Photographed collector reference · Case & bottom stamp
1949–1950 · Regular · Niagara Falls — Case & bottom stamp reference (1949–1950)
1949–50 · Canada: Moonlight Canada bottom-stamp period reference for 1949–1950. Glen documents PAT. PEND. on both case and insert through around the end of 1950; changeover pieces may combine an older PAT. PEND. case with a newer Patented 1950 insert. 1949–1950 · Regular · Niagara Falls: The Niagara Falls Zippo facility opened in 1949 and closed in July 2002. Early Canadian case stamps can cover broad periods; month/year codes were added later. Compare construction, the insert and provenance rather than assigning an exact year from this stamp alone.
- Known period
- 1949–1950
- Plant
- Niagara Falls / Canada
- 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
The Niagara Falls Zippo facility opened in 1949 and closed in July 2002. Early Canadian case stamps can cover broad periods; month/year codes were added later. Compare construction, the insert and provenance rather than assigning an exact year from this stamp alone.
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.
- 1949–1950 · Regular · Niagara Falls — 1949–1950 · Regular · Niagara Falls
Dating evidence and reference verification
Sources: Moonlight Zippo — Historical bottom-stamp variants, Slim dating chronology, and Canadian bottom/insert period references; Glen's Zippo Page — Historical bottom-stamp, case/insert construction details, Canadian dating chronology, and transition research; 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. Case and insert can have different manufacture dates; inserts may have been replaced. A single feature does not establish authenticity.