO can help, as one is hollow and the other is solid.
- Known period
- 1997
- Plant
- Bradford / United States
- Case type
- 1932 replica second release
- 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
- dated by associated insert
Reference images · real photographed examples
Two distinct stamps. It's easy to tell the two apart, but one quick glance at the flame in ZIPPO can help, as one is hollow and the other is solid.
Two distinct stamps. It's easy to tell the two apart, but one quick glance at the flame in ZIPPO can help, as one is hollow and the other is solid.
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.
- 1997 · 1932 Replica Second Release · Bradford — 1997 · 1932 Replica Second Release · Bradford
- 1997 · 1932 Replica Second Release · Bradford — 1997 · 1932 Replica Second Release · Bradford
- 1997 · 1932 Replica Second Release · Bradford — 1997 · 1932 Replica Second 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. 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.