Photographed collector reference · Case & bottom stamp
2022 · Regular · Bradford · Solid Copper — Case & bottom stamp reference (2022)
2022 · Solid Copper · Pre-production Special Edition: Real photographed Solid Copper pre-production / special-edition bottom stamp from 2022. 2022 · Regular · Bradford · Solid Copper: 2022 solid-copper pre-production example. Uncoated copper can develop patina even when unused; patina alone cannot establish manufacturing date or prior use.
- Known period
- 2022
- 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
2022 solid-copper pre-production example. Uncoated copper can develop patina even when unused; patina alone cannot establish manufacturing date or prior use.
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.
- 2022 · Regular · Bradford · Solid Copper — 2022 · Regular · Bradford · Solid Copper
- 2022 · Regular · Bradford · Solid Copper — 2022 · Regular · Bradford · Solid Copper
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. Case and insert can have different manufacture dates; inserts may have been replaced. A single feature does not establish authenticity.