Illustrated historical reference · Case & bottom stamp

1951–1963 · Regular · Niagara Falls — Case & bottom stamp reference (1951–1963)

1951–63 · Canada: Moonlight uses the same illustrated Canadian bottom stamp across its 1951–1958 and 1959–1963 rows; the insert changes between those periods.

Known period: 1951–1963
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: Historical illustration or documented comparison; not an independently authenticated specimen photograph.

Reference illustrationCanada

Reference images

1951–1963 · Regular · Niagara Falls — Historical illustration — 1951–63 · Canada — **Historical illustration — 1951–63 · Canada**Historical reference illustration · Source: Moonlight Zippo

Dating evidence and reference verification

Sources: Moonlight Zippo — Historical bottom-stamp variants, Slim dating chronology, and Canadian bottom/insert period references

Supporting comparison: A useful illustrated or photographed comparison. The feature alone does not establish a unique production date.

Reference verification: Historical illustration or documented comparison; not an independently authenticated specimen 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.

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