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Photographed collector reference · Case & bottom stamp

1967 · Slim · Bradford — Case & bottom stamp reference (1967)

1967 · Slim · Bradford · Style 1: J. Kim reference photograph. Compare each bottom-stamp detail with the original image; a faint strike can obscure a mark. 1967 · Slim · Bradford · Style 1.2: The source identifies this as a late example of the first generation of flat-bottom Slim construction. 1967 · Slim · Bradford · Style 1: The source identifies this as an intermediate recessed (canned-bottom) layout retaining a bar arrangement similar to earlier examples. 1967 · Slim · Bradford · Style 1: The source documents a changed logo and bar layout, apparently to accommodate the available stamp space. This is a photographed late-style example, not proof of a universal changeover date.

Known period
1967
Plant
Bradford / United States
Case type
slim
Evidence / certainty
photographed specimen — collector-supplied classification
Real photo

Reference images · real photographed examples

1967 · Slim · Bradford — Early · Style 1 · 4 left / 3 right vertical-lines
Early · Style 1 · 4 left / 3 right vertical-linesReal photographed example · Source: J. Kim · Photo © J. Kim
1967 · Slim · Bradford — Early · Style 1.2 · 4 left / 3 right vertical-lines
Early · Style 1.2 · 4 left / 3 right vertical-linesReal photographed example · Source: J. Kim · Photo © J. Kim

The source identifies this as a late example of the first generation of flat-bottom Slim construction.

1967 · Slim · Bradford — Intermediate · Style 1 · 4 left / 3 right vertical-lines
Intermediate · Style 1 · 4 left / 3 right vertical-linesReal photographed example · Source: J. Kim · Photo © J. Kim

The source identifies this as an intermediate recessed (canned-bottom) layout retaining a bar arrangement similar to earlier examples.

1967 · Slim · Bradford — Late · Style 1 · 4 left / 3 right vertical-lines
Late · Style 1 · 4 left / 3 right vertical-linesReal photographed example · Source: J. Kim · Photo © J. Kim

The source documents a changed logo and bar layout, apparently to accommodate the available stamp space. This is a photographed late-style example, not proof of a universal changeover date.

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.

Evidence, source and dating limits

Sources: J. Kim

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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