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Photographed collector reference · Case & bottom stamp

2000 · Slim · Bradford — Case & bottom stamp reference (2000)

This photographed Year 2000 layout places the Zippo logo to the left and uses both a four-digit year and Roman-numeral code.

Known period
2000-03
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
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Consolidated reference

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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: J. Kim

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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