Photographed collector reference · Insert
1966 · Regular · Bradford — Insert reference (1966)
Zippo · 1966: Real front, reverse and chimney-top photographs of an insert associated with Terry Lyons’s documented 1966 Bradford regular-size Zippo. Construction and lettering are visual evidence, not independent proof that the insert and case left the factory together. Insert styles overlap production years and may be replaced.
- Known period
- 1966
- Plant
- Bradford / United States
- 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; date or classification attributed to the source, not factory-certified.
- Source attribution note
- Photographed collector specimen attributed to this production year; inspect the complete code, not an isolated mark
- Year attribution
- date-code-supported collector attribution
Reference images · real photographed examples
Dating evidence and reference verification
Sources: Terry Lyons
Supporting comparison: A useful illustrated or photographed comparison. The feature alone does not establish a unique production date.
Reference verification: Photographed specimen; date or classification attributed to the source, not factory-certified.
Source attribution: Photographed collector specimen attributed to this production year; inspect the complete code, not an isolated mark
Photographic copyright: Terry Lyons
Dating caution. Case and insert can have different manufacture dates; inserts may have been replaced. A single feature does not establish authenticity.