Photographed collector reference · Insert
1946 · Regular · Bradford — Insert reference (1946)
Zippo · 1946: Terry Lyons identifies this photographed 1946 case and insert as unplated nickel silver. The 14-hole chimney is shown. Unplated cases are especially associated with early 1946; chrome-plated nickel-silver cases also appear in later 1946, so finish alone does not establish a whole-year boundary. 1946 · Regular · Bradford: J. Kim source photograph of an insert stamp, labelled 1946 within the collector-attributed 1946–1946 reference period. Insert identification is based on the photographed insert and its source label; an adjacent case-row description must not be treated as an insert feature.
- Known period
- 1946
- Plant
- Bradford / United States
- Case type
- regular
- Dating evidence
- Collector-reported reference — A collector or source has documented this example or attribution. The exact year, manufacturing history or classification may not have been independently verified.
- Reference verification
- Photographed specimen; date or classification attributed to the source, not factory-certified.
- Source attribution note
- Real photographed collector specimen; year attributed by Terry Lyons, not confirmed by a factory date code
- Year attribution
- attributed
Reference images · real photographed examples
J. Kim source photograph of an insert stamp, labelled 1946 within the collector-attributed 1946–1946 reference period. Insert identification is based on the photographed insert and its source label; an adjacent case-row description must not be treated as an insert feature.
Historical variants and original source records
Independent sources and distinct stamp layouts are preserved as individual photographs, not additional main cards. A pictured example alone cannot establish that every lighter from the year used the same construction.
- 1946 · Regular · Bradford — 1946 · Regular · Bradford
Dating evidence and reference verification
Sources: Terry Lyons; J. Kim
Collector-reported reference: A collector or source has documented this example or attribution. The exact year, manufacturing history or classification may not have been independently verified.
Reference verification: Photographed specimen; date or classification attributed to the source, not factory-certified.
Source attribution: Real photographed collector specimen; year attributed by Terry Lyons, not confirmed by a factory date code
Photographic copyright: Credited individually below each photograph
Dating caution. Case and insert can have different manufacture dates; inserts may have been replaced. A single feature does not establish authenticity.