Photographed collector reference · Case & bottom stamp
1987 · Regular · Bradford · Japan-market Flat Bottom — Case & bottom stamp reference (1987)
1987 · Regular · Bradford · Japan-market Flat Bottom: Japan-market flat-bottom style showing the script Zippo logo, month letter and Roman-numeral year code. The source cites an approximate 1986/1987–1991 period (Zippo Manual World, Book 1, pp. 241–242); verify the actual stamped date separately. 1987 · Regular · Bradford · Japan-market Flat Bottom: Japan-market flat-bottom style showing the script Zippo logo, month letter and Roman-numeral year code. The source cites an approximate 1986/1987–1991 period (Zippo Manual World, Book 1, pp. 241–242); verify the actual stamped date separately.
- Known period
- 1987
- 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.
- Year attribution
- source-attributed
Reference images · real photographed examples
Japan-market flat-bottom style showing the script Zippo logo, month letter and Roman-numeral year code. The source cites an approximate 1986/1987–1991 period (Zippo Manual World, Book 1, pp. 241–242); verify the actual stamped date separately.
Japan-market flat-bottom style showing the script Zippo logo, month letter and Roman-numeral year code. The source cites an approximate 1986/1987–1991 period (Zippo Manual World, Book 1, pp. 241–242); verify the actual stamped date separately.
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.
- 1987 · Regular · Bradford · Japan-market Flat Bottom — 1987 · Regular · Bradford · Japan-market Flat Bottom
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: 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.