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Photographed collector reference · Case & bottom stamp

2021 · 1941 Replica · Bradford — Case & bottom stamp reference (2021)

2021 · 1941 Replica · Bradford: This photographed 2021 bottom stamp includes “1941 REPLICA” without the vintage patent number. The reason for this wording change has not been established by the source.

Known period
2021
Plant
Bradford / United States
Case type
1941 Replica
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
Real photo

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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: 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. A Replica name refers to the reproduced design, not necessarily the year this example was manufactured. Case and insert can have different manufacture dates; inserts may have been replaced. A single feature does not establish authenticity.

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