Photographed collector reference · Case & bottom stamp
1989 · Slim · Niagara Falls — Case & bottom stamp reference (1989)
1989 · Slim · Niagara Falls · Style 2: Canadian Zippos were produced at Niagara Falls, Ontario. The plant operated from 1949 until 2002; later Canadian stamps can carry month/year codes. Particular early Canadian date ranges require separate historical evidence.
- Known period
- 1989-05
- Plant
- Niagara Falls / Canada
- Case type
- slim
- Dating evidence
- Collector-reported reference — A collector or source has documented this example or attribution. The exact year, manufacturing history or classification may not have been independently verified.
- Reference verification
- Photographed specimen; date or classification attributed to the source, not factory-certified.
- Source attribution note
- photographed specimen — collector-supplied classification
Reference images · real photographed examples
Canadian Zippos were produced at Niagara Falls, Ontario. The plant operated from 1949 until 2002; later Canadian stamps can carry month/year codes. Particular early Canadian date ranges require separate historical evidence.
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.
- 1989 · Slim · Niagara Falls — 1989 · Slim · Niagara Falls · Style 2
Dating evidence and reference verification
Sources: J. Kim
Collector-reported reference: A collector or source has documented this example or attribution. The exact year, manufacturing history or classification may not have been independently verified.
Reference verification: Photographed specimen; date or classification attributed to the source, not factory-certified.
Source attribution: photographed specimen — collector-supplied classification
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.