Photographed collector reference · Insert
1976 · Regular · Bradford — Insert reference (1976)
Regular insert · 1976 specimen: Real photographed insert from a known 1976 Bradford regular Zippo. Use it as specimen-specific visual evidence: insert styles can overlap and inserts can be replaced. Zippo · 1976: Insert front, reverse and chimney-top photographs accompanying Terry Lyons’s 1976 Bradford regular-size Zippo. Lettering and construction are real photographic evidence; insert replacement and overlapping production periods prevent a guaranteed factory pairing or exact insert manufacture date. Terry Lyons documents the move to writing on both insert faces from 1976. Both surfaces are photographed here. This is a documented transition, not proof that all inserts changed at once.
- Known period
- 1976 specimen
- Plant
- Bradford / United States
- Case type
- regular
- Insert finish
- standard
- Dating evidence
- Primary dating clue — An established factory date code or a directly relevant stamp system. Check the complete marking and model type; it is not a certificate of authenticity.
- Reference verification
- Photographed specimen; visual features documented, precise production date and authenticity not automatically verified.
- Year attribution
- specimen year documented; insert style itself is not a standalone month/year code
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.
- 1976 · Regular · Bradford — Zippo · 1976
Dating evidence and reference verification
Sources: In Quiet Detail — Primary photographic and collector reference archive; Terry Lyons
Primary dating clue: An established factory date code or a directly relevant stamp system. Check the complete marking and model type; it is not a certificate of authenticity.
Reference verification: Photographed specimen; visual features documented, precise production date and authenticity not automatically verified.
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.