Photographed collector reference · Case & bottom stamp
1966 · Slim · Bradford — Case & bottom stamp reference (1966)
1966 · Slim · Bradford · Style 1: Vertical bars replaced dots in this code system. The source highlights a taller Zippo logo and changes in the proportions of its lettering compared with earlier examples. 1966 · Slim · Bradford · Stamp Error · Style 1: The source documents an unusually reversed bottom-stamp orientation. A photograph alone cannot establish how common this error was.
- Known period
- 1966
- 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
Vertical bars replaced dots in this code system. The source highlights a taller Zippo logo and changes in the proportions of its lettering compared with earlier examples.
The source documents an unusually reversed bottom-stamp orientation. A photograph alone cannot establish how common this error was.
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.
- 1966 · Slim · Bradford — 1966 · Slim · Bradford · Stamp Error · Style 1
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.