Illustrated historical reference · Case & bottom stamp
1956–1957 · Slim · Plant not specified — Case & bottom stamp reference (1956–1957)
1956–57 · Slim: Moonlight uses the same bottom-stamp illustration for 1956 and 1957; the documented insert construction changes between the two years. Use the insert to distinguish them.
- Known period
- 1956–1957
- Case type
- slim
- 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 images
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.