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Illustrated historical reference · Case & bottom stamp

1963–1986 · Regular · Niagara Falls — Case & bottom stamp reference (1963–1986)

1963–86 · Canada: Moonlight uses this illustrated Canadian bottom stamp across its 1963–1975 and 1975–1986 rows; insert details change within the range. Glen specifically dates the photographed patent-free Canadian base-stamp family from 1967 through 1986.

Known period
1963–1986
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

1963–1986 · Regular · Niagara Falls — 1963–86 · Canada · primary reference
1963–86 · Canada · primary referenceHistorical reference illustration · Source: Moonlight Zippo
1963–1986 · Regular · Niagara Falls — 1967–86 · patent wording removed · Glen reference
1967–86 · patent wording removed · Glen referenceHistorical reference illustration · Source: Glen's Zippo Page

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

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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