Photographed collector reference · Case & bottom stamp
1949–1950 · Regular · Niagara Falls — Case & bottom stamp reference (1949–1950)
The Niagara Falls Zippo facility opened in 1949 and closed in July 2002. Early Canadian case stamps can cover broad periods; month/year codes were added later. Compare construction, the insert and provenance rather than assigning an exact year from this stamp alone.
- Known period
- 1949–1950
- Plant
- Niagara Falls / Canada
- 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.
- Year attribution
- source-attributed
Reference images · real photographed examples
The Niagara Falls Zippo facility opened in 1949 and closed in July 2002. Early Canadian case stamps can cover broad periods; month/year codes were added later. Compare construction, the insert and provenance rather than assigning an exact year from this stamp alone.
Consolidated reference
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Dating evidence and reference verification
Sources: 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.
Photographic copyright: J. Kim
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.