Photographed collector reference · Case & bottom stamp
1986 · Slim · Bradford — Case & bottom stamp reference (1986)
1986 · Slim · Bradford · Style 2: An early-1986 backslash-coded Slim example, before the July 1986 switch to month letters and Roman-numeral year codes. 1986 · Slim · Bradford · Style 2: The photographed example carries H (August) and the Roman-numeral year code. Zippo dates the transition to the letter/Roman-numeral system to July 1986 (G/II); H is only the earliest example documented in this particular source.
- Known period
- 1986
- Plant
- Bradford / United States
- Case type
- slim
- 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.
- Source attribution note
- photographed specimen — collector-supplied classification
Reference images · real photographed examples
An early-1986 backslash-coded Slim example, before the July 1986 switch to month letters and Roman-numeral year codes.
The photographed example carries H (August) and the Roman-numeral year code. Zippo dates the transition to the letter/Roman-numeral system to July 1986 (G/II); H is only the earliest example documented in this particular source.
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.
- 1986 · Slim · Bradford — 1986 · Slim · Bradford · Style 2
- 1986 · Slim · Bradford — 1986 · Slim · Bradford · Style 1
- 1986 · Slim · Bradford — 1986 · Slim · Bradford · Style 2
- 1986 · Slim · Bradford — 1986 · Slim · Bradford · Style 2
- 1986 · Slim · Bradford — 1986 · Slim · Bradford · Style 2.1
- 1986 · Slim · Bradford — 1986 · Slim · Bradford · Style 2.1
- 1986 · Slim · Bradford — 1986 · Slim · Bradford · Flat Bottom · Style 2.1
- 1986 · Slim · Bradford — 1986 · Slim · Bradford · Flat Bottom · Style 2
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.
Source attribution: photographed specimen — collector-supplied classification
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.