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Illustrated historical reference · Insert

1963–1975 · Regular · Niagara Falls — Insert reference (1963–1975)

1963–75 · Canada insert: Moonlight Canadian insert period reference. Insert construction can overlap and inserts can be replaced, so use this as supporting evidence alongside the case bottom stamp. Glen separates this broad period into a 1963–67 vertical-imprint phase and a 1967–75 patent-free insert phase.

Known period
1963–1975
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 insert

Reference images

1963–1975 · Regular · Niagara Falls — 1963–75 · Canada insert · primary view
1963–75 · Canada insert · primary viewHistorical reference illustration · Source: Moonlight Zippo
1963–1975 · Regular · Niagara Falls — 1963–67 · sideways/vertical imprint · Glen reference
1963–67 · sideways/vertical imprint · Glen referenceHistorical reference illustration · Source: Glen's Zippo Page
1963–1975 · Regular · Niagara Falls — 1967–75 · patent wording removed · Glen reference
1967–75 · 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.

Year lookup

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