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Photographed collector reference · Insert

1963 · Slim · Bradford — Insert reference (1963)

Known period
1963
Plant
Bradford / United States
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
Photographed specimen; date or classification attributed to the source, not factory-certified.
Source attribution note
photographed specimen — source-attributed production year
Year attribution
source-attributed
Real photo

Reference images · real photographed examples

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.

Dating evidence and reference verification

Sources: In Quiet Detail — Primary photographic and collector reference archive

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 specimen — source-attributed production year

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.

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